Mid Year Results: U.S. Pit Bull Attacks 2009

Mid Year Results 2009

YearMonth# Number of IncidentsMinor InjurySevereInjurySeveredPartFatalAttackOnPropertyOff PropertyChain

2009January4117302183112009February37242200112602009March57294252134222009April54204641183442009May57235330263012009June7227552222496

3181402481669821214Age Group% Victims

Ages 0-412%Ages 5-1124%Ages12-2013%Ages 21-5442%55 (and >)9%Ages 0-484%Ages 5-1166%Ages 0-1172%

Combined

Ages12-2057%Ages 21-5460%55 (and >)63%

Note: The Mid Year Results are preliminary and may be subject to revision at the end of 2009 when the final 12-month report is complete."% Severe" equals the percentage of severe injury victims within age group.

Summary and DiscussionAge Group% Severe

In a 6-month period (January to June 2009)

, 318 mediareported pit bull attacks were recorded. 388 victims sustainedbite injuries in these attacks and each incident produced justover one bite victim (1.2 per incident). Of the injured victims,64% (248) suffered severe bite injury

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and 36% (140)suffered minor bite injury. Of the severely injured victims, 4%(10) suffered the loss of one or more body parts totaling 16severed parts. 2% (6) of these victims suffered death by a fatalpit bull mauling.

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The 21-54 age group suffered the most pit bull bites 42%(163), followed by the 5-11 group with 24% (94) and the 12-20group with 13% (51). The combination of two groups (0-4 and5-11) 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 injuryby pit bulls was 0-4 with 84% followed by 5-11 with 66%.Property information was available in 310 incidents. The datashows that 68% (212) of the pit bull bites occurred off owner property and 32% (98) occurred on owner property. This is areversal of non-breed specific dog bite data, which consistentlyreports that up to 70%

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of bites occur on the dog owner'sproperty. As documented in this 6-month report, as well as theDogsBite.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 victimsincluded: Texas (38), Florida (34), Ohio (21), Pennsylvania andVirginia (each with 18) and New York (16). Counties with thehighest 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).

DogsBite.org: Some dogs don't let go.Mid Year Results: U.S. Pit Bull Attacks 2009Report Summary

#DateCityCountyStateNameAgeSexMinor InjurySevereInjurySeveredPartFatalAttack

102/16/09BirminghamJeffersonALCesar Escobedo14M1103/12/09BoazMarshallALAlice Lee64F1103/19/09FayetteFayetteALChristina Selman30F1106/15/09Fort PayneDeKalbALLetter Carrier Steven McCay32M1103/06/09LoxleyBaldwinALTrever Jernigan3M1103/12/09MobileMobileALBetty Campbell73F1103/14/09MobileMobileALNicole Harris21F103/14/09MobileMobileALChristie Harris21 >F1104/28/09GreenwoodSebastianARAvery Rogers6F1105/13/09Mountain HomeBaxterARJohn Doe (adult)85M1104/30/09Van BurenCrawfordARArchie Hoback76M1106/05/09BagdadYavapaiAZJohn Doe (adult)21 >M106/05/09BagdadYavapaiAZJohn Doe (child)14M1106/22/09El MirageMaricopaAZJohn Doe (child)3M106/22/09El MirageMaricopaAZParent (mother)21 >F106/22/09El MirageMaricopaAZParent (father)21 >M1102/03/09PhoenixMaricopaAZJane Doe44F1106/26/09PhoenixMaricopaAZMaria Papamatheakis80F1101/07/09AnaheimOrangeCAVicki Perry45 >F1101/04/09BakersfieldKernCAJane Doe12F1105/14/09Bell GardensLos AngelesCAOfficer Martha Muro26F11101/14/09Chula VistaSan DiegoCAJane Doe21 >F1104/02/09ColmaSan MateoCAColma Police Officer21 >M1105/31/09GlendoraLos AngelesCAGlendora Police Officer21 >M1102/05/09HilmarMercedesCAJohn Doe (teenager)13M1106/08/09LincolnPlacerCAJohn Doe (child)3M1106/29/09MontclairSan BernardinoCAJohn Doe (teenager)17M1106//17/09SacramentoSacramentoCAJane Doe (child)4F1105/09/09Twentynine PalmsSan BernardinoCAKaitlyn Thackerson9F1101/18/09VacavilleSolanoCAJohn Doe13 >M1103/19/09VallejoSolanoCAJane Doe21 >F1101/14/09CentennialArapahoeCOJane Doe (grandmother)55 >F101/14/09CentennialArapahoeCOJane Doe (child)11 <F1105/15/09CortezMontezumaCONancy Thomas21 >F1104/10/09Fort CollinsLarimerCOJacqueline Harris21 >F1103/02/09FruitaMesaCOCody Strauser7M1102/16/09Grand JunctionMesaCOCoby Williams7M1105/06/09GreeleyWeldCOJohn Doe (adult)21 >M1105/01/09NorwichNew LondonCTLetter Carrier Jeff Glen21 >M1101/24/09WilmingtonNew CastleDETrey Glover9M1

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OnProp.Off Prop.ChainCitation

1"Dog Attacks Child," ABC 3340, February 16, 2009 (www.abc3340.com)1Carson Clark, "Pit Bull Attacks Woman in Boaz," WHNT, March 12, 2009 (www.whnt.com)1"Woman Mauled By Neighbors Dogs Speaks From Hospital," ABC3340, March 19, 2009 (www.abc3340.com)11Mark Harrison, "Dog attacks mailman, officers," The Times-Journal, June 15, 2009 (www.times-journal.com)1Pat Peterson, "Dog Attacks Loxley Toddler," WKRG, March 6, 2009 (www.wkrg.com)1Emily Foster, "Dog Attacks Mobile Woman," WKRG, March 12, 2009, (www.wkrg.com)1Chad Petri, "Pregnant Woman Attacked By Dog At Own Baby Shower," WKRG, March 14, 2009 (www.wkrg.com)Chad Petri, "Pregnant Woman Attacked By Dog At Own Baby Shower," WKRG, March 14, 2009 (www.wkrg.com)1"Child Bitten In Face By Pit Bull," KHBS NW Arkansas, April 28, 2009 (www,4029tv.com)1"85-year-old Mountain Home man bit by pit bull," Baxter Bulletin, May 13, 2009 (www.baxterbulleting.com)1"Van Buren Dog Attack," KFSM, April 30, 2009 (www.kfsm.com)1Jennifer Thomas, "Deputy shoots dog after it attacks 2 in Bagdad," AZ Family, June 5, 2009 (www.azfamily.com)Jennifer Thomas, "Deputy shoots dog after it attacks 2 in Bagdad," AZ Family, June 5, 2009 (www.azfamily.com)1"Police: Dog Still On Loose After Attack," KHPO Phoenix, June 22, 2009 (www.kpho.com)"Police: Dog Still On Loose After Attack," KHPO Phoenix, June 22, 2009 (www.kpho.com)"Police: Dog Still On Loose After Attack," KHPO Phoenix, June 22, 2009 (www.kpho.com)1"Pit bulls attack Phoenix postal carrier," AZ Central, February 3, 2009 (www.azcentral.com)1"80-yr-old attacked by pit bull; Dog shot by police," AZ Family, June 26, 2009 (www.azfamily.com)1Rob Hayes, "Man stabs pit bull in self defense," ABC7, January 7, 2009 (abclocal.go.com)1"Boy stops pit bull attack with his bare hands," Bakersfield Now, January 4, 2009 (www.bakersfieldnow.com)1"Pit bull severs thumb of animal control officer in Bell Gardens," Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2009 (latimesblogs.latimes.com)1Courtney Dwyer, "Woman Attacked by Two Pit Bulls," San Diego 6CW, January 14, 2009 (www.sandiego6.com)1Michael Manekin, "Colma owner of pit bull accused of attacking police officer pleads not guilty," Inside Bay Area, April 2, 20091Brian Day, "Glendora police officer bitten by Pit Bull," SGV Tribune, May 31, 2009 (www.insidesocal.com)1Sara Sandrick, "Pit-Bull Attacks 13-Year-Old Boy During Superbowl Party," KFSN-TV, January 5, 2009 (abclocal.go.com)1"3-year-old boy bitten; pit bull is euthanized," The Modesto Bee, June 8, 2009 (www.modbee.com)1Christee Lemons, "Pit bull killed after attack in Montclair," San Bernardino County Sun, June 29, 2009 (www.sbsun.com)1"Sacramento Child, 4, Attacked by Family Pit Bull," News 10, June 17, 2009 (www.news10.net)1Kurt Schaupper, "Girl recovering after pit bull attack," Hi-Desert Star, May 9, 2009 (www.hidesertstar.com)1"Public's assistance sought in finding dog," The Reporter, January 18, 2009 (www.thereporter.com)1Tonya Buchyns, "Pit bull attacks woman, kills pet," Times Herald, March 19, 2009 (www.timesheraldonline.com)1"Dog Sitter Bit By Pit Bull," The Denver Channel, January 14, 2009 (www.thedenverchannel.com)"Dog Sitter Bit By Pit Bull," The Denver Channel, January 14, 2009 (www.thedenverchannel.com)1"Woman Survives Attack By Two Pit Bulls," KOAT Alburquerque, May 15, 2009 (www.koat.com)1Nate Taylor, "Video shows Fort Collins woman, dog hurt in attack by pit bulls," Coloradoan.com, April 10, 2009 (www.coloradoan.com)1Cassie Hewlings, "Dog that mauled boy forced its way into Fruita woman's home months earlier," GJSentinel,com, March 2, 20091Joe Garden, "7-year-old Attacked By Dog," NBC 11, February 26, 2009 (www.nbc11news.com)1"Pit bull attacks owner in Greeley," The Tribune, May 9, 2009 (www.greeleytribune.com)1Greg Smith, "Mail carrier hospitalized after pit bull attack in Norwich," Norwich Bulletin, May 1, 2009 (www.norwichbulletin.com)1Frank Gerace, "Pit bull attack hospitalizes 9-year-old," WDEL, January 24, 2009 (www.wdel.com)