In the 15-year period of 2005 through 2019, canines killed 522 Americans. Pit bulls contributed to 66% (345) of these deaths. Combined, pit bulls and rottweilers contributed to 76% of the total recorded deaths. | More »
A collection of medical studies examining nonfatal dog bite injuries in Level 1 trauma centers, national fatal dog bite injury studies pre- and post-Covid, government studies and reports by our nonprofit.
August 2026
A review of 22 nonfatal dog bite injury studies from U.S. Level 1 trauma centers. In the majority of studies, pit bulls inflicted a higher prevalence and severity of injuries compared with other breeds.
May 2026
Behind the Bite: Ownership and Breed as Predictors of Dog Bite SeverityA retrospective review of 276 dog bite patients over an 8-year period from a Level I trauma center in Tennessee found that pit bulls were disproportionately represented in injuries requiring surgery.
June 2022
Pediatric Dog Bites: A Review of 1422 Cases Treated at a Level One Regional Pediatric Trauma CenterA large-scale retrospective review of 1,422 patients from a Level 1 pediatric trauma center in Memphis found that pit bulls were the most commonly identified breed in cases requiring operative repair.
March 2020
Dog-Bite Injuries to the Craniofacial Region: An Epidemiologic and Pattern-of-Injury Review at a Level 1 Trauma CenterA retrospective review of 182 patients over a 10-year period from a Level 1 trauma center in the Southeast found that pit bulls inflicted more complex wounds compared with other dog breeds.
September 2023
Number of Deaths Resulting from Being Bitten or Struck by a Dog, by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2011–2021A weekly morbidity report issued by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracking deaths from being bitten or struck by a dog from 2011 to 2021. Fatalities more than doubled from 2016 to 2021.
January 2021
Bitten or Struck by Dog: A Rising Number of Fatalities in Europe, 1995–2016A study analyzing dog bite fatalities in 30 European countries over a 22-year period (1995-2016) using data from Eurostat showed a significant rise in incidence of fatal dog attacks from 2011 to 2016.
September 2024
Pediatric Head and Neck Dog Bites in the United States: A NEISS Database Investigation of Risk Factors and Escalation of CareA retrospective review of 949 pediatric patients drawn from a national injury database examines head and neck dog bite risk factors from 2013 to 2022, including a peak in injuries during 2020.
November 2020
The Changing Epidemiology of Dog Bite Injuries in the United States, 2005–2018Using federal, state and city dog bite-related injury data, this study provides data on the incidence of dog bite injuries in the United States, New York state and New York City from 2005 to 2018.
December 2025
Dog Bite Injury Trends, Top-Biting Dog Breeds and the Geography of Bite Incidents in New York City Pre- and Post-Covid (2015-2023)Our nonprofit analyzed 29,992 dog bite incidents collected by New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to identify key dog biting trends and the top-biting breeds pre- and post-Covid.
May 2025
Rising Dog Maulings in Two Central Texas Cities (2018-2023): What Public Safety Policy Got Wrong—and How to Fix ItAn in-depth investigation by our nonprofit organization comparing severe dog bite injury occurrences in two major Central Texas cities, Austin and San Antonio, before and after the Covid pandemic.
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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