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In 2025, U.S. fatal pit bull attacks surpassed 600 since 1998; the last year the CDC studied fatal dog attack data by breed. In the last 8-year period of the CDC study (1991 to 1998), pit bulls averaged 2.9 deaths per year. In a modern 5-year period (2020 to 2024), pit bulls averaged 38.2 deaths per year.resources
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1896 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Harry Acklam
June 1896, Racine County, WI Harry Acklam, 7 Fatal dog attack: bulldogs (pit bull-type) View: Victim’s memorial website View: Related DogsBite.org blog post The police began an investigation and an hour later found the remains of the lad in a … Continue reading
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