victim #366

Carlton Freeman

May 2013, Dorchester County, SC
Carlton Freeman, 80
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2013, Los Angeles County, CA
Pamela Devitt, 63
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2013, Fulton County, GA
Beau Rutledge, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2013, Jasper County, IA
Jordyn Arndt, 4
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2013, San Joaquin County, CA
Claudia Gallardo, 38
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2013, Bay County, FL
Tyler Jett, 7
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2013, Bryan County, GA
Monica Laminack, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2013, Walworth County, WI
Daxton Borchardt, 1
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2013, Knox County, IL
Ryan Maxwell, 7
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2013, Uvalde County, TX
Isaiah Aguilar, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2013, Riverside County, CA
Elsie Grace, 91
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2013, Montgomery County, TX
Christian Gormanous, 4
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2013, Greenwood County, SC
Betty Todd, 65
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2012, Shawnee County, KS
Savannah Edwards, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2012, Fresno County, CA
Esteban Alavez, 34
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2012, Wayne County, MI
Tarilyn Bowles, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2012, Robeson County, NC
Mary Jo Hunt, 54
Fatal dog attack involving pit bulls
September 2012, Oklahoma County, OK
Nellie Davis, 60
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2012, Johnson, Tarrant Counties, TX
Rayden Bruce, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2012, Perquimans County, NC
James Hudson, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2012, Jefferson County, AR
Deborah Wilson Roberts, 45
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2012, Cook County, IL
Charles Hagerman, 44
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2012, DeKalb County, GA
Rebecca Carey, 23
Fatal dog attack involving pit bulls
July 2012, Hamilton County, OH
Ronnel Brown, 40
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2012, Washoe County, NV
Kevin Latz, 50
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2012, San Deigo County, CA
Tyzhel Latella McWilliams, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2012, Person County, NC
Eugene Cameron, 65
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2012, Allen County, OH
Makayla Darnell, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2012, Maricopa County, AZ
Maryann Hanula, 73
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2012, Doña Ana County, NM
Jazilyn Mesa, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2012, Santa Fe County, NM
Clifford Wright, 74
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2012, Bryan County, OK
James Hurst, 92
Fatal pit bull attack
Maryland Court of Appeals confirms pit bulls are inherently dangerous in Tracey v. Solesky.
March 2012, Victoria County, TX
Kylar Johnson, 4
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2012, San Diego County, CA
Diane Jansen, 59
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2012, Montgomery County, TX
Jace Valdez, 1
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2011, Bradley County, TN
Mable McCallister, 84-years old
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2011, San Diego County, CA
Emako Mendoza, 76
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2011, Lowndes County, GA
Misti Wyno, 40
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2011, Winnebago County, IL
Tonia Parks, 39
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2011, White County, IN
Joseph Hines, 58
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2011, Harris County, TX
Edna Dyson, 71
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2011, Potter, Randall Counties, TX
Mya Maria Maeda, < 1
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
September 2011, New Haven County, CT
Nevaeh Bryant, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2011, Harris County, TX
Brayden McCollen, < 1
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
August 2011, Bladen County, NC
Addyson Camerino, < 1
Fatal pack attack involving pit bull
August 2011, Philadelphia County, PA
Carmen Ramos, 50
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2011, Pima County, AZ
Michael Cook, 61
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2011, San Mateo County, CA
Darla Napora, 32
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2011, Chesterfield County, VA
Salvador Cotto, < 1
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
June 2011, Putnam County, FL
Roy McSweeney, 74
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2011, Spotsylvania County, VA
David Quyon Haigler, 38
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2011, Sierra County, NM
Margaret Salcedo, 48
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2011, Carter County, OK
Virgil Cantrell, 50
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2011, San Bernardino County, CA
Jennie Erquiaga, 47
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2011, Kalamazoo County, MI
Darius Tillman, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2011, Pontotoc County, MS
Ronnie Waldo, 51
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2011, Union County, NC
Makayla Woodard, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2011, Colusa County, CA
Linda Leal, 51
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2010, Riverside County, CA
Edward Mitchell, 67
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2010, Dillon County, SC
Justin Lane, 25
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2010, Rusk County, TX
Kaden Muckleroy, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2010, Riverside County, CA
Christina Casey, 53
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2010, Duval County, FL
Justin Valentin, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2010, Callaway County, MO
Rev. John Reynolds, 84
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2010, McMinn County, TN
Mattie Daugherty, 85
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2010, Marshall County, IL
Jason Walter, 7
Fatal pack attack involving pit bulls
August 2010, Calaveras County, CA
Jerry Yates, 69
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2010, Bibb County, GA
Tracey Payne, 46
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2010, Contra Costa County, CA
Jacob Bisbee, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2010, Shelby County, TN
William Parker, 71
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2010, Lorain County, OH
Michael Winters, 30
Fatal pack attack involving pit bulls
June 2010, Howard County, IN
Savannah Gragg, 9
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2010, San Bernardino County, CA
Nathan Aguirre, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2010, Pasco County, FL
Thomas James Carter Jr., < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2010, Lee County, SC
Ethel Horton, 65
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2010, Rockdale, GA
Baby Jane Doe, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2010, Philadelphia County, PA
Christine Staab, 37
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2010, Hinds County, MS
Anastasia Bingham, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2010, Cook County, IL
Johnny Wilson, 56
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2010, San Bernardino County, CA
Omar Martinez, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2009, Monroe County, WV
Lowell Edison Bowden, 70
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2009, Clay County, IL
Rosie Humphreys, 85
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2009, Union County, MS
Destiny Marie Knox, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2009, Nevada County, AR
Matthew Clayton Hurt, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2009, Merced County, CA
Colten Smith, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2009, Orange County, VA
Jasmine Deane, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2009, Hardy County, WV
Baby John Doe, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2009, Loudoun County, VA
Carter Delaney, 20
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2009, Williamson County, IL
Gabrial Mandrell-Sauerhage, 3
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)
June 2009, Rusk County, TX
Justin Clinton, 10
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2009, Macomb County, MI
Leonard Lovejoy Jr., < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2009, Bexar County, TX
Izaiah Gregory Cox, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2009, Caldwell, Guadalupe Counties, TX
Tyson Miller, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2009, Thomas County, GA
Cheyenne Peppers, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2008, Riverside County, CA
Gerald Adelmund, 60
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2008, Clark County, NV
Alexander Adams, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2008, Delaware County, IN
Chester R. Jordan, 62
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2008, Honolulu County, HI
Iokepa Liptak, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2008, Ventura County, CA
Katya Todesco, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2008, Clark County, NV
Cendi Kia Carey, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2008, Evangeline County, LA
Luna McDaniel, 83
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2008, New York City (Richmond), NY
Henry Piotrowski, 90
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2008, Anchorage County, AK
Isis Krieger, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2008, Wayne County, MI
Robert Howard, 38
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2008, Jackson, MS
Tony Evans Jr., 3
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2008, Hidalgo County, TX
Pablo Lopez (Hernandez), 5
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2008, Stephens County, TX
Tanner Joshua Monk, 7
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2008, Onslow County, NC
Julian Slack, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2008, Beauregard County, LA
Kelli Chapman, 24
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2007, San Bernardino County, CA
Kelly Caldwell, 45
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2007, Rabun County, GA
Blanche Brodeur, 76
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2007, Dorchester County, SC
Holden Jernigan, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2007, Placer County, CA
Cora Lee Suehead, 61
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2007, Knox County, TN
Jennifer Lowe, 21
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2007, Bell County, TX
Seth Lovitt, 11
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2007, Pontotoc County, OK
Rosalie Bivins, 65
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2007, Clay County, FL
Tina Marie Canterbury, 42
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2007, Dallas County, TX
Scott Warren, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2007, Hennepin County, MN
Zachary King Jr, 7
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2007, Steuben County, NY
Sabin Jones-Abbott, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2007, Volusia County, FL
Mary Diana Bernal, 62
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2007, Collier County, FL
Carshena Benjamin, 71
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2007, Chatham County, GA
Dandre Fisher, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2007, Shelby County, TN
James Chapple Jr., 59
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2007, Bexar County, TX
Celestino Rangel, 90
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2007, Dorchester County, SC
Brian Palmer, 1
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2007, Dallas, Kaufman Counties, TX
Carolina Sotello, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2007, Galveston County, TX
Pamela Rushing, 50
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2007, DeKalb County, GA
Robynn Bradley, 2
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)
January 2007, Bexar County, TX
Amber Jones, 10
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2006, Harris County, TX
Pedro Rios, 4
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2006, Russell County, AL
Richard Adams, 47
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2006, Bamberg County, SC
Allen L Young, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2006, Dillon County, SC
John Davis, 10
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2006, Montgomery County, TX
David "Ted" McCurry, 41
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2006, Rockland County, NY
Jeannine Fusco, 44
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2006, Dickens County, TX
Frank Campell Baber, 49
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2006, Osceola County, FL
John Brannaman, 81
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2006, Wyandotte County, KS
Jimmie McConnell, 71
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2006, Hidalgo County, TX
Mireya Puga Davila, 3
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)
July 2006, Monongalia County, WV
Brandon Coleman, 25
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2006, Newton County, MS
Javelin Anderson, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2006, San Bernardino County, CA
Shawn Lee McCafferty, 27
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2006, Calvert County, MD
Raymond Tomco, 78
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2006, Rio Arriba County, NM
Juan Francisco Garcia, 53
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2006, Los Angeles County, CA
John Doe, 25
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2006, Davie County, NC
Charles Dalton, 52
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2006, Washington County, OK
Cody Adair, 4
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2005, Wayne County, MI
Mary Stiles, 91
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2005, Milam, Williamson Counties, TX
Lillian Loraine Stiles, 76
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2005, Bexar County, TX
Roberto Aguilera, 64
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2005, Jefferson County, KY
Hulon Barbour, 60
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2005, Jefferson County, KY
Kylee Johnson, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2005, Los Angeles County, CA
Mike Rocha Gomez, 86
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)
October 2005, Suffolk, VA
Jonathan Martin, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2005, Spalding County, GA
Dazavious K. Williams, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2005, San Francisco County, CA
Nicholas Faibish, 12
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2005, Cabell County, WV
Arianna Fleeman, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2005, St. Louis, MO
Lorinze Reddings, 42
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2005, Cuyahoga County, OH
Ernie Assad, 82
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)
April 2005, Wayne County, MI
Cassidy Jeter, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2005, Spotsylvania County, VA
Dorothy Sullivan, 82
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2005, Chambers County, AL
Barbara Pilkington, 70
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2005, Whiteside County, IL
Lydia E. Chaplin, 14
Fatal pack attack involving pit bulls
January 2005, Fresno County, CA
Tyler Babcock, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2004, Navajo County, AZ
Annilee McKinnon, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2004, Orange County, FL
Myles Leakes, 4
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2004, Hancock County, MS
Kamryn Billingsley, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
October 2004, Hillsborough County, FL
Anton Brown, 8
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2004, Spartanburg County, SC
Isaiah Calandis Smith, < 2
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
August 2004, Daviess County, KY
Mary DeLacy, 87
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2004, Nacogdoches County, TX
Jordan Lee Parker, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2004, Montgomery County, TX
Baby John Doe, < 1
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
July 2004, Cook County, GA
Patricia Anderson, 2
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
April 2004, Wayne County, MI
Baby John Doe, 1
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2004, Mecklenburg County, NC
Roddie Dumas, Jr., 8
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2004, Harnett County, NC
Nathan Roy Hil, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2003, Montgomery County, AL
Florence Morris, 78
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2003, Marion County, FL
Alice Broom, 82
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2003, Elbert County, CO
Jennifer Brooke, 40
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2003, Harris County, TX
Fannie Pearl Pharms, 58
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)
September 2003, Rabun County, GA
Isaiah Alley, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2003, Baltimore County, MD
Terry Allen Jr., < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2003, Riverside County, CA
Somer Clugston, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2003, Westchester County, NY
Bonnie Page, 75
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2003, Pierce County, WA
Tre-Sean Forsman, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2003, Hernando County, FL
Alfred Makuc, 72
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2003, Cook County, IL
Anna Cieslewicz, 48
Fatal pit bull attack
January 2003, Gwinnett County, GA
Flora Lubin, 52
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2002, Bergen County, NJ
Julia Mazziotto, 80
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2002, Laclede County, MO
Michael Caylan Garner, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
August 2002, Wapello County, IA
CharLee Shepherd, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2002, Harris County, TX
Dorothy Carter, 52
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2002, New Castle County, DE
Zachary Grant, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
November 2001, DeKalb County, GA
David Raeford, 40
Fatal heart attack after altercation with a pit bull
October 2001, Pope County, AR
Carolyn Shatswell, 50
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2001, San Joaquin County, CA
James Dehoyos, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2001, Cook County, IL
Alexander Gillis, 77
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
July 2001, Maricopa County, AZ
Alexandro Caballero Mendoza, 50
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2001, Whitfield County, GA
Mathew Cummings, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2001, Hawaii County, HI
Tyran Moniz-Hilderbrand, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
June 2001, Washington County, UT
Mike Copeland, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2001, Bristol County, MA
Mackenzie Madera, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
December 2000, Pima County, AZ
Louis Tenorio, 59
Fatal pit bull attack
September 2000, Smith County, TX
Ahleah Austin, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2000, Van Buren County, AR
Johnathan French, 8
Fatal pit bull attack
July 2000, Lubbock County, TX
Alva Rogers, 82
Fatal pit bull attack
May 2000, Alachua County, FL
Quentin Wright, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2000, San Bernardino County, CA
Cash Carson, 10
Fatal pit bull attack
April 2000, Jefferson Parish, LA
Armini Virgil (Ramani Virgil), 2
Fatal pit bull attack
March 2000, Clay County, FL
Dallas Isham, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
February 2000, Geauga County, OH
Josiah Holden, 5
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
Just after the American bulldog is recognized as a breed in 1999 by the UKC, Ohio includes the American bulldog as a dog "commonly known as a pit bull" under it's statewide pit bull law.
December 1999, Fairfield County, SC
John Mickle, 46
Fatal pit bull attack
November 1999, Pima County, AZ
Joan Encinas, 42
Fatal pit bull attack
August 1999, Cocke County, TN
Malcolm Morelock, 2
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
July 1999, Citrus County, FL
Melissa Hunt, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
June 1999, San Diego County, CA
Shalen Darshea Cammon, 3
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
February 1999, Marion County, OR
Jesus Gasca, 8
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
February 1999, Chatham County, GA
Roger Eugene Dukes, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1999, Los Angeles County, CA
Fily Araujo, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
CDC stops tracking fatal dog attack data by breed.
September 1998, Wayne County, MI
Frankie Higginbotham, 44
Fatal pit bull attack
January 1998, Rockingham County, NC
Tina Piraino, 9
Fatal pit bull attack
October 1997, Lubbock County, TX
Aurora Gonzales, 64
Fatal pit bull attack
August 1997, Washington County, FL
Jonathan Langford, 7
Fatal pit bull attack
July 1997, New York City (Queens), NY
Salvatore Biagini, 70
Fatal heart attack after altercation with a pit bull
April 1997, Barton County, MO
Derrick Brandell, 4
Fatal pit bull attack
December 1996, New York City (Bronx), NY
Frank Camis, 82
Fatal pit bull attack
October 1995, Yakima County, WA
Walter Feser, 75
Fatal pit bull attack
September 1995, Grand Forks County, ND
Jeffrey Marshall Allen, 7
Fatal pit bull attack
July 1995, Ventura County, CA
Jessica Hull, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
November 1994, Los Angeles County, CA
Baby Doe Garcia, < 1
Fatal pack attack involving pit bulls
September 1994, New York City (Bronx), NY
Ana Claudio, 66
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1994, Baltimore County, MD
Tevin Williams, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
July 1993, Tulare County, CA
Luis Gordo Hernandez, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
November 1992, Cumberland County, NC
Beulah Owens, 91
Fatal pit bull attack
September 1992, Cuyahoga County, OH
Angela Kaplan, 28
Fatal pit bull attack
May 1992, Orange County, FL
Randall Ayers, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1992, Anchorage County, AK
Baby John Doe, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1992, Kent County, MI
Derrick Goree, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
September 1991, Jefferson County, KY
Steven Ray "Rocky" Oerther, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
April 1991, Allen County, IN
Nicholas Alexander Hinton, 2
Fatal pit bull attack and wolf hybrid
October 1990, Collin County, TX
Jessica Cole, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
July 1990, Cook County, IL
Tionna Kenny, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
July 1990, Oconee County, SC
Jason Lee Wilson, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
June 1990, Cook County, IL
Kelsey Provo, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
June 1990, Shelby County, TN
Betty Lou Stidham, 57
Fatal pit bull attack
April 1990, Gwinnett County, GA
James C. Mills, 81
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
February 1990, Crittenden County, AR
Lillian Butler, 72
Fatal pit bull attack
January 1990, Los Angeles County, CA
Lilly Marjee, 70
Fatal pit bull attack
(1989 to 1991) California, Florida and Texas enact statewide anti-BSL laws.
November 1989, Humboldt County, CA
Garrett East, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
October 1989, Duval County, FL
Frances Fletcher, 73
Fatal dog attack: "bulldogs" (beaten off with a baseball bat)
Denver County, Colorado enacts pit bull ban.
May 1989, Brazoria County, TX
Dustin Webb, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
Miami-Dade County, Florida enacts pit bull ban.
December 1988, Stark County, OH
Amber Haverstock, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
November 1988, Kane County, IL
Kevin Cull, 25
Fatal pit bull attack
October 1988, Comanche County, OK
Doyce Fielder III, 7
Fatal pit bull attack
March 1988, DeKalb County, GA
Chatt (Chett) Hyder, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1988, Bibb County, AL
Will Smith, 82
Fatal pit bull attack
December 1987, Wayne County, MI
Brian Lillis, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
December 1987, Galveston County, TX
Johannes Wilkins, 83
Fatal pit bull attack
September 1987, Franklin County, OH
Shannon Tucker, 2
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)
July 1987, Monroe County, NY
Robert Barbarita, 29
Fatal pit bull attack
June 1987, Santa Clara County, CA
James Soto, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
State of Ohio enacts pit bull law.
April 1987, Montgomery County, OH
Dr. William G. Eckman, 67
Fatal pit bull attack
April 1987, Oklahoma County, OK
Melissa Larabee, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
January 1987, Cuyahoga County, OH
Woodie Mitchell, 83
Fatal pit bull attack
November 1986, DeKalb County, GA
Billy Gordon Jr., 4
Fatal pit bull attack
October 1986, Denver County, CO
Fernando Salazar, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
Cincinnati, Ohio enacts pit bull ban.
September 1986, Dallas County, TX
Sarah Faye DeMos, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
June 1986, Gogebic County, MI
Kyle Corullo, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
April 1986, Pike County, GA
Renee Smith, 8
Fatal pit bull attack
April 1986, Volusia County, FL
Aaron Hutchings, 79
Fatal pit bull attack
April 1986, Multnomah County, OR
Christopher Dickey, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1986, Gregg County, TX
Steven Mark Fiengo Jr., 6
Fatal pit bull attack
South Miami, Florida enacts pit bull law.
October 1985, Clackamas County, OR
Jessica Sue Huhn, 4
Fatal pit bull attack
September 1985, Baltimore County, MD
Rebecca Puckett, 57
Fatal pit bull attack
March 1985, Cobb County, GA
Eckhard Borchardt, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1985, Maricopa County, AZ
Deborah Pernell, 33
Fatal pit bull attack
March 1985, Mecklenburg County, NC
James Shirley, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
December 1984, Broward County, FL
Daniel Lloyd Smith, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
October 1984, New York City (Manhattan), NY
Coral Robinson, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
September 1984, Knoxville County, TN
Douglas Edward Waddell Jr., < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1984, Montgomery County, TX
James Miller, 4
Fatal pit bull attackVillage of Tijeras, New Mexico enacts pit bull ban.
February 1984, Yamhill, County, OR
Shannon Vaughn, 15
Fatal pit bull attack
December 1983, Coffee County, AL
Jane Doe, 64
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
October 1983, Cook County, IL
Patricia Aliprandi, < 2
Fatal dog attack involving pit bull-mix
October 1983, Harper County, KS
Grace Parsons, 67
Fatal pit bull attack
July 1983, Athens-Clarke County County, GA
Jennifer Rasper, 7
Fatal pit bull attack
July 1983, Los Angeles County, CA
Sara Lynn Delance, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
June 1983, Hamilton County, OH
Marcellus Hampton, 11
Fatal pit bull attack
March 1983, Cherokee County, NC
Ruby Smith, 79
Fatal pit bull attack
October 1982, Cuyahoga County, OH
Crystal Rose White, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
June 1982, San Diego County, CA
George De Martini, 68
Fatal pit bull attack
May 1982, Elmore County, AL
Angela Jones, 7
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
December 1981, San Bernardino County, CA
Sheldon Smith, 47
Died four days after pit bull attack due to blood poisoning
August 1981, Cameron County, TX
Jason Cabe, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
1981, Honolulu County, HI
John Doe, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
April 1981, Hockley County, TX
Kelly Brown, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
Topeka, Kansas enacts pit bull law.
November 1980, Bibb County, GA
Charles Vance Coleman, 11
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1980, Los Angeles County, CA
Norman Ben Jr., 3
Fatal pit bull attack
Hollywood, Florida enacts first modern pit bull law.
1979 to 1982, SC
John Doe Toddler, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
September 1979, Maricopa County, AZ
Lillian Whitehead, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
1975 to 1979 marks the leakage period, when pit bulls leaked into the general population and their breeding numbers surged.
December 1978, Brevard County, FL
Glen David Phelps, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
May 1977, Riverside County, CA
Mathew Cochran, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
July 1976, Alameda County, CA
Michael McNair, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
May 1976, Fresno County, CA
Misty Lee, 6
Fatal pit bull attack
Prior to the 1970's, pit bulls were often called pit dogs, pit bulldogs, bull terriers and bulldogs. Even today, pit bulls are called "bulldogs."
September 1965, Dallas County, TX
Mark Paul Dale, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
April 1965, Salt Lake County, UT
David Carr Hackwell, 5
Fatal pit bull attack
May 1951, St. Clair County, IL
Fred William Mills, 3
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
February 1951, Bell County, TX
Mary De La Pena, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
July 1947, New York City (Bronx), NY
Stanley Balaban, 11
Fatal pit bull attack
February 1945, Los Angeles County, CA
Marguerite Theresa Derdenger, < 2
Fatal pit bull attack
May 1945, Dade County, FL
Doretta Zinke, 39
Fatal pit bull attack
May 1940, Winkler County, TX
Raleigh Leroy Henderson, 3
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
December 1937, Wichita County, TX
L. G. Brown, 71
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
In 1935, the American Kennel Club (AKC) began recognizing the pit bull breed, but only under name "Staffordshire Terrier."
March 1934, Worcester County, MA
Eunice Dean, 4
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
May 1931, Cook County, IL
Mary Loretta Watson, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
August 1919, Warren County, MS
John Doe, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
(Above) First documented instance of a bulldog used to savage an African American man to death in a violent race clash - Vicksburg, Mississippi.
September 1917, New Orleans, LA
John T. Michel, Jr., 4
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
August 1917, New York City (Bronx), NY
Ralph Perotta (John Potta), 9
Fatal dog attack involving bull terrier (pit bull-type)
September 1916, Johnston County, OK
Jane Doe, 8
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
December 1912, Jefferson County, AL
Jasper Goff, 5
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
June 1912, Cook County, IL
Ignatz Obolhusky, < 1
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
June 1911, Dutchess County, NY
Esther Haight, 25
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
By August 1911, Ogden enacted a pit "bulldog" ordinance. The dogs are known as a menace.
Also, there is a public call to ban pit "bulldogs" in the District of Columbia after a series of attacks.
May 1911, Jefferson County, IL
John Doe Yearwood, 4
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
March 1910, New York City (Manhattan), NY
Bernard Romm, 10
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
December 1909, New York City (Manhattan), NY
Carl Limpert, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bull terrier (pit bull-type)
November 1909, New York City (Manhattan), NY
John Eldice, < 2
Fatal dog attack involving bull terrier (pit bull-type)
August 1909, New York City (Brooklyn), NY
Laura Liebess, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
February 1909, Essex County, MA
Bert Colby Leadbetter, 2
Fatal pit bull attack
May 1908, Baltimore County, MD
George Davis, 30
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
March 1908, Hamilton County, OH
Baby Doe, < 1
Fatal pit bull attack
September 1907, Philadelphia County, PA
Jefferson Norris, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
July 1907, Logan County, OK
Baby Doe Manning, 2
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
May 1907, Knox County, IN
Baby Doe Miller, 2
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
February 1907, Plymouth County, MA
Margaret Goss, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
February 1907, Philadelphia County, PA
Lena Smith, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
May 1906, Lamar County, TX
Mrs. James Crow, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
June 1905, Cook County, IL
Yvonne Davis, < 2
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
July 1902, Alleghany County, VA
Pedestrian John Doe
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
January 1902, Westchester County, NY
Mary Kelly, 5
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
September 1901, Mercer County, PA
Mabel Mahon, 6
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
August 1901, Sangamon County, IL
Martha Baxter, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
September 1900, Jefferson County, KY
Baby Doe Johnston < 1
Fatal dog attack: bulldog-ratter (pit bull-type)
In April 1898, pit bull fancier Chauncey Z. Bennett formed the United Kennel Club (UKC), the first club to recognize the pit bull breed.
December 1897, Ashtabula County, OH
Clifford Squires, 6
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
June 1896, Albemarie County, VA
Johnnie Martin, 11
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
June 1896, Racine County, WI
Harry Acklam, 7
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
By August 1896, Sacramento enacted a pit "bulldog" ordinance. The dogs are known as savage.
Also, there is a public call to ban pit "bulldogs" in the City of Chicago after a series of attacks.
February 1896, Bergen County, NJ
Maggie Gorman, 6
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
First documented home invasion attack.
June 1894, Schuylkill County, PA
Frank Tory, Child
Fatal pit bull attack
May 1894, Mercer County, KY
Mary Brand, 16
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
June 1892, Cook County, IL
Herman Kronkaw, 2
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
April 1891, Los Angeles County, CA
Don Shorb, 7
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
April 1891, Dubuque County, IA
John Doe Meyer, 10
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
March 1891, Berks County, PA
"Birdie" Miller, Child
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
September 1889, Racine County, WI
Joseph Hurtzen, 9
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
July 1889, Hamilton County, OH
John Pumphrey, 73
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
May 1889, Licking County, OH
John Doe, 6
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
October 1888, Cumberland/Franklin Counties, PA
Isaac Lifter, Adult
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)
March 1887, New Haven County, CT
Baby Doe Sweeney, 3
Fatal pit bull attack
March 1886, Cook County, IL
Georgie Johnson, 5
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
September 1885, Greene County, OH
Jane Doe Parsons, 4
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
July 1885, Lehigh County, PA
Baby Doe Beining, < 1
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
February 1881, McKean County, PA
Miss Shearer, 16
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
July 1879, Bergen County, NJ
Sammy Ryer, Child
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
September 1878, Stark County, OH
Jane Doe Applinger, 3
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
March 1877, Hamilton County, OH
Jane Doe Boote, Child
Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)
January 1858, Brooklyn County, NY
Eddie Johnston, Child
Fatal dog attack involving bulldogs (pit bull-type)

fact

U.S. fatal pit bull attacks have reached 220 since 1998; the last year the CDC studied fatal dog attack data. In the last 8-year period of the CDC study (1991 to 1998), pit bulls averaged 2.8 deaths per year. From 2005 to 2012, the most recent 8-year period, pit bulls averaged 18.8 per year, an increase of 670%.