Cat theft
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/2772
Version Date: 10/02/2025
The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.
We searched within Niche Crime for any theft/burglary offences with *cat* in the occurrence summary and then reviewed them to remove any that didn’t relate to cat theft
What were the total number of cat theft/abduction crimes in 2024?
Six
What was the outcome (charge/summons, community resolution, active investigation, evidential difficulties, no suspect identified) for each cat theft/abduction crime in 2024?
|
Outcome |
Count |
|
Cancelled/transferred |
1 |
|
Investigation complete – No suspect identified |
3 |
|
Police - named suspect, victim supports but evidential difficulties |
1 |
|
Victim declines/unable to support action to identify offender |
1 |
|
Total |
6 |
Please list specific cat breed types with amounts (stolen/abducted in 2024) — or ‘breed unrecorded’ or ‘mixed breed’?
|
Breed |
Count |
|
Breed not stated |
4 |
|
Part Persian |
1 |
|
Tabby |
1 |
|
Total |
6 |