Table 3: Persons fined and given custodial sentences for offences under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 Sections 1 and 3 broken down by region and fine levels, England and Wales, 1997 to 2007
Dangerous Dogs Act1991/Region/Sentence
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Dangerous Dogs Act section 1
North East
Persons fined
Level 1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
North West
Persons fined
Level 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
0
1
0
Level 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
Yorkshire and Humberside
Persons fined
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Level 1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
East Midlands
Persons fined
Level 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
Level 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
West Midlands
Persons fined
Level 1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
East of England
Persons fined
Level 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
London
Persons fined
Level 1
4
2
4
1
0
4
1
1
1
1
7
Level 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
South East
Persons fined
Level 1
1
0
2
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
South West
Persons fined
Level 1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Level 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wales
Persons fined
Level 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Level 2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Level 3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dangerous Dogs Act section 3
North East
Persons fined
Level 1
4
13
11
8
7
12
10
5
8
11
16
Level 2
3
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
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North West
Persons fined
Level 1
10
30
36
30
21
25
21
30
23
41
27
Level 2
2
4
1
3
4
2
9
1
3
3
7
Level 3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
Level 4
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Level 5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
1
2
2
0
1
3
1
1
3
12
Yorkshire and Humberside
Persons fined
Level 1
5
14
15
11
21
24
22
23
27
22
18
Level 2
1
1
2
0
2
1
3
3
7
4
4
Level 3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
4
2
East Midlands
Persons fined
Level 1
5
10
11
13
8
14
13
11
18
8
14
Level 2
0
0
3
2
1
3
0
1
2
3
3
Level 3
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Level 4
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
2
West Midlands
Persons fined
Level 1
9
9
11
8
24
31
26
34
28
35
27
Level 2
0
3
3
2
5
0
3
4
6
4
6
Level 3
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
Level 4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Level 5
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
2
4
East of England
Persons fined
Level 1
3
9
8
7
10
15
14
12
20
17
21
Level 2
0
0
0
2
4
2
6
3
4
2
6
Level 3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
Level 4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
London
Persons fined
Level 1
12
8
12
17
20
15
20
14
9
12
9
Level 2
3
2
1
7
0
3
4
5
3
4
6
Level 3
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Level 4
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
2
0
3
4
South East
Persons fined
Level 1
9
12
17
19
13
17
9
14
15
19
27
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Level 2
0
5
2
1
4
2
6
5
3
10
7
Level 3
1
0
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
Level 4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Persons given custodial sentence
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
South West
Persons fined
Level 1
6
6
9
7
17
8
7
6
4
5
8
Level 2
0
1
2
4
6
2
3
0
1
4
1
Level 3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
Wales
Persons fined
Level 1
4
11
13
20
23
22
21
27
20
17
19
Level 2
0
1
0
0
2
3
1
0
3
2
4
Level 3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
Level 5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Persons given custodial sentence
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
Note:
These figures are on the principal offence basis. Source:
(OMSAS)03-09