Question reference: S6W-08371
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: 5 May 2022
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 May 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many incidents of animal theft there have been in each of the last five years, broken down by species.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold statistics on incidents or crimes of animal theft. The data we receive from Police Scotland is a count of the number of crimes and offences recorded by the police, split by local authority, and the number cleared up by the police. The Scottish Government does not receive further details on the characteristics of these crimes. This means we are unable to identify how many reported thefts involved animals being stolen.