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U.S. fatal pit bull attacks have surpassed 370 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. From 2013 to 2020, the most recent 8-year period, pit bulls averaged 28.4 deaths per year, an increase of over 850%.Breed-Specific Laws
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2020 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: McKenzie Terwell
January 2020, Montgomery County, OH McKenzie Terwell, < 1 Fatal pit bull attack – Child death View related map Dayton, OH – On January 9, just before midnight, Dayton police officers were dispatched to a home in the 100 block … Continue reading

2018 Pit Bull Fatality: Della Riley
August 2018, Cincinnati, Ohio Della Riley, 42-years old Fatal pit bull attack View related map The Hamilton County Coroner confirmed that a West Price Hill mother was mauled to death by her own pit bull on Wednesday. The coroner identified … Continue reading

2015 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Annie Williams
July 2015, Cuyahoga County, OH Annie Williams, 71 Fatal pit bull attack View related map 07/14/15: A medical examiner said that 71-year old Annie Williams who was attacked by a pit bull died from bite wounds and crushing injuries to … Continue reading

2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Cindy Whisman
August 2014, Butler County, OH Cindy Whisman, 59 Fatal pit bull attack See related map Madison Township, OH – In a developing story, a 59-year old woman was attacked and killed by her family’s pit bull in Madison Township. The … Continue reading

2014 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Johnathan Quarles, Jr.
July 2014, Montgomery County, OH Johnathan Quarles, Jr., < 1 Fatal pit bull attack – Child death View related map 07/20/14: Family Pit Bull Kills Baby Dayton, OH – In a developing story, homicide detectives where called out to a … Continue reading

1850 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Baby Schenck
October 1850, Montgomery County, OH Baby Schenck, child Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack Lewisburg Chronicle Library of Congress November 6, 1850 Awful Death of a Child Mrs. Schenck a widow, living some five miles beyond Montgomery, in this county, had … Continue reading

2012 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Makayla Darnell
May 2012, Allen County, OH Makayla Darnell, < 1 Fatal pit bull attack View related map 05/18/12: Lucas County Coroner Dr. Cynthia Beisser said Friday that the baby died from blunt force injury to the head. Beisser said it was … Continue reading

1889 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – John Pumphrey
July 1889, Hamilton County, OH John Pumphrey, 73 Fatal dog attack: bulldogs (pit bull-type) See related map The Evening Bulletin July 26, 1889 Library of Congress …While passing a stone yard two savage bulldogs belonging to Anthony Hess, night watchman … Continue reading
