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 »
December 6, 2022
LOOK: These are the 7 most dangerous dog breeds according to American DogBite statisticsDominic Naidoo | IOL | While reliable dog bite statistics are difficult to find in South Africa due to, among other factors, under-reporting or non-reporting of bites, the US DogsBite.org has been collecting data on dog bite incidents in order to educate people on the dangers posed by certain breeds of dogs, particularly pit bulls. DogsBite.org is a research...
November 17, 2022
Protect The Vulnerable: Ban Pit BullsHannah Tully | The Collegian | Imagine coming home one day to learn that your 2-year-old daughter and 5-month-old son are dead, and their mother is in the hospital in critical condition. For Colby Bennard, this nightmare became reality on Oct. 6, 2022, when the family’s pet pit bulls attacked and killed his children and mauled their mother, according to DogsBite.org...
November 10, 2022
Woman, 88, Mauled To Death By Dog While Walking In NeighborhoodAnders Anglesey | Newsweek | An 88-year-old woman was been fatally attacked by a dog while she was out walking in a Virginia neighborhood, according to police ... When police arrived they found retired teacher and church leader Evangeline Brooks had been left with life-threatening injuries ... DogBites.org, a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting people...
October 16, 2022
Opinion: Children killedMike Masterson | Democrat Gazette | Many of you likely caught the story out of Millington, Tenn., about a mother whose 2-year-old daughter and 5-month-old son were mauled and killed by two family pit bulls that also badly injured her ... According to DogsBite.org, from 2005 to 2017, pit bulls accounted for 284 dog bite-related fatalities...
October 9, 2022
80-year-old woman mauled to death by two dogs in San Bernardino CountyJeong park | Los Angeles Times | An 80-year-old woman out for a walk was mauled to death by two dogs in Baldy Mesa ... Two Dogo Argentino dogs were captured and are being held by the county’s Animal Control agency ... A nonprofit organization DogsBite.org tracked 568 dog bite-related deaths in the United States between 2005 to 2020...
October 7, 2022
Dogs that fatally mauled Tennessee toddlers, injured mom were never violentRebecca Rosenberg | Fox News | Kirstie Jane Bennard, 30, was seriously wounded when she tried to pull the family's two pit bulls off 5-month-old Hollace Dean and 2-year-old Lilly Jane at their home in rural Shelby County ... At least 33 people in the U.S. were mauled to death in 2020 by pit bulls -- more than any other dog breed, according to non-profit dogsbite.org.
October 7, 2022
Pit bulls euthanized after killing young children, injuring motherScripps National | WFTS-TV | Two young children are dead and their mother is recovering at a hospital in Tennessee following an attack by two pit bulls. The attack happened on Thursday afternoon at a home north of Memphis ... Dogsbite.org, a nonprofit that tracks dog bites in the U.S., reports that there have been around 40 fatal dog attacks in 2022...
October 7, 2022
No parent should have to endure the horror of their kids being mauled to death by the family pet. So when WILL pit bull owners wake up to the menace of a dog...Bethany Mandel | Daily Mail | No parent alive read the horrific news out of Shelby County, Tennessee on Wednesday without shuddering ... Pit bulls account for just six percent of dogs in the United States but are responsible for the vast majority of the deaths of dogs and humans, according to the dog attack victims' group dogsbite.org...
October 6, 2022
Deadly pit bull attack raises safety concernsJordan James and Autumn Scott | WREG | Wednesday evening, two children in Millington were killed and their mother was critically injured in a brutal attack at home by their pit bulls ... A study from national dog bite victim’s group DogsBite.org found that 568 Americans were killed by dogs from 2005 to 2020. Pit bulls contributed to 67 percent of those deaths...
October 4, 2022
Woman Mauled To Death By Dogs Inside Home, Man Arrested: PoliceAnders Anglesey | Newsweek | A woman has been mauled to death in a dog attack at a home in North West England, according to police. Officers were alerted to reports of a dog attack in Liverpool, Merseyside ...According to the organization DogsBite.org, which monitors the number of dog-related fatalities, 39 people have been killed after being bitten by dogs...
October 4, 2022
Reputation means pit bulls spend longer at animal sheltersAli Ingersoll | WRAL | "Pit bulls might be the most misunderstood dogs, surrounded with negative stereotypes and false perceptions," said Wake County Commissioner Vickie Adamson ... Dogsbite.org analyzed U.S. dog bites from 2005 to 2017 and found that overwhelmingly, pit bulls make up the majority of deadly dog attacks. Nearly 67% of all adults...
August 1, 2022
Man Mauled to Death by a Pack of Dogs in California NeighborhoodCaitlin O'Kane | CBS News | A man in California was mauled to death by a pack of dogs on Sunday, the Selma Police Department said in a press release. When police arrived on scene, an individual was attempting to separate the dogs ... In 2020, the U.S. recorded 46 dog-bite-related fatalities, according to DogsBite.org, a nonprofit that collects data from news and police reports...
May 12, 2022
Cause & Effect of Canine Aggression in the United StatesJake Sanborn | Legal Reader | In this article, we inspect dog attack statistics and facts from the past two decades. We wanted to explore why dogs attack, see who is most at risk of serious harm, and determine what can be done to defend oneself ... To obtain recent and historical dog bite data for this study, we utilized the databanks of Dogs Love Us More and DogsBite.org....
May 5, 2022
Pit Bull Fatally Mauls Owner in His Home: PoliceAnders Anglesy | Newsweek | A man in Illinois has died after he tried to stop his own pit bull and another from fighting at his home, according to police. Juan Ruiz, 66, from Kewanee, died after he was attacked ... According to DogsBite.org, a group that aims to reduce the number of serious dog attacks, 35 breeds were involved in 433 human deaths as a result of a fatal bite...
April 7, 2022
Internet Backs New Mom Avoiding Couple Due to 'Aggressive' Breed of DogJack Beresford | Newsweek | A new mom has been backed online for exercising caution around a couple walking with an "aggressive looking breed of dog" ... While fatal dog attacks are rare, statistics suggest it's worth people remaining on their guard. According to a 2018 report issued by the public education website DogsBite.org, over 35 different breeds...
March 29, 2022
Police: Meskwaki Settlement woman killed by pack of dogs, the sixth fatal dog attack in Iowa since 2010Phillip Joens | Des Moines Register | A pack of feral dogs attacked and killed a woman from the Meskwaki Settlement in Tama County on Monday, according to the chief of the Meskwaki Nation Police Department ... This is the sixth fatal dog attack in Iowa since 2010, according to Texas nonprofit dogsbite.org, which tracks news reports of dog-bite-related fatalities...
February 17, 2022
Woman Killed, Another Injured After Dog Attack In Oakland ParkTed Scouten | CBS Miami | It happened just before 11 a.m., as Broward Sheriff’s deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to 100+ Abandoned Dogs of Everglades Florida ... Although rare, dog bite fatalities do happen and there are certain breeds more responsible for them, according to DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group...
January 27, 2022
Letter to the Editor: Statistics validate concerns about pit bullsSteven West | Hopkinton Independent | The statement "Be careful with pit bulls" is based on truth and fact. We live in a world where statistics don’t lie ... See Dogsbite.org for national dog bite statistics and lots of information. From the website: "From 2005 to 2020, pit bulls killed 380 Americans, a rate over seven times higher than the next closest breed...
January 9, 2022
Now in New York, insurers can't reject you for what kind of dog you ownPete DeMola | Times Union | A new state law prohibits insurance companies from refusing to provide insurance to homeowners based on dog breeds ... DogsBite.org, a public education website about dangerous dog breeds, said insurance companies are for-profit entities and questioned why they should be required to pay out for any dog bite injuries if they can't restrict...
November 11, 2021
Eight-day-old baby boy is killed by pit bull in North Carolina house at 5am: Police say death was 'accidental'Natasha Anderson | Daily Mail | An eight-day-old baby was killed in an early morning pit bull attack ... Nationally, in the 16-year period of 2005 through 2020, 568 Americans have been killed in canine attacks, DogBites.org reported. Pit bulls contributed to 67 percent of deaths ... 72 infants were killed in dog attacks nationwide. Pit bulls reportedly accounted for 49 percent
October 27, 2021
'Everything just hurts': 7-year-old Oklahoma boy killed by family dog, authorities sayJordan Mendoza | USA Today | A 7-year-old boy from Oklahoma was mauled to death by a family dog last week, local authorities say. The boy, identified by KOCO and family as James McNeelis, was reported missing on Oct. 20 ... In 2020, 46 people were killed by dogs in the United States, 15 of whom were children 9 or under, according to Dogs Bite.
August 11, 2021
Toddler mauled to death by Rottweiler 'after parents went out leaving siblings in charge'Leigh Mcmanus | Daily Star | An analysis of dog bite fatalities over a 13-year period between January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2017 showed that 433 Americans were killed by canines. Pit bulls contributed to 66% of these deaths. Rottweilers, the second leading canine killer, inflicted 10% of attacks ... according to the research by Dogsbite.org.
August 1, 2021
Violent Pit Bull attack in Hesperia; owner airliftedHD Daily News | The victim, a 56 year old male had been inside his residence. The man was viciously attacked by both of his pit bull dogs ... A 2018 statistic posted to the Dogsbite.org website says that in a 13 year period (2005-2017), 35 dog breeds were responsible for 433 deaths. Of those deaths, 66% were from breeds of dogs that were pit bull...
July 7, 2021
Pit Bull Bans – Top 3 Pros and ConsProCon.org | Should Breed-Specific Legislation ("Pit Bull Bans") Be Enacted? Pro 1: According to DogsBite.org, enacting BSL "regulate[s] a small group of breeds that have a genetic propensity to attack and inflict severe, disfiguring injuries so that first attacks by these breeds can be averted. First attacks by pit bulls, for instance, almost always result in severe injury...
June 7, 2021
Dog Mauls Three-month-old Baby to Death in 'Terrible Tragedy'Aristos Georgiou | Newsweek | Athree-month-old baby girl has died after being attacked by a dog. The incident occurred at a home in the village of Clashmore, County Waterford, Ireland ... According to the website dogsbite.org, there were 46 U.S. dog bite-related fatalities in 2020, with pit bulls contributing to 72 percent of these deaths...
June 1, 2021
Nonprofit Releases 2020 Dog Bite Fatality Statistics - Attacks by Bull Breeds Increase and Trends from the 16 Year Data SetDogsBite.org News Release | Austin, TX, June 01, 2021 --(PR.com)-- DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, releases 2020 U.S. dog bite fatality statistics. Last year, canines inflicted at least 46 deadly human attacks. There was a rise of reported fatal dog attacks without breed data and a rise of attacks...
May 27, 2021
North Carolina doesn't have a dangerous dog database. In fact, most states don't.Ali Ingersoll | WRAL | North Carolina doesn't have a statewide database of animals that have bitten humans ... Colleen Lynn founded a site which compiles information regarding dog bites ... "I believed, like what most every dog victim I've spoken to ... that there was some type of system, that something will kick in to help us, and there isn't any," said Lynn.
May 26, 2021
Two dogs attack, kill 4-year-old boy near WhitehallMike Smith | Montana Standard | A 4-year-old boy was attacked and killed by two dogs believed to be Rottweilers at a house near Whitehall on May 9, Jefferson County Sheriff Craig Doolittle said ... According to DogsBite.org, a national, nonprofit dog-bite victim’s organization that tracks dog attacks, those are the only two fatal dog attacks in Montana...
May 11, 2021
Fire sparks police search for father of baby killed by dogDave Collins | AP News | A baby was fatally mauled by the family’s dog in Connecticut, leaving relatives grieving and first responders shaken, police officials said Tuesday ... From 2005 to 2019, dogs killed 521 Americans, an average of 37 per year, and two-thirds of the fatal attacks involved pit bulls, according to DogsBite.org, a nonprofit group that tracks dog bites...
May 3, 2021
Scott Underwood column: Don't underestimate danger of dogsScott Underwood | The Herald Bulletin | According to the neighbors and police, the dogs had never caused problems before. But we do know this: Children are often the target of dog attacks. And the attacking dogs are often pit bulls. According to dogsbite.org, from 2005 through 2019, 521 Americans died from dog attacks. Pit bulls were responsible for 346...
April 29, 2021
North Carolina girl dies in dog attack; mother severely injuredScott Underwood | The Herald Bulletin | The Tuesday attack happened when Heather and Jayden were helping take care of two pit bulls while the owners ... According to dogsbite.org, from 2005 through 2019, 521 Americans died from dog attacks. Pit bulls were responsible for 346 of the deaths. Historically, children ages 0-4 are the age group most often victimized.
April 28, 2021
7-year-old girl dies after dog attack in Garner, mother remains hospitalizedMark Schultz and Ashad Hajela | The News & Observer | According to dogsbite.org, a public education website about dangerous dog breeds, there have been at least seven fatal dog bites this year so far nationwide. Last year, there were at least 46. Between 2005 and 2019, pit bulls accounted for two-thirds of the deaths reported in the United States, according to the website.
January 20, 2021
Man Mauled by Three Pit Bulls At Kentucky Park Left 'Pretty Chewed Up'Jason Murdock | Newsweek | Kentucky man has said he was left "pretty chewed up" after being surrounded and attacked by three pit bull dogs while out walking ... According to DogsBite, a victims' organization that is dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, pit bulls contributed to 66 percent (346) of the 521 Americans who were killed in canine attacks...
January 20, 2021
Pit bulls in recent Tortosa mauling had attacked beforeJay Taylor | inMaricopa | Pit bulls have many devoted fans but plenty of other people, including Clark, see them as dangerous dogs, though not always that way ... In 2019, the most recent year for which statistics are available, there were 48 dog bite-related fatalities in the United States, according to DogsBite.org, a public education website about dangerous dogs...
December 14, 2020
14-year-old boy killed Thursday by dog at Otter Tail County breeder identifiedEcho Press | According to dogsbite.org, in 2019, the were 48 dog-bite related fatalities in the U.S. Of those deaths, 77% involved pit bulls or Rottweilers. Only two of those deaths resulted from attacks involving German shepherds. Between 2005 to 2019, only 22 of 521 total dog-bite related fatalities resulted from German shepherds attacks...
December 11, 2020
Northwestern Minnesota boy found dead, apparently attacked by family dogForum News Service | A 14-year-old boy found dead Thursday appeared to have been killed by the family dog in rural Battle Lake, according to the Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office ... A website called DogsBite.org keeps track of fatal dog attacks in the United States and information on the page indicates that so far in 2020 there have been more than...
November 20, 2020
Florida Man Mauled to Death by Roaming Pack of Stray DogsJason Murdock | Newsweek | In July this year, DogsBite, a national victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, said it had recorded a total of 48 fatal dog attacks ... "In 2019 canines killed 48 Americans, the highest annual count on record. Several other new records were also set in 2019: victims in the 30-49 age group outnumbered...
November 7, 2020
Breed-specific dog laws prohibited in ConnecticutEric Bedner | Journal Inquirer | While pit bulls are responsible for more fatal attacks each year compared to other breeds, there are conflicting opinions about whether the breed is inherently more violent ... According to DogsBite.org, a website created by activist Colleen Lynn, at least 433 U.S. citizens were killed by dogs between 2005 and 2017...
October 26, 2020
Family's dog turns ‘vicious' and kills infant as parents slept, Virginia police sayMark Price | The News & Observer | An infant was attacked and killed by a family dog early Monday as both the child's parents slept, according to police in Hampton on the Virginia coast ... There were 48 "dog bite-related fatalities" in the U.S. in 2019, reports Dogbite.org. The fatalities included 13 children, 10 of whom "were ages 0-2 years old," the site says.
October 26, 2020
Baby Mauled to Death by Parent's Pet German ShepherdDavid Child | Newsweek | An infant in Virginia was mauled to death by its parents' pet dog on Monday, local police said ... Throughout the wider U.S., at least 38 other people were also killed by canines this year, according to DogsBite.org, a public education website that tallies reported attacks by dogs. The National Center for Biotechnology Information...
September 6, 2020
Thousands of pit bulls run the streets, and many end up as petsAndrew Boryga and Eileen Kelley | Sun Sentinel | In August, two rescued pit bulls found their way into the homes of two Broward families. One of the dogs attacked two young children, scarring their faces. Another mauled an 84-year-old woman to death ... Colleen Lynn, who runs a nonprofit dog bite victims group Dogsbite.org, has spent the last decade conducting research...
August 31, 2020
Letter: Independence should keep its ban on pit bullsDr. Elizabeth Baker | The Examiner | According to a comprehensive study, pit bulls account for at least 65% of all fatalities from dog attacks in the United States. (dogsbite.org, May 2018, "U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities: Breeds of Dogs Involved, Age Groups and Other Factors over a 13-Year Period"). This study also indicates that there is an extremely small number...
August 26, 2020
International Dog Day 2020: 6 most dangerous dog breeds in the worldDNA India | American Pit Bulls are one of the most dangerous dogs and have been banned by many countries in the world. This medium-sized, intelligent, short-haired dog, is one of the most dangerous ... According to a data by DogsBite.org, in the 13-year period of 2005 to 2017, canines killed 433 Americans. Pit bulls contributed to 66% (284) of these deaths...
July 16, 2020
Nonprofit Releases 2019 Dog Bite Fatality Statistics - Attacks and Adult Victims Rise and Trends from the 15-Year Data SetDogsBite.org News Release | Austin, TX, July 16, 2020 --(PR.com)-- DogsBite.org, a national dog bite victims' group dedicated to reducing serious dog attacks, releases 2019 U.S. dog bite fatality statistics. Last year, canines inflicted 48 deadly human attacks, the most recorded in a single year. There were over 2.5 times as many victims ≥ 10 years old (35) than child victims...
June 17, 2020
Henderson Will Consider Stronger Dog OrdinanceKarl Jeter | Teche Today | Police Chief Leroy Guidry is asking the town council to consider amending the existing dog control ordinance ... The non-profit organization DogsBite.org publishes records of reported dog bite incidents across the country. According to their data, in the 14-year period of 2005 through 2018, dogs killed 471 Americans. Pit bulls or pit bull mixes...
May 14, 2020
Chicago woman found mauled by her own dogs and it wasn't a French bulldogCheryl Hanna | Pet Rescue Report | A Chicago woman was found mauled to death in her home last Saturday by at least one of her three dogs ... DogsBite.org firmly dispels media headlines stating a "French bulldog perpetrating this attack." There is also no factual information to prove Blue Bear had been a fighting dog nor rumors he had been mistreated ...
May 11, 2020
Man Kills U.S. Postal Service Mail Carrier After Vicious Dog Warnings IssuedPhyllis M. Daugherty | CityWatch | Angela Summers, 45, was shot in the chest just before 4 p.m. on April 27 on North Denny Street in east Indianapolis, according to an affidavit by U.S. Postal Service Inspector ... DogsBite.org reminds us, "Cushingberry-Mays literally threw his entire life way by killing Summers in cold blood over a dispute that began with a dog"...
April 16, 2020
Pit Bull Euthanized After Mauling Texas Woman, Killing HerLorenz Duchamps | NTD | A Texas woman who was hospitalized late last month with critical injuries following an attack by a stray dog she took into her home several days before the attack died on April 12 ... In a 13-year analysis, DogsBite.org says that of 433 fatal dog attacks in the United States, pit bulls contributed to 66 percent, or 284 deaths...
April 13, 2020
Armando Coronado arrested after Goleta dog attackGreg Buff | The Legal Advocate | 24-year-old Armando Coronado, age 24, of Goleta was arrested after two dogs broke through a fence and viciously attacked a neighbor on Sunday ... According to DogBite.org, there were 36 dog bite-related fatalities in the U.S. in 2018. Pit bulls make up about 7% of the total U.S. dog population. During the 14-year period...
February 26, 2020
Pit bull population overwhelming shelters, contributing to attacksJoe Dana | KPNX Phoenix | The I-Team analyzed county dog bite records that reveal pit bulls contribute to hundreds of more incidents annually compared to other breeds ... Nationally, the nonprofit DogsBite.org tracks reports of dog attacks in the U.S. and estimates that over a 14-year period between 2005 and 2018, canines killed 471 Americans...
February 19, 2020
Plainfield man dies after dog attack injuriesBrian Stanley | Bugle Newspapers | A Plainfield man died after being attacked by a family pit bull earlier this month. Devin J. White, 25, died late on Feb. 10 at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, according to Plainfield Police ... Data provided by DogsBite.org indicates pit bulls were responsible for two-thirds of the 471 fatal dog attack nationwide from 2005 to 2018...
February 10, 2020
Letter: As I See It: Stressing the danger of pit bullsLarry Giantonio | Daily News of Newburyport | The pit bull owners who try to defend these dogs are not in touch with reality ... bloodhounds follow scents, retrievers retrieve, pointers point when they find the pheasant that has been gunned down, and pit bulls attack, maul, and kill ... just a few of the headlines, stories, and pictures from just three days on DogsBite.org...
January 16, 2020
Breed Ban Advocates Say Pit Bull Population Will Explode If Ban Lifted In DenverJeff Todd | CBS Denver | As a Denver City Councilmember looks to repeals the decades-old breed ban on pit bulls, advocates for the ban are warning the city of unintended consequences ... "You lift that ban and the breed of these dogs is going to explode," said Colleen Lynn, the founder of Dogsbite.org ... pit bulls as a breed represent 66% of human deaths...
January 15, 2020
Data shows where fatal dog attacks occurred in the Houston area over the last 20 yearsRebecca Hennes | Houston Chronicle | Texas and Houston are ranked as some of the worst areas for dog bites and fatal dog attacks in the nation ... Approximately 36 fatal dog attacks were reported nationwide in 2018, according to the nonprofit public education website DogBites.org. Between 2005 and 2017, the nonprofit recorded 433 deaths caused by dogs...
January 10, 2020
Pit bull killed after man found dead in Rockcastle County, KYMike Stunson and Karla Ward | Lexington Herald Leader | Police charged a woman late Friday with murder after she allegedly let her pit bull attack a man who died ... A 2019 report from DogsBite.org showed pit bulls were attributed to 66 percent of dog bite fatalities from 2005 to 2017. Pit bulls were responsible for 311 of the 471 deaths, the report showed...
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