| Dog Attack Deaths and Maimings, U.S. & Canada, 1982 to 2012 |
| Breed | Attacks Doing
Bodily Harm | Child
Victims | Adult
Victims | Deaths | Maimings |
| Akita |
65 |
42 |
19 |
8 |
47 |
| Akita mix (unspecific) |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Akita/Chow Mix |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Akita/Lab Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Akita/Terrier Mix |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Airedale/Boxer Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Airedale |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Australian Blue Heeler |
13 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Australian Shepherd |
7 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
Australian Shepherd Mix
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Basset/GSD Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Beagle |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Belgian Shepherd (Malinois)
|
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
4 |
Black Mouth Cur
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Blue Heeler |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| Border Collie |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Boston Terrier
|
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Boxer
|
50 |
15 |
16 |
6 |
21 |
Boxer/Boston Terrier Mix
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Boxer/Bull Mastiff Mix
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Boxer/German Shepherd Mix
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Boxer Mix
|
4 |
2 |
2
|
1 |
3 |
Boxer/Sharpei Mix
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Briard |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Brittany Spaniel |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Bulldog (American) |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
| Bulldog (English) |
20 |
12 |
4 |
1 |
14 |
| Bull Mastiff (Presa Canario) |
87 |
30 |
33 |
14 |
46 |
| Bull Mastiff/German Shepherd |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Bull Mastiff/Rottweiler |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
Bull Mastiff/Boxer
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Bull Terrier (Not Pit)
|
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Cane Corso/Italian Mastiff
|
13 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
8 |
Cane Corso/Pit Bull Mix
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Catahoula |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Catahoula/Pit Bull Mix
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Caucasian Shepherd
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Chesapeake Bay Retriever
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Chihuahua
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Chow |
55 |
36 |
16 |
7 |
37 |
Chow/German Shepherd Mix
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Chow/Husky Mix |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Chow/Lab Mix |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Chow/Sharpei Mix
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Chow Mix (Other) |
6 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
| Cocker Spaniel |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Collie |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Collie/Retriever Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Coonhound |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Dalmatian |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Dalmatian/Akita Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Dachschund |
6 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
| Doberman |
15 |
8 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
Doberman/Great Dane Mix
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Dogo Argentino
|
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Doge de Bordeaux |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| East Highland Terrier |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Fila Brasiero |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| German Shepherd |
96 |
60 |
28 |
14 |
59 |
| German Shepherd Mix |
41 |
26 |
12 |
7 |
26 |
| German Shepherd/Husky Mix |
6 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| German Shepherd/Lab Mix |
10 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Golden Retriever |
11 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
| Golden Retriever Mix |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Golden Retriever/Lab Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Great Dane |
33 |
11 |
7 |
3 |
16 |
| Great Pyrenees |
3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Greyhound |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Hound Mix
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Husky |
71 |
44 |
5 |
24 |
20 |
| Husky/Malamute Mix |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Husky/Lab Mix |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Jack Russell Terrier |
5 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Jack Russell/English Bulldog
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Karelian Bear Dog
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Labrador |
49 |
33 |
14 |
3 |
38 |
| Labrador Mix |
18 |
13 |
5 |
1 |
16 |
| Labrador/Blue Heeler Mix |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Labrador/Boxer Mix |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Labrador/Doberman Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Labrador/St. Bernard Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Malamute |
8 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
| Labrador Mix |
10 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
9 |
| Mastiff |
13 |
11 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
Mastiff/Rhodesian Ridgeback
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Mini Pinscher
|
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Norweigan Elkhound |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Old English Sheep Dog |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Old English Sheep Dog Mix |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Pit Bull
|
2,235 |
911 |
806 |
233 |
1,268 |
| Pit Bull/Akita Mix |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Pit Bull/Boxer Mix |
27 |
11 |
10 |
2 |
17 |
| Pit Bull/Chow Mix |
10 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
4 |
| Pit Bull/Doberman Mix |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Pit Bull/Doberman/GSD/Lab |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Pit Bull/GSD Mix |
12 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
| Pit Bull/Lab Mix |
25 |
20 |
6 |
5 |
18 |
| Pit Bull/Rhodesian Ridgeback Mix |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Pit Bull/Rottweiler Mix |
49 |
10 |
8 |
2 |
14 |
| Pit Bull/Sharpei Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Pit Bull/Sheltie Mix |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| Pit Bull/Weimaraner Mix |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Pit Bull/Wolf Hybrid Mix |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Pit Bull Mix (Unknown) |
7 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Pointer Mix |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Pomeranian |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Poodle |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Poodle/Terrier Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Pug |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Pug/Rottweiler Mix |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Queensland Heeler |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Rottweiler |
495 |
278 |
131 |
81 |
277 |
| Rottweiler/Chow Mix |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Rottweiler/GSD Mix |
18 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
14 |
| Rottweiler/Lab Mix |
7 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
| Rottweiler/Mastiff Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Russian Terrier |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Saint Bernard |
6 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Schnauzer |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Sharpei |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
| Sharpei/Rottweiler Mix |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Sharpei Mix (Unknown) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Sharpei/Lab Mix |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Shiba Inu
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shih Tzu
|
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Springer Spaniel |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Terrier Mix (Not Pit Bull)
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Tosa |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Unidentified |
17 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
| Weimaraner |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
West Highland Terrier
|
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Wheaten Terrier |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| Wolf Hybrid |
84 |
69 |
5 |
19 |
48 |
| Total |
3,887 |
1,823 |
1,216 |
513 |
2,213 |
| Breeds of dogs involved in human dog bite-related fatalities (DBRF) in the United States, by 2-year period, between 1983 and 1998. Death-based approach of counting most frequent purebreds and crossbreds involved in 7 or more human DBRF. |
| Breed | 1983- 1984 | 1985- 1986 | 1987- 1988 | 1989- 1990 | 1991- 1992 | 1993- 1994 | 1995- 1996 | 1997- 1998 |
| Purebred |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Pit bull-type |
10 |
9 |
11* |
8 |
6 |
5 |
4* |
6 |
| Rottweiler |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
| German Shepard Dog |
4* |
1 |
1 |
4* |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Husky-type |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Malamute |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Doberman Pinscher |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Chow Chow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Great Dane |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Saint Bernard |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Crossbred |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Wolf-dog hybrid |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Mixed-breed |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| German Shepard Dog |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2† |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Pit bull-type |
0 |
3 |
2† |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Husky-type |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Rottweiler |
0 |
0 |
1† |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Alaskan Malamute |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chow Chow |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Doberman Pinscher |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Saint Bernard |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Great Dane |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1† |
| No. deaths for which breed was known |
26* |
24 |
22 |
34* |
24 |
25 |
26* |
27 |
* Numbers differ from previous reports because police/guard dogs “at work” were excluded, and 1 new DBRF was identified as occurring in 1996. A purebred dog and a crossbred dog of this breed were involved in a single fatality; therefore, that breed is counted only once in the total column.
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