Fox hunting
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FIN/25/003333/X
Version Date: 30/06/2025
The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information.
- A figure for the number of incidents of fox hunting recorded in your force area between 01/08/2024 and 31/04/2025.
90
- A figure for the number of times police officers attended an incident or report of fox hunting in your force area between 01/08/2024 and 31/04/2025.
20
- If possible, the dates of any incidents and attendances along with any location details (e.g. partial postcode).
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Town/City |
2024 |
2025 |
Total |
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Aug |
Sep |
Nov |
Dec |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
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ALWESTON |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
BISHOPS CAUNDLE |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
CHETNOLE |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
FONTMELL PARVA |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
GRIMSTONE |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
HENSTRIDGE |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
HOLWELL |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
KINGTON MAGNA |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
LONGBURTON |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
MELBURY OSMOND |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
NORTH CHIDEOCK |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
PIDDLEHINTON |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
PUNCKNOWLE |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
SANDFORD ORCAS |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
STALBRIDGE |
|
|
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
STOUR PROVOST |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
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TOLLER PORCORUM |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
WAREHAM |
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
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WYNFORD EAGLE |
|
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
1 |
|
Total |
1 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
20 |
To clarify what I mean by the terms used in this request:
* 'Incidents' - reports of fox hunting made by the public, other agencies or recorded by police officers, whether attended or not.
* 'Attendances' - occasions where police officers have attended a report of fox hunting whether that be in response to a call from the public or as part of a pre-planned operation / police generated activity.
* 'Fox hunting' - traditional, organised 'red coat' hunting where horses and / or hounds are used to chase a fox or follow a pre-laid scent trail.
I understand that very few police forces have a recording code or category for fox hunting and that a free text search may be the only way to extract this data from your systems. The following search terms are therefore suggested:
* 'hunt'
* 'hunting'
* 'fox hunting'
* 'red coat hunting'
* 'fox hunt'
* 'hounds'
* 'trail hunting'
* 'terrier'