The number of dog thefts has increased by more than 50% in just 12 months, according to new figures.
n 2019 the PSNI recorded 27 dog thefts across its 11 policing districts.
Last year, despite strict lockdown measures, this increased to 41 thefts (up 52%). Since 2018 there have been a total of 107 dog thefts here.
The Belfast city policing district recorded the most in the last three years at 27, followed by Newry, Mourne and Down at 15. The district with the fewest reported thefts (two) was Ards and North Down, followed by Causeway Coast and Glens with three.
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