2004 statistics for fatal dog attacks in the USA
22 reported dog bite related human fatalities
With the exception of two elderly ladies, all victims were under 10 years of age. About half of the victims were toddlers or newborns. The majority of the dogs involved were reported to be Rottweilers, Pit bulls and Chows. A significant portion of the 22 fatalities happened in the Spring or Summer months, and in the South. No fatality happened in the densely populated Northeast US or mid-Atlantic States.
- North Carolina (January)
- Hawaii (February)
- Louisiana (February)
- Tennessee (March)
- Texas (March)
- Michigan (April)
- North Carolina (April)
- Washington (April)
- Texas (May)
- California (May)
- Texas (July)
- Georgia (July)
- Texas (July)
- Kansas (July)
- Indiana (August)
- South Carolina (September)
- Florida (October)
- Florida (October)
- Florida (December)
- Mississippi (December)
- Arizona (December)
- Alabama (December)
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