Information from the Court Proceedings Database held by the Office for Criminal Justice Reform showing the number of defendants proceeded against at magistrates courts under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, in the Suffolk police force area from 1992 to 2004 is in the following table Figures for 2005 will be available in the autumn of 2006.
Code Offence description Statute 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 821 Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place injuring any person Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 3(1) — 3 2 1 — 2 3 822 Owner or person in charge allowing dog to enter a non-public place and injure any person Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 3(3) — 1 — — — — — 11112 Breeding or breeding from a fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(a) 1 1 — — — — — 11113 Selling, exchanging, offering, advertising or exposing for sale a fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(b) — — — — — — — 11114 Giving or offering to give a fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(c) — — — — — — — 11115 Allowing a fighting dog to be in a public place without a muzzle or a lead Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(d) — — 2 — — — — 11116 Abandoning, or allowing to stray, a fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(e) — — — — — — — 11117 Possession, without exemption, of a Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa or other designated fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(3) 3 — 2 — — — — 11118 Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place, no injury being caused Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 3(1) — 4 1 — 2 1 2 11119 Owner or person in charge allowing dog to enter a non-public place causing reasonable apprehension of injury to a person Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 3(3) — — — — — — — 11120 Failing to give up a dog for destruction or having custody of a dog while disqualified Badgers (further protection) Act 1991 Sec.1. Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 4(8). Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Sec.13 — — — 1 — — —
Code Offence description Statute 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 821 Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place injuring any person Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 3(1) 2 1 5 6 3 — 5 822 Owner or person in charge allowing dog to enter a non-public place and injure any person Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 3(3) — — — — — — — 11112 Breeding or breeding from a fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(a) — — — — — — — 11113 Selling, exchanging, offering, advertising or exposing for sale a fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(b) — — — — — — — 11114 Giving or offering to give a fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(c) — — — — — — — 11115 Allowing a fighting dog to be in a public place without a muzzle or a lead Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(d) — — — — — — — 11116 Abandoning, or allowing to stray, a fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(2)(e) — — — — — — — 11117 Possession, without exemption, of a Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa or other designated fighting dog Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 1(3) — — — — — — — 11118 Owner or person in charge allowing dog to be dangerously out of control in a public place, no injury being caused Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 3(1) 2 3 1 — 2 3 2 11119 Owner or person in charge allowing dog to enter a non-public place causing reasonable apprehension of injury to a person Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 3(3) — — — — — — — 11120 Failing to give up a dog for destruction or having custody of a dog while disqualified Badgers (further protection) Act 1991 Sec.1. Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sec 4(8). Protection of Badgers Act 1992 Sec.13 — — 1 — — — — 1 These data are on the principal offence basis. Source: RDS — Office for Criminal Justice Reform.