FOI REF: FOI-2024-1791

You asked

  • How many dog attacks were recorded in Scotland 2022-2023?
  • Of those attacks how many had the breed recorded in the documentation?
  • How many attacks were fatal? 
  • How many attacks were from dogs who had been previously complained about or have an open record against them for another incident. 
  • The percentage of each dog breed who has been served a DCN (Dog Control Notice) 

We said

Thank you for your enquiry.  

We are responsible for the production of mortality data for England and Wales, this is driven by information collected from the death certificate at death registration. National Records Scotland (NRS) are responsible for statistics pertaining to Scotland.  

Your request would therefore be best placed with NRS. They can be contacted at foi@nrscotland.gov.uk.