Rat and Other Pest Issues - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Rat and Other Pest Issues
FOI Number
15587
Date Received
05/09/2021
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 to request the following information. Please can you provide me with:* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with rats made to the council from 1 January 2021 – 31 August 2021* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with rats made to the council from 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with rats made to the council from 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with rats made to the council from 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018
* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with rats made to the council from 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2017
* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with rats made to the council from 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016
* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with other pests made to the council from 1 January 2021 – 31 August 2021
* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with other pests made to the council from 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020
* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with other pests made to the council from 1 January 2019 – 31 December 2019
* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with other pests made to the council from 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2018
* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with other pests made to the council from 1 January 2017 – 31 December 2017
* The total number of reports detailing issues or problems with other pests made to the council from 1 January 2016 – 31 December 2016
Please provide the information in the form of a spreadsheet or similar document.
Response
Number of complaints about reports or sightings of rats received.
-2016 – 72 service requests
-2017 – 77
-2018 – 72
-2019 – 54
-2020 – 87
-2021 – 51 (as of 31/8/21 date of request)
Number of complaints about pests (other than rats)
2016 26
2017 40
2018 46
2019 34
2020 49
2021 53 (as of 31/8/21 date of request)
