Dog bite statistics
Dog bite losses exceed $1 billion per year. In 2010 there were 34 fatal dog attacks in the USA. More than 350,000 dog bite victims are seen in emergency rooms every year. Approximately 800,000 victims receive some form of medical attention annually. Based on data collected in the USA between 2001 and 2003, the CDC concluded that there were 4.5 million dog bite victims per year.
Nevertheless, only 16,000 victims per year receive money from homeowners insurance companies and renters insurance companies. This equals 0.004% of the victims - just 4 out of every 1,000. Although these insurers pay over $350 million to all victims, the average insurance payment for a dog bite case is only $18,750.
For more, see:
- The dog bite epidemic: a primer
- Canine homicides and the dog bite epidemic: do not confuse them
- The dogs most likely to kill
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