Mid Year Results: U.S. Pit Bull Attacks 2009
Mid Year Results 2009DogsBite.org - To evaluate the numerous U.S. media reports on pit bull attacks, DogsBite.org is recording these incidents over the 12-month period of 2009. The Mid Year Results (January to June 2009) show 318 occurrences in which pit bulls and their mixes attacked U.S. citizens producing 388 bite victims. Of these injured victims, 64% (248) suffered severe bite injury and 36% (140) suffered minor bite injury. The 20-page mid year report tracked 14 data aspects per incident. Report Summary: In a 6-month period (January to June 2009), 318 media reported pit bull attacks were recorded. 388 victims sustained bite injuries in these attacks and each incident produced just over one bite victim (1.2 per incident). Of the injured victims, 64% (248) suffered severe bite injury1 and 36% (140) suffered minor bite injury. Of the severely injured victims, 4% (10) suffered the loss of one or more body parts totaling 16 severed parts. 2% (6) of these victims suffered death by a fatal pit bull mauling.2
The 21-54 age group suffered the most pit bull bites 42% (163), followed by the 5-11 group with 24% (94) and the 12-20 group with 13% (51). The combination of two groups (0-4 and 5-11) with 36% still incurred fewer bites than the 21-54 group. Yet the combined 0-11 group suffered a higher percentage of severe injury, 72%, than the 21-54 group, which suffered 60%. The group that incurred the highest rate of severe injury by pit bulls was 0-4 with 84% followed by 5-11 with 66%.
Property information was available in 310 incidents. The data shows that 68% (212) of the pit bull bites occurred off owner property and 32% (98) occurred on owner property. This is a reversal of non-breed specific dog bite data, which consistently reports that up to 70%3 of bites occur on the dog owner's property. As documented in this 6-month report, as well as the DogsBite.org 3-year fatality study, pit bulls escape owner property and inflict bites at a substantially higher rate than other dog breeds.
States with the highest number of pit bull attack victims included: Texas (38), Florida (34), Ohio (21), Pennsylvania and Virginia (each with 18) and New York (16). Counties with the highest number of victims included: Allegheny, PA (8), Essex, MA and Dallas, TX (each with 7) and Cook, IL, Marion, IN, Clark, NV and Salt Lake, UT (each with 6).
The data also reveals that at least three attacks involved a single pit bull injuring up to four people in the same incident. In two of these incidents ( Jeffersonville, KY and Peabody, MA), three of the four victims suffered severe pit bull bite injury, one of whom received 2,500 stitches to his face and arm. Each of these incidents also involved one victim requiring a helicopter airlift to a major trauma center. Both attacks occurred inside a residential home and were inflicted by a pet pit bull. 1"Severe injury" includes the following media descriptions: severe or serious injury, severe lacerations, multiple stitches, multiple or deep puncture wounds (serious puncture wounds are often left open and not sutured) scaring, deep gashes, or "down to the bone," broken bone, reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery, skin grafts, victim was airlifted, victim was hospitalized and not immediately released.2Death by a fatal pit bull mauling includes: Cheyenne Peppers, 5, (Thomasville, GA), Tyson Miller, 18-months, (Luling, TX), Izaiah Gregory Cox, 7-months, (San Antonio, TX), Leonard Lovejoy Jr., 11-months (Eastpointe, MI), Justin Clinton, 10, (Leverett's Chapel, TX) and Gabrial Mandrell-Sauerhage, 3, (Johnson City, IL).3Randy Green, "If Your Dog Bites A Neighbor Child, It Could Affect Your Homeowner's Insurance Status," The Seattle Times, June 20, 1999 (community.seattletimes.nwsource.com) Victims in 6-Month Period
Trever Jernigan, 3, Loxley, AL - Letter Carrier Steven McCay, 32, Fort Payne, AL - Christina Selman, 30, Fayette, AL - Cesar Escobedo, 14, Birmingham, AL - Alice Lee, 64, Boaz, AL - Betty Campbell, 73, Mobile, AL - Nicole Harris, 21, Mobile, AL - Christie Harris, 21 >, Mobile, AL - John Doe (adult), 85, Mountain Home, AR - Archie Hoback, 76, Van Buren, AR - Avery Rogers, 6, Greenwood, AR - John Doe (child), 3, El Mirage, AZ - Parent (mother), 21 >, El Mirage, AZ - Parent (father), 21 >, El Mirage, AZ - Jane Doe, 44, Phoenix, AZ - Maria Papamatheakis, 80, Phoenix, AZ - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Bagdad, AZ - John Doe (child), 14, Bagdad, AZ - Jane Doe, 12, Bakersfield, CA - Officer Martha Muro, 26, Bell Gardens, CA - Glendora Police Officer, 21 >, Glendora, CA - John Doe (teenager), 13, Hilmar, CA - Vicki Perry, 45 >, Anaheim, CA - John Doe (child), 3, Lincoln, CA - Jane Doe (child), 4, Sacramento, CA - John Doe (teenager), 17, Montclair, CA - Kaitlyn Thackerson, 9, Twentynine Palms, CA - Jane Doe, 21 >, Chula Vista, CA - Colma Police Officer, 21 >, Colma, CA - John Doe, 13 >, Vacaville, CA - Jane Doe, 21 >, Vallejo, CA - Jane Doe (grandmother), 55 >, Centennial, CO - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Centennial, CO - Jacqueline Harris, 21 >, Fort Collins, CO - Cody Strauser, 7, Fruita, CO - Coby Williams, 7, Grand Junction, CO - Nancy Thomas, 21 >, Cortez, CO - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Greeley, CO - Letter Carrier Jeff Glen, 21 >, Norwich, CT - Trey Glover, 9, Wilmington, DE - Jane Doe (child), 1, Wilmington, DE - Valencia Newton, 2, Callaway, FL - John Doe (child), 11, Panama City, FL - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Port St. John, FL - Kailen Gonzalez, 25, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Nakaylah Smith, 6, Fort Lauderdale, FL - Gregory Cunningham, 7, Lauderhill, FL - John Doe, 5, Lauderhill, FL - John Doe, 5, Lauderhill, FL - Nola Sequichie, 2 <, Unlisted, FL - Jane Doe (teenager), 17, Lake City, FL - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Lake City, FL - Jane Doe (handicapped), 22, Old Town, FL - Mia Kingsman, 2, Tampa, FL - Tracy Lindsey, 22, Eustis, FL - Joan Brown Benitez, 73, Howey-In-The-Hills, FL - Judy Soehnlein, 50, Cape Coral, FL - Denver Pritt, 55 >, Cape Coral, FL - Deputy Paul Johnson, 21 >, North Fort Myers, FL - John Doe, 4, Bradenton, FL - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Bradenton, FL - Armel Robinson, 21 >, Bradenton, FL - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Ellenton, FL - John Doe (child), 1, Homestead, FL - John Doe (teenager), 13, Apopka, FL - Maureen Hartnagel, 21 >, Boca Raton, FL - Randy Shultz, 21 >, Boca Raton, FL - Elizabeth Nebbia, 79, St. Petersburg, FL - Deputy Brett Savage, 36, Unlisted, FL - Justin Cutrer, 6, Unlisted, FL - Ralph Velardi, 21 >, North Port, FL - John Doe (adult), 62, North Port, FL - Ellen Quinones, 21 >, Casselberry, FL - Tamera Brasby, 13, Unlisted, FL - Melanie Ann Young, 44, Deltona, FL - Johnchavious Echols, 13, Athens, GA - Jane Doe (mother), 21 >, Austell, GA - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Austell, GA - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Austell, GA - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Austell, GA - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Unlisted, GA - Joanne Johns, 73, Bainbridge, GA - Paris Greer, 9, Union City, GA - Latoya Burris, 21 >, Calhoun, GA - Jayden Allen, 6, Unlisted, GA - Charles Jackson, 21 >, Augusta, GA - Nathaniel Stafford, 4, Conyers, GA - Cheyenne Peppers, 5, Thomasville, GA - Jane Doe (child), 2 <, Kailua, HI - Jane Doe, 60, Kalihi Valley, HI - Detective Gary Lahens, 21 >, Kapahulu, HI - Diana Furtado, 59, Kapolei, HI - Jane Doe (child), 5, Koloa, HI - John Doe (child), 6, Poipu, HI - John Doe (child), 11 <, Sioux City, IA - John Doe (adult), 11 <, Sioux City, IA - Krista Docherty, 6, Boise, ID - Kip Legaard, 21 >, Coeur D'Alene, ID - Mr. Brandt, 21 >, Champaign, IL - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Chicago, IL - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Chicago, IL - Jane Doe (teenager), 14, Chicago, IL - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Country Club Hills, IL - John Doe (child), 51, Evergreen Park, IL - John Doe (adult), 49, Park Ridge, IL - Justin Michael Duffy, 11 <, Clinton, IL - Jane Doe (teenager), 13, Aurora, IL - Jane Doe (child), 13, Kankakee, IL - Jane Doe (teenager), 14, Highland Park, IL - John Doe, 10, Freeport, IL - Gabrial Mandrell, 3, Johnston City, IL - John Doe (child), 11 <, Cherry Valley, IL - Dennis Braun, 21 >, Rockford, IL - Jane Doe (senior), 65 >, Greensburg, IN - Jane Doe (child), 4, Muncie, IN - Scott Sands, 47, Elkhart, IN - Kayla Greene, 20, Anderson, IN - Brenda Hill, 67, Indianapolis, IN - Jeremy Lee, 12, Indianapolis, IN - Jazmin Pike, 8, Indianapolis, IN - Virginia Wiggington, 77, Indianapolis, IN - Ashley Crowe, 17, Indianapolis, IN - Heather Paugh, 30, Indianapolis, IN - Donna Jackson, 21 >, Terre Haute, IN - Tracy Contreras, 38, Leavenworth, KS - Letter Carrier, John Doe, 21 >, Frankfort, KY - Derrick Benton, 25, Jeffersonville, KY - Carloetta Benton, 43, Jeffersonville, KY - Dina Murphy, 18, Jeffersonville, KY - Craig Benton, 20, Jeffersonville, KY - Tyron-Anthony Collins, 7, Bowling Green, KY - Trina Watson, 8, Bowling Green, KY - Jennifer Veillon, 25, Bossier, LA - Angela Martin, 24, Bossier, LA - Christopher Martin, 21 >, Bossier, LA - Jane Doe (child), 6, Erath, LA - C.J. Narcisse, 5, Lafayette, LA - Jane Doe (adult), 8, Fall River, MA - Bianca Zangari-Dacey, 1, Haverhill, MA - John Doe (child), 11, Lynn, MA - Cassandra Osgood, 23, Peabody, MA - Sarah Malave, 24, Peabody, MA - Jamie Brickman, 27, Peabody, MA - Officer William Swaczyk, 21 >, Peabody, MA - AC Officer Harry Young, 21 >, Saugus, MA - John Doe (child), 4, Springfield, MA - Mariah Reed, 5, Lowell, MA - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Cohasset, MA - James Powell, 47, Edgewater, MD - Dana Powell, 21 >, Edgewater, MD - Brandon Powell, 19, Edgewater, MD - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Lusby, MD - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Lusby, MD - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Prince Frederick, MD - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Prince Frederick, MD - Jane Doe, 21, Sabillasville, MD - John Doe (child), 4, District Heights, MD - Chris Griffin, 29, Kentwood, MI - Jacqueline Potts, 20, Kentwood, MI - Leonard Lovejoy Jr., 1 <, Eastpointe, MI - Brandon Dennis, 10, Gowen, MI - Connor Slager, 7, Gowen, MI - Gage Dennis, 7, Gowen, MI - Randy Bode, 35 >, Oak Park, MI - T.J. Tuttle, 9, Robinson Township, MI - Student, 9, Robinson Township, MI - Bridgetta Hadley, 41, Buena Vista, MI - Duane Van Lanham, 21 >, Buena Vista, MI - Jane Doe (child), 16, Detroit, MI - Jane Doe (child), 9, Minneapolis, MN - Kyle Anthony Boelman, 19, Austin, MN - Yvonne Miller, 21 >, Scandia, MN - Mark Adamson, 27, Columbia, MO - Letter Carrier Jane Doe, 30 >, Kansas City, MO - Dorothy Leavitt, 61, Rolla, MO - Shaylee Terry, 11, Florence, MO - John Doe (child), 1, St. Louis, MO - Lillie Gober, 50, Jonestown, MS - Ashley Pendleton, 10, Vicksburg, MS - Wesley Fuchs, 35, Billings, MT, William Bintz, 46, Kalispell, MT - Matthew Ricks, 6, Butte, MT - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Butte, MT - Erin Thomas, 9, Candler, NC - Janice Oakley, 21 >, Charlotte, NC - Sara Searles, 21 >, Moyok, NC - John Doe (child), 11 <, Greenville, NC - Jennifer Baldwin, 21 >, High Point, NC - Thomas Howard Roy, Jr, 21 >, High Point, NC - L.H. Clemmons, 65 >, Kinston, NC - Sam Adler, 2, Franklin, NC - Brian Lemus, 6, Kannapolis, NC - Marcela Bravo, 21 >, Kannapolis, NC - Tobias Favor, 10, Sumter, NC - Isaiah Hardy, 6, Raleigh, NC - Lorrie Ellis, 48, Omaha, NE - John Doe (child), 12, Omaha, NE - Jane Doe (child), 13, Omaha, NE - Lillian Maschman, 21 >, Lincoln, NE - Baylee Harris, 10, Lincoln, NE - McCook Police Officer, 21 >, McCook, NE - Aliyah Balquier, 6, La Vista, NE - Mary Tate, 78, Manchester, NH - Christopher Holt, 21 >, Dover, NH - Hunter Carignan, 9, Somersworth, NH - Jane Doe (child), 13, Glenrock, NJ - Jane Doe (child), 2, Camden, NJ - Dedra Stockwell, 38, Las Vegas, NV - Firefighter Zach Abley, 21 >, Las Vegas, NV - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Las Vegas, NV - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Las Vegas, NV - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Las Vegas, NV - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Las Vegas, NV - Jane Doe (child), 11 <, Auburn, NY - Douglas Fischer, 41, Jamestown, NY - Frankie Flora, 5, Wappingers Falls, NY - Josephine Ramsay, 52, Wappingers Falls, NY - Officer James Hosking, 21 >, Buffalo, NY - Linda Wilcox, 70, Theresa, NY - John Doe (teenager), 19, Rochester, NY - Daniel J. Vazquez, 18, Rochester, NY - Suspect 2, 18, Rochester, NY - John Doe, 73, Niagra Falls, NY - John Doe (child), 7, Yorkville, NY - Jane Doe (teenager), 15, Harriman, NY - John Doe (teenager), 13, Harriman, NY - Zachary Turner, 9, Hornell, NY - Choloe Turner, 8, Hornell, NY - Dorelle Destefano, 21 >, East Hampton, NY - Bobbie Lewis, 46, West Union, OH - Letter Carrier Thomas Huges, 21 >, Cleveland, OH - Jane Doe (child), 3, Columbus, OH - John Doe (teenager), 15, Columbus, OH - Jane Doe, 13, Gallipolis, OH - Christian Baumann, 21 >, Colerain Township, OH - Trevor Cohen, 13, Hyde Park, OH - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Brilliant, OH - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Brilliant, OH - Jane Doe (child), 5, Dayton, OH - Jane Doe (child), 8, Zanesville, OH - Allison Cooper, 28, Mansfield, OH - Gabe Cooper, 4, Mansfield, OH - Noah Kallerson, 6, Shelby, OH - Ciara Singleton, 22, Canton, OH - Hannabell Hicks, 2, Akron, OH - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Northfield Center, OH - Christine Francis, 3, Warren, OH - DeVonte Jackson, 10, Warren, OH - Rachel Binion, 26, Warren, OH - Jamie Paynter, 21 >, Franklin, OH - Kristal Berry, 21 >, Moore, OK - Rhonda Morgan, 41, Enid, OK - Jane Doe (child), 2, Enid, OK - Brandy McCarty, 33, Willburton, OK - Letter Carrier Dennis Harrold, 35 >, Del City, OK - Frankie Zaza, 21 >, Oklahoma City, OK - Sam, 21 >, Oklahoma City, OK - Chelsea Shackelford, 8, Oklahoma City, OK - Pam Wichita, 21 >, Bend-Sunriver, OR - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Medford, OR - Officer Shawn Vollrath, 21 >, Medford, OR - John Doe, 5, Vale, OR - Jane Doe (adult), 62, Woodburn, OR - Everett Tindall, 10, Aloha, OR - Jane Doe (child), 10, Hillsboro, OR - Tyler Williams, 5, Corapolis, PA - Aunt Ashley, 21 >, Corapolis, PA - James Harrison III, 2, Franklin Park, PA - Lisa Ripi, 21 >, Franklin Park, PA - Beth Tibbot, 21 >, Franklin Park, PA - Jenna Dunn, 7, Homestead, PA - Bernice Dumitru, 55 >, Pittsburgh, PA - John Doe (child), 6, Pittsburgh, PA - Jamie Deuscht, 12, Ambridge, PA - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Jim Thorpe, PA - Captain George Rhoades Jr., 21 >, Darby, PA - Debbie Rohm, 21 >, Connellsville, PA - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Indiana, PA - Jane Doe (child), 9, Bethlehem, PA - John Doe, , Easton, PA - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Philadelphia, PA - John Doe (child), 13, Philadelphia, PA - Jane Doe (adult), 43, Philadelphia, PA - John Doe, 12, Anderson, SC - T.J. Bishop, 1, Bluffton, SC - Linda Jones, 56, Florence, SC - Jane Doe, 21 >, Lake City, SC - Angela Sweatt, 21 >, Bennettsville, SC - Breanna McCutchin, 12, Bennettsville, SC - Mekenzie Carter, 3, Rock Hill, SC - John Doe (child), 8, Mitchell, SD - Nicholas Byers, 28, Rapid City, SD - Carletta Bailey, 37, Caryville, TN - Jane Doe, 16, Dyersburg, TN - Javion Mayo, 8, Jackson, TN - Samantha Weinberger, 8, Clarksville, TN - John Doe (adult), 72, Memphis, TN - Faith Guelde, 8, Lookout Mountain, TN - Jet (child), 3, Killeen, TX - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Killeen, TX - Izaiah Gregory Cox, 1 <, San Antonio, TX - Irma Garcia, 56, San Antonio, TX - Tyson Miller, 2 <, Luling, TX - Betty Ivers, 30 >, Padre Island, TX - Clarence Webber , 59, Dallas, TX - Helen Fuller, 50, Dallas, TX - John Doe (child), 12, Dallas, TX - John Doe (teenager), 13, Dallas, TX - John Doe, 42, Duncanville, TX - Jane Doe, 44, Duncanville, TX - Dorothy Davis, 82, Garland, TX - Elizabeth Flores, 24, Fabens, TX - Victoria Garcia, 81, Fabens, TX - John Doe (child), 8, Unlisted, TX - Shaylee Crosson, 3, Bonham, TX - Robert Williams Jr., 21 >, Houston, TX - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Houston, TX - Sabrina Camarena, 11 <, Unlisted, TX - Jane Doe, 12, Jasper, TX - Pat Sorensen, 61, Kirbyville, TX - Steven Gurley, 18, Mart, TX - Justin Camp, 10, Unlisted, TX - John Doe, 10, Sweetwater, TX - Edward Lew, 21 >, Mineral Wells, TX - Summer Rasberry, 4, Henderson, TX - Justin Clinton, 10, Leverett's Chapel, TX - Kristi Langston, 21 >, Dixie, TX - Julie Darden, 21 >, Tyler, TX - John Doe (child), 13, Fort Worth, TX - Jane Doe (child), 9, Fort Worth, TX - Estrella Soria, 3, San Angelo, TX - Ashley Rios, 18, San Angelo, TX - Jane Doe (child), 6, Austin, TX - Sheriff's Deputy, 21 >, Austin, TX - John Doe (adult), 77, McCamey, TX - William Whiddon Jr., 40 >, Brenham, TX - Jane Doe (child), 4, Cottonwood Heights, UT - Tanya Shroeder, 21 >, Cottonwood Heights, UT - Amareli Lucena, 4, Kearns, UT - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Salt Lake City, UT - Jane Doe (adult), 24, Salt Lake City, UT - Jane Doe (adult), 25, South Salt Lake, UT - Joy, 6, Chincoteague, VA - Maggie Patterson, 55 >, Lynchburg, VA - John Doe (child), 4, Galax, VA - Tyonda Ravenell, 21 >, Galax, VA - Hunter Ryder, 3, Culpeper, VA - Tammy Powers, 47, Culpeper, VA - Jane Doe (adult), 35, Annandale, VA - Jane Doe (child), 7, Annandale, VA - John Doe (child), 8, Annandale, VA - John Doe (child), 3, Mount Vernon, VA - John Doe (child), 11 <, Martinsville, VA - Dustin Bowman, 12, Unlisted, VA - Jane Doe (child), 2 <, Virginia Beach, VA - Owen Obasuyi, 12 >, Virginia Beach, VA - Cameron Davis, 12 >, Virginia Beach, VA - Adult, 21 >, Virginia Beach, VA - Jane Doe (adult), 12, Scrabble, VA - Jane Doe (baby), 1 <, Newport News, VA - Barbara Long, 73, Kennewick, WA - John Doe (child), 3, Longview, WA - Christian Paleck, 7, Longview, WA - Danny Davenport, 6, Elma, WA - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Federal Way, WA - Dana, 63, Seatac, WA - Jane Doe (adult), 41, Seatac, WA - Jane Doe (child), 4, Tacoma, WA - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Mill Creek, WA - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Mill Creek, WA - Chad Reeseman, 21 >, Spokane, WA - John Doe (adult), 59, Spokane, WA - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Madison, WI - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Madison, WI - Mathew Wolff, 21 >, Madison, WI - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Madison, WI - Anthony Knothe, 14, La Crosse, WI - Jane Doe (child), 12, Milwaukee, WI - Alicia Bailey, 21 >, Shawano, WI - Scott Beaupre, 47, Sheboygan, WI - John Doe (child), 3, Oshkosh, WI - Jane Doe (child), 8, Oshkosh, WI - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Oshkosh, WI - John Doe (adult), 21 >, Oshkosh, WI - John Doe (child), 7, Wisconsin Rapids, WI - John Ashwood, 21 >, Inwood, WV - Patrice Langley, 21 >, Washington DC, - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Washington DC, - Jane Doe (adult), 21 >, Washington DC and John Doe (child), 10, Washington DC. 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