In the 15-year period of 2005 through 2019, canines killed 521 Americans. Pit bulls contributed to 66% (346) of these deaths. Combined, pit bulls and rottweilers contributed to 76% of the total recorded deaths. | More »
Each day nearly 1,000 U.S. citizens require emergency care treatment for serious dog bite injuries.1 Annually, about 12,480 citizens are hospitalized due to dog bite injuries.2 The below statistics and studies examine injury occurrence and the breeds of dogs most likely to inflict severe and fatal injuries. Reviewing Quick Statistics or Dog Bite Studies is a good way to become familiar with these statistics. Also see our report that reviews Level 1 trauma center studies from 2011 to present.
A collection of national nonfatal and fatal dog bite statistics and study-specific statistics. Data include the number of U.S. citizens injured and killed by dogs each year, hospitalization rates for dog bite injuries, costs associated with dog bite injuries, single and combined year dog bite-related fatality statistics, as well as national and worldwide statistics about restricted breed laws. Sources of these statistics are government bodies, medical researchers, insurance and nonprofit organizations.
View literature reviews of retrospective medical studies (2011 to present) and (2009 to 2016) examining severe dog bite injuries by breed in Level 1 trauma centers across major U.S. geographical regions. Current dog bite fatality studies and studies examining the effectiveness of legislation restricting dangerous dog breeds are listed as well. Most studies listed on this page are open access. Sources are peer reviewed medical science journals, studies by government bodies and nonprofit organizations.
A collection of U.S. dog bite fatalities separated by year and their related statistics for the 20-year period of 2005 through December 31, 2024 recorded by DogsBite.org. Annual reports from 2005 to 2019 contain an analysis of that year, including breeds of dogs involved, age and gender of victims, risk and relationship factors, such as family dogs versus non-family dogs, attacks by chained dogs, attacks involving four or more dogs, dog ownership information and state level information.
A collection of news reports, separated by year, for each deadly dog mauling over the 20-year period of 2005 through December 31, 2024 recorded by DogsBite.org For instance, in 2019, we collected over 1,025 news reports from local, regional and national news sources pertaining to dog bite fatalities for that year. We also collect photographs, videos, audio dispatch logs, police reports, and legal and legislative materials. Learn about the 33 parameters we collect in our data collection method.
Our studies index contains U.S. dog bite injury studies separated into categories, including: nonfatal dog bite injury studies, fatal dog bite injury studies, dog bite injury pandemic studies, government dog bite studies, meta-analysis dog bite studies, restricted breed law studies, aggressive dog behavior studies, vicious dog ownership studies and more. Some are cross-listed in more than one category and many are open access. Studies marked by an "abstract" label require payment to read in full.
Fatal Pit Bull Attacks: An archive of U.S. fatal pit bull maulings from 1833 to December 2024, maintained by DogsBite.org.
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