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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: Demi Witherspoon
March 2020, Portsmouth, VA Demi Witherspoon, 2 Fatal pit bull attack – Child death View related map Portsmouth, VA – A young child is dead after being attacked by a family pit bull in Portsmouth. On Monday, police were dispatched … Continue reading

2019 Fatal Pit Bull Attack: Morgan Crayton
September 2019, Hampton, VA Morgan Crayton, 31 Fatal Pit Bull Attack View related map Hampton, VA – A 31-year old woman has died after suffering life-threatening injuries inflicted by her own pit bull a day earlier. On Sunday at approximately … Continue reading

2017 Pit Bull Fatality: Bethany Stephens
December 2017, oochland County, Virginia Bethany Stephens, 22-years old Fatal pit bull attack View related map Goochland County, VA – On Friday, Goochland County Sheriff James Agnew gave a press conference about a 22-year old woman who was mauled to … Continue reading

2016 Pit Bull Fatality: Payton Sawyers
January 2016, Grayson County, VA Payton Sawyers, 1 Fatal pit bull attack – Child death View related map The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office has charged a couple with murder after their pit bull brutally attacked a child who was under … Continue reading

1904: ‘Pit’ Bulldog Muzzle Ordinance, Richmond VA
Would Muzzle All Bull Dogs The Times Dispatch December 1, 1904 Richmond, Virginia Library of Congress Would Muzzle All Bull Dogs Committee on Police Recommend Sweeping Ordinance to the Council The bull dog ordinance is as follows: 1. That no … Continue reading

1896 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Johnnie Martin
June 1896, Albemarie County, VA Johnnie Martin, 11 Fatal dog attack: bulldogs (pit bull-type) Boy Killed by Bulldogs Last Friday evening, Johnnie Martin, 11 years of age, son of J. Martin, Tax-collector, near Carter’s Bridge, in Albemarie county, was sent … Continue reading

2011 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – David Quyon Haigler
June 2011, Spotsylvania County, VA David Quyon Haigler, 38 Fatal dog attack: pit bull Haigler was found dead on the living room floor with wounds to his upper body. Authorities noted that a wooden baseball bat was on a sofa … Continue reading
