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Surrey is the safest place in the UK to own a dog, while Devon and Cornwall are the least safe, according to a report by pet security expert ADT. The report was compiled from data released from police forces across the country following Freedom of Information requests by the enterprising firm. Devon and Cornwall is a pooch-poaching hotspot with 140.6 thefts per 100,000 people every year, more than twice as many as its nearest competitor Northumbria, with 61.5 thefts per 100,000 people. Lancashire is third, with 52.9 thefts per 100,000. Amid the secure and leafy lanes of Surrey, there are a meagre 6.8 thefts per 100,000, with the West Midlands at 10.4 and Gwent at 13.9 also comparatively safe places to own a dog. Derbyshire is the place in the country that has had the most rapid rise in dog-snatching crimes, with thefts increasing by almost 150% in the past five years. Devon and Cornwall has had an 83% rise in the same period. The report notes that dogs are the most commonly stolen ....
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