Wildlife Crime Chris Ruane To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people were (a) prosecuted and (b) imprisoned for wildlife crimes in each of the last 20 years, broken down by police authority area and in descending order. Mr. McNulty Data from the Court Proceedings Database held by the Office for Criminal Justice for the number of people who were (a) prosecuted and (b) imprisoned for wildlife crimes in each of the last 20 years, broken down by police authority area and in descending order can be found in the following tables. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Force |1984 |1985 |1986 |1987 |1988 |1989 |1990 |1991 |1992 |1993 |1995 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lancashire |296 |271 |523 |749 |473 |478 |520 |439 |350 |255 |203 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Yorkshire |481 |363 |365 |357 |307 |324 |198 |434 |302 |245 |156 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Metropolitan Police|143 |269 |163 |179 |190 |147 |223 |206 |536 |464 |245 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Yorkshire |197 |197 |163 |152 |165 |232 |180 |192 |239 |213 |161 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumbria |112 |155 |202 |189 |158 |188 |175 |171 |174 |192 |156 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Greater Manchester |143 |130 |116 |136 |136 |148 |187 |138 |178 |137 |89 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Wales |243 |192 |184 |195 |195 |130 |106 |97 |176 |125 |91 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Wales |198 |139 |130 |171 |176 |152 |101 |125 |112 |99 |125 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |151 |145 |123 |105 |115 |135 |202 |197 |174 |116 |70 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cumbria |292 |269 |309 |231 |196 |127 |130 |100 |104 |62 |57 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Avon and Somerset |173 |202 |161 |147 |143 |121 |143 |144 |158 |128 |82 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hampshire |180 |136 |134 |156 |121 |132 |182 |126 |156 |149 |79 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Devon and Cornwall |125 |91 |85 |77 |101 |116 |101 |136 |197 |104 |117 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Derbyshire |209 |180 |194 |183 |161 |155 |107 |75 |81 |72 |35 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire |138 |207 |155 |125 |144 |158 |139 |105 |115 |106 |50 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Staffordshire |154 |147 |144 |137 |99 |224 |184 |151 |123 |136 |120 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire |127 |100 |84 |96 |130 |150 |180 |89 |80 |82 |22 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Mercia |174 |131 |139 |134 |152 |186 |121 |118 |116 |97 |80 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Essex |132 |114 |90 |105 |102 |140 |196 |142 |117 |100 |57 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nottinghamshire |135 |120 |132 |120 |106 |158 |339 |202 |87 |85 |43 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Humberside |226 |125 |138 |126 |132 |121 |136 |83 |86 |66 |57 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sussex |106 |99 |99 |76 |80 |136 |105 |115 |103 |115 |48 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Durham |179 |196 |168 |108 |111 |126 |124 |167 |115 |97 |57 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Thames Valley |86 |47 |86 |91 |92 |91 |168 |220 |126 |59 |62 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cleveland |94 |95 |99 |111 |180 |154 |230 |100 |142 |82 |48 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gwent |135 |117 |113 |91 |112 |77 |94 |136 |150 |68 |55 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dyfed-Powys |74 |76 |98 |94 |66 |99 |149 |89 |82 |76 |72 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cheshire |102 |105 |145 |156 |131 |161 |108 |78 |86 |63 |38 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Merseyside |72 |94 |58 |65 |51 |70 |98 |122 |170 |83 |62 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cambridgeshire |85 |75 |104 |156 |86 |104 |99 |87 |81 |115 |68 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Leicestershire |97 |64 |81 |124 |109 |118 |147 |101 |69 |71 |36 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wiltshire |71 |50 |70 |67 |78 |72 |63 |84 |51 |42 |55 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gloucestershire |48 |60 |56 |78 |63 |66 |81 |115 |113 |73 |41 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Suffolk |48 |65 |53 |55 |34 |47 |75 |59 |56 |68 |57 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |133 |87 |99 |67 |57 |48 |47 |37 |18 |46 |34 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Norfolk |73 |90 |73 |68 |40 |25 |33 |36 |37 |26 |20 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northamptonshire |46 |31 |64 |60 |50 |77 |76 |68 |49 |41 |17 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire |73 |42 |63 |67 |52 |77 |35 |44 |64 |31 |27 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Surrey |62 |36 |45 |37 |37 |42 |50 |62 |55 |48 |32 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dorset |76 |39 |33 |35 |34 |27 |33 |28 |32 |32 |35 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bedfordshire |35 |48 |26 |37 |46 |52 |24 |36 |63 |47 |35 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Warwickshire |49 |36 |39 |40 |43 |28 |36 |14 |20 |15 |22 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |City of London |0 |1 |3 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |5,773|5,236|5,409|5,553|5,054|5,419|5,726|5,268|5,343|4,331|3,017| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Force |1996 |1997 |1998 |1999 |20004|2001 |2002 |2003 |2004 |Total | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lancashire |254 |248 |230 |242 |223 |166 |123 |114 |133 |6,290 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Yorkshire |109 |159 |197 |215 |118 |78 |57 |105 |94 |4,664 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Metropolitan Police|294 |195 |135 |252 |162 |213 |216 |167 |154 |4,553 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Yorkshire |178 |197 |234 |216 |214 |147 |151 |154 |174 |3,756 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumbria |127 |150 |148 |111 |94 |95 |105 |111 |170 |2,983 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Greater Manchester |86 |85 |84 |105 |115 |94 |147 |205 |261 |2,720 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Wales |70 |74 |93 |75 |88 |73 |58 |62 |62 |2,389 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Wales |126 |125 |133 |100 |79 |80 |92 |61 |48 |2,372 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |84 |60 |68 |60 |86 |94 |99 |168 |105 |2,357 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cumbria |58 |48 |53 |67 |32 |31 |29 |70 |91 |2,356 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Avon and Somerset |96 |79 |74 |79 |111 |105 |82 |59 |61 |2,348 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hampshire |82 |111 |105 |121 |91 |95 |58 |66 |68 |2,348 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Devon and Cornwall |105 |114 |155 |130 |90 |108 |114 |98 |88 |2,252 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Derbyshire |41 |55 |87 |76 |71 |67 |96 |90 |108 |2,143 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire |53 |80 |91 |84 |90 |64 |74 |63 |80 |2,121 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Staffordshire |71 |69 |58 |36 |4— |58 |31 |39 |50 |2,031 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire |81 |78 |85 |116 |129 |83 |131 |90 |84 |2,017 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Mercia |65 |68 |83 |48 |63 |71 |47 |57 |33 |1,983 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Essex |61 |77 |63 |72 |103 |59 |80 |55 |75 |1,940 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nottinghamshire |45 |44 |37 |57 |52 |43 |35 |37 |46 |1,923 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Humberside |53 |35 |64 |104 |95 |72 |49 |53 |34 |1,855 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sussex |76 |120 |116 |96 |79 |83 |72 |70 |49 |1,843 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Durham |80 |44 |29 |44 |62 |38 |36 |36 |21 |1,838 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Thames Valley |43 |58 |57 |67 |139 |73 |71 |86 |69 |1,791 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cleveland |44 |26 |62 |40 |31 |57 |55 |43 |42 |1,735 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gwent |61 |51 |87 |64 |62 |59 |77 |61 |55 |1,725 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dyfed-Powys |56 |72 |67 |74 |69 |50 |65 |54 |50 |1,532 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cheshire |61 |51 |35 |49 |39 |29 |28 |25 |20 |1,510 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Merseyside |43 |43 |53 |38 |100 |75 |32 |36 |79 |1,444 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cambridgeshire |34 |54 |67 |44 |31 |20 |30 |27 |36 |1,403 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Leicestershire |17 |26 |32 |30 |27 |33 |31 |37 |30 |1,280 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wiltshire |37 |36 |56 |71 |38 |43 |36 |51 |57 |1,128 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gloucestershire |51 |49 |41 |41 |31 |32 |31 |24 |30 |1,124 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Suffolk |73 |44 |39 |40 |50 |35 |82 |41 |59 |1,080 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |36 |12 |39 |21 |12 |54 |72 |63 |95 |1,077 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Norfolk |28 |47 |56 |48 |45 |48 |33 |86 |58 |970 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northamptonshire |14 |7 |16 |19 |65 |50 |27 |36 |32 |845 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire |32 |23 |40 |18 |18 |17 |23 |32 |26 |804 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Surrey |33 |29 |32 |20 |45 |25 |29 |17 |29 |765 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dorset |19 |31 |33 |39 |28 |38 |23 |26 |21 |662 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bedfordshire |25 |29 |19 |40 |21 |16 |21 |15 |14 |649 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Warwickshire |115 |14 |13 |7 |17 |31 |7 |31 |20 |597 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |City of London |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |10 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |3,117|3,017|3,268|3,276|3,115|2,804|2,755|2,821|2,911|83,213| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Force |1984|1985|1986|1987|1988|1989|1990|1991|1992|1993| ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lancashire |1 |0 |1 |2 |0 |2 |0 |0 |1 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Yorkshire |0 |5 |1 |0 |0 |2 |0 |4 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Metropolitan Police|1 |5 |3 |3 |12 |8 |2 |3 |8 |4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Yorkshire |2 |2 |1 |0 |2 |6 |0 |2 |0 |3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumbria |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Greater Manchester |5 |0 |3 |3 |1 |1 |2 |1 |2 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Wales |1 |1 |1 |0 |1 |1 |0 |2 |8 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |North Wales |0 |2 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |1 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Midlands |0 |1 |3 |2 |4 |0 |4 |0 |3 |2 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cumbria |0 |3 |0 |1 |2 |2 |0 |1 |0 |2 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Avon and Somerset |0 |4 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hampshire |0 |2 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Devon and Cornwall |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Derbyshire |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0 |0 |2 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |South Yorkshire |1 |0 |0 |2 |18 |1 |1 |2 |2 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Staffordshire |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |3 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Lincolnshire |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |West Mercia |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |4 |2 |1 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Essex |1 |0 |5 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Nottinghamshire |0 |1 |1 |0 |1 |0 |7 |0 |0 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Humberside |0 |0 |0 |6 |0 |1 |0 |1 |1 |4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sussex |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |2 |1 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Durham |0 |2 |3 |3 |2 |0 |1 |1 |0 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Thames Valley |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cleveland |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gwent |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dyfed-Powys |1 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |3 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cheshire |1 |1 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Merseyside |0 |0 |1 |3 |1 |2 |0 |0 |1 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Cambridgeshire |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Leicestershire |0 |0 |0 |0 |4 |1 |2 |1 |0 |4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Wiltshire |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gloucestershire |1 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Suffolk |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Kent |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Norfolk |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |1 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northamptonshire |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |4 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Hertfordshire |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Surrey |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Dorset |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Bedfordshire |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Warwickshire |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |City of London |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |Total |18 |37 |31 |29 |58 |35 |36 |24 |35 |41 | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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|Force |1995|1996|1997|1998|1999|2000(4),|2001|2002|2003|2004| 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|Lancashire |0 |2 |4 |3 |2 |0 |3 |1 |0 |0 | 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|North Yorkshire |0 |1 |0 |1 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |2 | 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|Metropolitan Police |9 |2 |7 |3 |3 |6 |1 |5 |2 |5 | 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|West Yorkshire |0 |1 |2 |2 |3 |4 |3 |2 |2 |2 | 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|Northumbria |0 |2 |1 |2 |3 |2 |4 |2 |0 |2 | 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|Greater Manchester |3 |1 |2 |7 |4 |2 |5 |2 |4 |2 | 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|South Wales |0 |0 |2 |2 |1 |2 |0 |1 |0 |0 | 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|North Wales |1 |0 |3 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |5 |0 | 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|West Midlands |1 |0 |0 |4 |2 |5 |5 |9 |5 |5 | 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|Cumbria |4 |1 |0 |2 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 | 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|Avon and Somerset |1 |1 |2 |2 |1 |0 |2 |1 |1 |1 | 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|Hampshire |0 |0 |0 |0 |3 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 | 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|Devon and Cornwall |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |3 |3 |1 |1 |2 | 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|Derbyshire |1 |1 |1 |6 |0 |1 |3 |0 |3 |1 | 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|South Yorkshire |4 |1 |3 |3 |5 |3 |5 |6 |2 |2 | 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|Staffordshire |2 |1 |1 |1 |2 |4— |0 |2 |2 |0 | 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|Lincolnshire |0 |0 |1 |1 |4 |3 |1 |4 |2 |1 | 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|West Mercia |2 |0 |2 |2 |1 |2 |0 |4 |4 |3 | 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|Essex |0 |1 |0 |2 |4 |0 |3 |4 |6 |0 | 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|Nottinghamshire |0 |2 |1 |4 |0 |0 |2 |6 |0 |3 | 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|Humberside |2 |0 |1 |3 |3 |1 |2 |0 |1 |1 | 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|Sussex |3 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 | 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|Durham |0 |1 |6 |2 |2 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 | 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|Thames Valley |1 |0 |0 |1 |3 |1 |1 |3 |0 |0 | 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|Cleveland |1 |1 |0 |0 |4 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 | 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|Gwent |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 |3 |0 |0 |2 |1 | 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|Dyfed-Powys |0 |2 |1 |0 |1 |0 |4 |0 |3 |2 | 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|Cheshire |1 |1 |1 |1 |3 |5 |1 |0 |1 |0 | 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|Merseyside |0 |1 |1 |0 |2 |0 |2 |2 |3 |2 | 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|Cambridgeshire |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |2 | 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|Leicestershire |1 |0 |1 |0 |1 |4 |0 |2 |1 |0 | 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|Wiltshire |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |1 |0 |0 |1 |0 | 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|Gloucestershire |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0 | 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|Suffolk |0 |0 |1 |2 |0 |5 |2 |0 |1 |2 | 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|Kent |0 |1 |2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |6 | 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|Norfolk |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |1 |1 |0 |1 |0 | 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|Northamptonshire |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |2 |2 |0 |1 | 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|Hertfordshire |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | 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|Surrey |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |3 |0 | 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|Dorset |0 |1 |1 |0 |0 |0 |2 |0 |0 |0 | 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|Bedfordshire |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |1 |0 |0 |0 | 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|Warwickshire |1 |4 |1 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | 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|City of London |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 |0 | 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|Total |39 |33 |50 |59 |64 |62 |61 |62 |58 |49 | 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|1 These data are provided on the principal offence basis. 2 Every effort is made to ensure that the figures presented are accurate and complete. However, it is important to note that these data have been extracted from large administrative data systems generated by the courts and police. As a consequence, care should be taken to ensure data collection processes and their inevitable limitations are taken into account when those data are used.3 Wildlife crimes includes the following: Cruelty to animals. Offences in relation to dogs. Night poaching. Day poaching. Unlawful possession of game, etc. Other offences against Game Law. Wild Birds Protection Acts. 4 Staffordshire police force were only able to submit sample data for persons proceeded against and convicted in the magistrates’ courts for the year 2000. Although sufficient to estimate higher orders of data, these data are not robust enough at a detailed level and have been excluded from the table. Source: RDS Office for Criminal Justice Reform| | | | | | | | | | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------