Reports of Hunting

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/24/007437/V

Version Date: 07/01/2025

The Performance & Analysis Department have provided the following information.

Time Frame for data:                                                        

01/08/2024 - 31/10/2024                                                   

Data Source:                                                          

Force Incident Recording System STORM                                                        

Data Processing:                                                  

QlikView STORM Freetext 2024 filtered on                                                       

Created Date: 01/08/2024 - 31/10/2024                                                 

Freetext Search: ("*fox hunt*" or "*red coat hunt*")                                                      

Data extracted to excel                                                      

QlikSense report Incidents filtered on                                                     

Created Date: 01/08/2024 - 31/10/2024                                                 

Data extracted to excel and matched to freetext data                                                  

Data Limitations:                                                   

Data is limited to the presence of the letters within the keyword, but not to the word itself.

Data has been reviewed for relevance.              

Our request is to provide a statistical figure for the number for calls for service (calls to police from the public) in relation to fox hunting (traditional red coat hunting only if possible).
The time period will be: on or after 01/08/2024 to (including) 31/10/2024

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Second figure (if possible) is to provide a statistical figure for the number of times police officers attended a call for service for this type of activity.

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