Written Question·Home Office·UIN 49163

Dangerous Dogs

Tabled: 29 April 2025

Answered: 8 May 2025

Question

Alex Mayer

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of dog bites have been recorded in the most recent 12 month period for which data is available.

Answer

Dame Diana Johnson

The latest available data for the year ending December 2024 showed that there were 31,345 offences of an “Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in any place in England or Wales (whether or not a public place) injuring any...

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