Fatal dog attacks in the United States cause the deaths of thirty to fifty people each year. Around 4. A Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center literature review covering fifteen years of dog bites treated at the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio , and the University of Virginia Health System , with meta-analysis by breed , found that dog bites were most likely to come from the following breeds in order of highest incidents : pit bull, mixed breed, German Shepherd , terrier , and Rottweiler.
Bernard dogs. All dog breeds can inflict a bite; breed is not an accurate predictor of whether or not a dog will bite. Between and , the states with the most dog bite fatalities per capita were Alaska, South Dakota, Idaho, New Mexico, Arkansas, and South Carolina from highest to lowest.
States that have enacted legislation that assigns owner liability for dog bites include Michigan, [ 12 ] Rhode Island, [ 13 ] Florida, [ 14 ] California, [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Texas, [ 17 ] and Connecticut. Below are lists of notable fatal dog attacks in the United States reported by the news media, published in scholarly papers, or mentioned through other sources. In the lists below, the dog type or breed is assigned by the sources. Contents move to sidebar hide.
Article Talk. Read Edit View history. Tools Tools. Download as PDF Printable version. In other projects. Wikidata item. By state [ edit ]. List of fatalities from dog attacks [ edit ]. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. See also [ edit ]. References [ edit ]. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. ISSN PMC Retrieved April 4, March PMID J Med Life.
