Animal Welfare: Reoffenders
(asked on 16th March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what percentage of people convicted for animal cruelty have reoffended in the last five years.
This question was answered on 24th March 2026
In 2023/24, the proven reoffending rate for offenders with an index offence of animal cruelty was 15.9%. This is an increase of 3 percentage points from 12.9% in 2019/20.
Proven reoffending rates, number of reoffences, number of reoffenders, and number of offenders in cohort for the index offence of animal cruelty can be found in the attached Excel table.