Dangerous Dogs
The question
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.
Answered by 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 person or assistance dog” or of an "Owner or person in charge allowing a dog to enter a non-public place and injure any person" recorded by the police in England and Wales.
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