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  1. December 2010, Riverside County, CA
    Edward Mitchell, 67
    Fatal pit bull attack

  2. November 2010, Dillon County, SC
    Justin Lane, 25
    Fatal pit bull attack

  3. November 2010, Rusk County, TX
    Kaden Muckleroy, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  4. November 2010, Riverside County, CA
    Christina Casey, 53
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  5. October 2010, Duval County, FL
    Justin Valentin, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  6. October 2010, Callaway County, MO
    Rev. John Reynolds, 84
    Fatal pit bull attack

  7. September 2010, McMinn County, TN
    Mattie Daugherty, 85
    Fatal pit bull attack

  8. August 2010, Marshall County, IL
    Jason Walter, 7
    Fatal pack attack involving pit bulls

  9. August 2010, Calaveras County, CA
    Jerry Yates, 69
    Fatal pit bull attack

  10. August 2010, Bibb County, GA
    Tracy Payne, 46
    Fatal pit bull attack

  11. July 2010, Contra Costa County, CA
    Jacob Bisbee, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  12. July 2010, Shelby County, TN
    William Parker, 71
    Fatal pit bull attack

  13. June 2010, Lorain County, OH
    Mychael Wynters, 30
    Fatal pack attack involving pit bulls

  14. June 2010, Howard County, IN
    Savannah Gragg, 9
    Fatal pit bull attack

  15. May 2010, San Bernardino County, CA
    Nathan Aguirre, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  16. April 2010, Pasco County, FL
    Thomas Carter Jr., < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  17. March 2010, Lee County, SC
    Ethel Horton, 65
    Fatal pit bull attack

  18. February 2010, Rockdale, GA
    Infant Jane Doe < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  19. February 2010, Philadelphia County, PA
    Christine Staab, 37
    Fatal pit bull attack

  20. February 2010, Hinds County, MS
    Anastasia Bingham, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  21. January 2010, Cook County, IL
    Johnny Wilson, 56
    Fatal pit bull attack

  22. January 2010, San Bernardino County, CA
    Omar Martinez, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  23. December 2009, Monroe County, WV
    Lowell Bowden, 70
    Fatal pit bull attack

  24. November 2009, Clay County, IL
    Rosie Humphreys, 85
    Fatal pit bull attack

  25. November 2009, Union County, MS
    Destiny Knox, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  26. October 2009, Nevada County, AR
    Matthew Hurt, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  27. October 2009, Merced County, CA
    Colten Smith, < 2
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  28. September 2009, Orange County, VA
    Jasmine Deane, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  29. August 2009, Hardy County, WV
    Justin Kummer, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  30. August 2009, Loudoun County, VA
    Carter Delaney, 20
    Fatal pit bull attack

  31. June 2009, Williamson County, IL
    Gabrial Mandrell-Sauerhage, 3
    Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)

  32. June 2009, Rusk County, TX
    Justin Clinton, 10
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  33. April 2009, Macomb County, MI
    Leonard Lovejoy Jr., < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  34. March 2009, Bexar County, TX
    Izaiah Cox, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  35. March 2009, Caldwell County, TX
    Tyson Miller, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  36. January 2009, Thomas County, GA
    Cheyenne Peppers, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  37. December 2008, Riverside County, CA
    Gerald Adelmund, 60
    Fatal pit bull attack

  38. November 2008, Clark County, NV
    Alexander Adams, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  39. October 2008, Delaware County, IN
    Chester Jordan, 62
    Fatal pit bull attack

  40. October 2008, Honolulu County, HI
    Iokepa Liptak, < 1
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  41. September 2008, Ventura County, CA
    Katya Todesco, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  42. September 2008, Clark County, NV
    Cenedi Kia Carey, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  43. September 2008, Evangeline Parish, LA
    Luna McDaniel, 83
    Fatal pit bull attack

  44. August 2008, Richmond County, NY
    Henry Piotrowski, 90
    Fatal pit bull attack

  45. August 2008, Anchorage, AK
    Isis Krieger, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack

  46. August 2008, Wayne County, MI
    Robert Howard, 38
    Fatal pit bull attack

  47. July 2008, Hinds County, MS
    Tony Evans Jr., 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  48. June 2008, Hidalgo County, TX
    Pablo Lopez (Hernandez), 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  49. May 2008, Stephens County, TX
    Tanner Joshua Monk, 7
    Fatal pit bull attack

  50. May 2008, Onslow County, NC
    Julian Slack, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  51. February 2008, Wayne County, MI
    Melvin Taylor, 57
    Fatal pit bull attack

  52. January 2008, Beauregard Parish, LA
    Kelli Chapman, 24
    Fatal pit bull attack

  53. December 2007, San Bernardino County, CA
    Kelly Caldwell, 45
    Fatal pit bull attack

  54. December 2007, Rabun County, GA
    Blanche Brodeur, 76
    Fatal pit bull attack

  55. December 2007, Dorchester County, SC
    Holden Jernigan, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  56. December 2007, Placer County, CA
    Cora Lee Suehead, 61
    Fatal pit bull attack

  57. November 2007, Knox County, TN
    Jennifer Lowe, 21
    Fatal pit bull attack

  58. November 2007, Bell County, TX
    Seth Lovitt, 11
    Fatal pit bull attack

  59. October 2007, Pontotoc County, OK
    Rosalie Bivins, 65
    Fatal pack attack involving pit bull(s)

  60. October 2007, Clay County, FL
    Tina Marie Canterbury, 42
    Fatal pit bull attack

  61. August 2007, Dallas County, TX
    Scott Warren, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack

  62. August 2007, Hennepin County, MN
    Zachary King Jr, 7
    Fatal pit bull attack

  63. July 2007, Steuben County, NY
    Saben Jones-Abbott, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack

  64. June 2007, Volusia County, FL
    Mary Bernal, 63
    Fatal pit bull attack

  65. May 2007, Collier County, FL
    Carshena Benjamin, 71
    Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)

  66. May 2007, Chatham County, GA
    Dandre Fisher, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  67. May 2007, Bexar County, TX
    Celestino Rangel, 90
    Fatal pit bull attack

  68. April 2007, Dorchester County, SC
    Brian Palmer, 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  69. March 2007, Dallas County, TX
    Carolina Sotelo, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  70. March 2007, Galveston County, TX
    Pamela Rushing, 50
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  71. February 2007, DeKalb County, GA
    Robynn Banks, 2
    Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)

  72. January 2007, Bexar County, TX
    Amber Jones, 10
    Fatal pit bull attack

  73. November 2006, Harris County, TX
    Pedro Rios, 4
    Fatal pit bull attack

  74. November 2006, Russell County, AL
    Richard Adams, 47
    Fatal pit bull attack

  75. November 2006, Bamberg County, SC
    Allen Young, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  76. November 2006, Dillon County, SC
    John Matthew Davis, 10
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  77. October 2006, Montgomery County, TX
    David "Ted" McCurry, 41
    Fatal pit bull attack

  78. October 2006, Rockland County, NY
    Jeannine Fusco, 44
    Fatal pit bull attack

  79. August 2006, Dickens County, TX
    Frank Baber, 49
    Fatal pit bull attack

  80. July 2006, Osceola County, FL
    John Brannaman, 81
    Fatal pit bull attack

  81. July 2006, Wyandotte County, KS
    Jimmie McConnell, 71
    Fatal pit bull attack

  82. July 2006, Hidalgo County, TX
    Mariah Puga, 3
    Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)

  83. July 2006, Monongalia County, WV
    Brandon Coleman, 25
    Fatal pit bull attack

  84. June 2006, Newton County, MS
    Javlyin Anderson, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  85. June 2006, San Bernardino County, CA
    Shaun McCafferty, 27
    Fatal pit bull attack

  86. May 2006, Calvert County, MD
    Raymond Tomco, 77
    Fatal pit bull attack

  87. May 2006, Rio Arriba County, NM
    Juan Garcia, 53
    Fatal pit bull attack

  88. April 2006, Los Angeles County, CA
    John Doe, 45 to 50
    Fatal pit bull attack

  89. March 2006, Davie County, NC
    Charles Dalton, 52
    Fatal pit bull attack

  90. December 2005, Washington County, OK
    Cody Adair, 4
    Fatal pit bull attack

  91. December 2005, Wayne County, MI
    Mary Stiles, 91
    Fatal pit bull attack

  92. November 2005, Milam County, TX
    Lillian Stiles, 76
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  93. November 2005, Bexar County, TX
    Roberto Aguilera, 64
    Fatal pit bull attack

  94. November 2005, Jefferson County, KY
    Hulon Barbour, 60
    Fatal pit bull attack

  95. November 2005, Jefferson County, KY
    Kylee Johnson, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  96. November 2005, Los Angeles County, CA
    Mike Gomez, 86
    Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)

  97. October 2005, Suffolk, VA
    Jonathan Martin, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  98. July 2005, Spalding County, GA
    Dazavious Williams, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  99. June 2005, San Francisco County, CA
    Nicholas Faibish, 12
    Fatal pit bull attack

  100. May 2005, Cabell County, WV
    Arianna Fleeman, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  101. May 2005, St. Louis, MO
    Lorinze Reddings, 42
    Fatal pit bull attack

  102. April 2005, Cuyahoga County, OH
    Ernie Assad, 82
    Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)

  103. April 2005, Wayne County, MI
    Cassidy Jeter, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack

  104. March 2005, Spotsylvania County, VA
    Dorothy Sullivan, 82
    Fatal pit bull attack

  105. February 2005, Chambers County, AL
    Barbara Pilkington, 70
    Fatal pit bull attack

  106. January 2005, Whiteside County, IL
    Lydia Chaplin, 14
    Fatal pack attack involving pit bulls

  107. January 2005, Fresno County, CA
    Tyler Babcock, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack

  108. December 2004, Navajo County, AZ
    Annilee McKinnon, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  109. December 2004, Orange County, FL
    Myles Leakes, 4
    Fatal pit bull attack

  110. December 2004, Hancock County, MS
    Kamryn Billingsley, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  111. October 2004, Hillsborough County, FL
    Anton Brown, 8
    Fatal pit bull attack

  112. September 2004, Spartanburg County, SC
    Isaiah Calandis Smith, < 2
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  113. August 2004, Daviess County, KY
    Mary DeLacy, 87
    Fatal pit bull attack

  114. July 2004, Nacogdoches County, TX
    Jordan Lee Parker, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  115. July 2004, Montgomery County, TX
    Infant John Doe, < 1
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  116. July 2004, Cook County, GA
    Patricia Anderson, 2
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  117. April 2004, Wayne County, MI
    Baby John Doe, 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  118. April 2004, Mecklenburg County, NC
    Roddie Dumas, Jr., 8
    Fatal pit bull attack

  119. January 2004, Harnett County, NC
    Nathan Hill, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  120. December 2003, Montgomery County, AL
    Florence Morris, 78
    Fatal pit bull attack

  121. December 2003, Marion County, FL
    Alice Broom, 82
    Fatal pit bull attack

  122. November 2003, Elbert County, CO
    Jennifer Brooke, 40
    Fatal pit bull attack

  123. November 2003, Harris County, TX
    Fannie Pharms, 58
    Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)

  124. September 2003, Rabun County, GA
    Isaiah Alley, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack

  125. August 2003, Baltimore County, MD
    Terry Allen Jr., < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  126. June 2003, Riverside County, CA
    Somer Clugston, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  127. May 2003, Westchester County, NY
    Bonnie Page, 75
    Fatal pit bull attack

  128. March 2003, Pierce County, WA
    Tre-Sean Forsman, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  129. February 2003, Hernando County, FL
    Alfred Makuc, 72
    Fatal pit bull attack

  130. January 2003, Cook County, IL
    Anna Cieslewicz, 48
    Fatal pit bull attack

  131. January 2003, Gwinnett County, GA
    Flora Lubin, 52
    Fatal pit bull attack

  132. December 2002, Bergen County, NJ
    Julia Mazziotto, 80
    Fatal pit bull attack

  133. November 2002, Laclede County, MO
    Michael Caylan Garner, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  134. August 2002, Wapello County, IA
    CharLee Shepherd, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  135. July 2002, Harris County, TX
    Dorothy Carter, 52
    Fatal pit bull attack

  136. April 2002, New Castle County, DE
    Zachary Grant, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  137. November 2001, DeKalb County, GA
    David Raeford, 40
    Fatal heart attack after altercation with pit bull

  138. October 2001, Pope County, AR
    Carolyn Shatswell, 50
    Fatal pit bull attack

  139. July 2001, San Joaquin County, CA
    James Dehoyos, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  140. July 2001, Cook County, IL
    Alexander Gillis, 77
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  141. July 2001, Maricopa County, AZ
    Alexandro Caballero Mendoza, 50
    Fatal pit bull attack

  142. July 2001, Whitfield County, GA
    Mathew Cummings, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  143. June 2001, Hawaii County, HI
    Tyran Moniz-Hilderbrand, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  144. June 2001, Washington County, UT
    Mike Copeland, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  145. April 2001, Bristol County, MA
    Mackenzie Madera, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  146. December 2000, Pima County, AZ
    Louis Tenorio, 59
    Fatal pit bull attack

  147. September 2000, Smith County, TX
    Ahleah Austin, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  148. July 2000, Van Buren County, AR
    Johnathan French, 8
    Fatal pit bull attack

  149. July 2000, Lubbock County, TX
    Alva Rogers, 82
    Fatal pit bull attack

  150. June 2000, Pinellas County, FL
    Jasmine Dillashaw, < 1
    Fatal attack involving pit bull

  151. May 2000, Alachua County, FL
    Quentin Wright, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  152. April 2000, San Bernardino County, CA
    Cash Carson, 10
    Fatal pit bull attack

  153. April 2000, Jefferson Parish, LA
    Armini Virgil (Ramani Virgil), 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  154. March 2000, Clay County, FL
    Dallas Isham, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  155. February 2000, Geauga County, OH
    Josiah Holden, 5
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack
    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.

  156. December 1999, Fairfield County, SC
    John Mickle, 46
    Fatal pit bull attack

  157. November 1999, Pima County, AZ
    Joan Encinas, 42
    Fatal pit bull attack

  158. August 1999, Cocke County, TN
    Malcolm Morelock, 2
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  159. July 1999, Citrus County, FL
    Melissa Hunt, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  160. June 1999, San Diego County, CA
    Shalen Darshea Cammon, 3
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  161. February 1999, Marion County, OR
    Jesus Gasca, 8
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  162. February 1999, Chatham County, GA
    Roger Eugene Dukes, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack

  163. February 1999, Los Angeles County, CA
    Fily Araujo, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack
    CDC stops tracking fatal dog attack data by breed.

  164. September 1998, Wayne County, MI
    Frankie Higginbotham, 44
    Fatal pit bull attack

  165. January 1998, Rockingham County, NC
    Tina Piraino, 9
    Fatal pit bull attack

  166. October 1997, Lubbock County, TX
    Aurora Gonzales, 64
    Fatal pit bull attack

  167. August 1997, Washington County, FL
    Jonathan Langford, 7
    Fatal pit bull attack

  168. July 1997, Queens County, NY
    Salvatore Biagini, 70
    Fatal heart attack after altercation with pit bull

  169. April 1997, Barton County, MO
    Derrick Brandell, 4
    Fatal pit bull attack

  170. December 1996, Bronx County, NY
    Frank Camis, 82
    Fatal pit bull attack

  171. October 1995, Yakima County, WA
    Walter Feser, 75
    Fatal pit bull attack

  172. September 1995, Grand Forks County, ND
    Jeffrey Marshall Allen, 7
    Fatal pit bull attack

  173. July 1995, Ventura County, CA
    Jessica Hull, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  174. November 1994, Los Angeles County, CA
    Infant Doe "Garcia," < 1
    Fatal pack attack involving pit bulls

  175. September 1994, Bronx County, NY
    Ana Claudio, 66
    Fatal pit bull attack

  176. February 1994, Baltimore County, MD
    Tevin Williams, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  177. November 1993, New London County, CT
    Rudolf Minar, 71
    Fatal heart attack after altercation with pit bull

  178. July 1993, Tulare County, CA
    Luis "Gordo" Hernandez, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  179. November 1992, Cumberland County, NC
    Beulah Owens, 91
    Fatal pit bull attack

  180. September 1992, Cuyahoga County, OH
    Angela "Dolly" Kaplan, 28
    Fatal pit bull attack

  181. May 1992, Orange County, FL
    Randall Ayers, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  182. February 1992, Anchorage, AK
    Robert Coffman, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  183. February 1992, Kent County, MI
    Derrick Goree, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  184. September 1991, Jefferson County, KY
    Steven Ray "Rocky" Oerther, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack
    The United Kingdom bans four fighting breeds: American pit bull terrier, Japanese tosa, Dogo argentino, and fila Brasileiro.

  185. April 1991, Allen County, IN
    Nicholas Alexander Hinton, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack and wolf hybrid

  186. October 1990, Collin County, TX
    Jessica Cole, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  187. July 1990, Cook County, IL
    Tionna Kenny, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  188. July 1990, Oconee County, SC
    Jason Lee Wilson, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  189. June 1990, Cook County, IL
    Kelsey Provo, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  190. June 1990, Shelby County, TN
    Betty Lou Stidham, 57
    Fatal pit bull attack

  191. April 1990, Gwinnett County, GA
    James C. Mills, 81
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack

  192. February 1990, Shelby County, TN
    Lillian Butler, 72
    Fatal pit bull attack

  193. January 1990, Los Angeles County, CA
    Lilly Marjee, 70
    Fatal pit bull attack
    (1989 to 1991) California, Florida and Texas enact statewide preemption laws, barring local governments from enacting breed-specific laws.

  194. November 1989, Humboldt County, CA
    Garrett East, 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  195. October 1989, Duval County, FL
    Frances Fletcher, 73
    Fatal pit bull-mix attack
    Denver County, Colorado enacts pit bull ban.

  196. May 1989, Brazoria County, TX
    Dustin Webb, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack
    Miami-Dade County, Florida enacts pit bull ban.

  197. December 1988, Stark County, OH
    Amber Haverstock, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  198. November 1988, Kane County, IL
    Kevin Cull, 25
    Fatal pit bull attack

  199. October 1988, Comanche County, OK
    Doyce Fielder III, 7
    Fatal pit bull attack

  200. March 1988, DeKalb County, GA
    Chatt (Chett) Hyder, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  201. February 1988, Bibb County, AL
    Will Smith, 82
    Fatal pit bull attack

  202. December 1987, Wayne County, MI
    Brian Lillis, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  203. December 1987, Galveston County, TX
    Johannes Wilkins, 83
    Fatal pit bull attack

  204. September 1987, Franklin County, OH
    Shannon Tucker, 2
    Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)

  205. July 1987, Monroe County, NY
    Robert Barbarita, 29
    Fatal pit bull attack

  206. June 1987, Santa Clara County, CA
    James Soto, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack
    State of Ohio enacts pit bull law.

  207. April 1987, Montgomery County, OH
    Dr. William G. Eckman, 67
    Fatal pit bull attack

  208. April 1987, Oklahoma County, OK
    Melissa Larabee, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  209. January 1987, Cuyahoga County, OH
    Woodie Mitchell, 83
    Fatal pit bull attack

  210. November 1986, DeKalb County, GA
    Billy Gordon Jr., 4
    Fatal pit bull attack

  211. October 1986, Denver County, CO
    Fernando Salazar, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack
    Cincinnati, Ohio enacts pit bull ban.

  212. September 1986, Dallas County, TX
    Sarah Faye DeMos, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  213. June 1986, Gogebic County, MI
    Kyle Corullo, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  214. April 1986, Volusia County, FL
    Aaron Hutchings, 79
    Fatal heart attack after altercation involving pit bull

  215. April 1986, Pike County, GA
    Renee Smith, 8
    Fatal pit bull attack

  216. April 1986, Multnomah County, OR
    Christopher Dickey, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  217. February 1986, Gregg County, TX
    Steven Mark Fiengo Jr., 6
    Fatal pit bull attack
    South Miami, Florida enacts pit bull law.

  218. October 1985, Clackamas County, OR
    Jessica Sue Huhn, 4
    Fatal pit bull attack

  219. September 1985, Baltimore County, MD
    Rebecca Puckett, 57
    Fatal pit bull attack

  220. March 1985, Cobb County, GA
    Eckhard Borchardt, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack

  221. February 1985, Maricopa County, AZ
    Deborah Pernell, 33
    Fatal pit bull attack

  222. March 1985, Mecklenburg County, NC
    James Shirley, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  223. December 1984, Broward County, FL
    Daniel Lloyd Smith, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  224. October 1984, New York County, NY
    Coral Robinson, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  225. September 1984, Knoxville County, TN
    Douglas Edward Waddell Jr., < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  226. April 1984, Travis County, TX
    Jacob Hoffer, 6
    Fatal dog attack involving pit bull(s)

  227. February 1984, Montgomery County, TX
    James Miller, 4
    Fatal pit bull attackVillage of Tijeras, New Mexico enacts pit bull ban.

  228. December 1983, Coffee County, AL
    Emma Grace Oliver, 64
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  229. October 1983, Harper County, KS
    Grace Parsons, 67
    Fatal pit bull attack

  230. July 1983, Athens-Clarke County, GA
    Jennifer Rasper, 7
    Fatal pit bull attack

  231. July 1983, Los Angeles County, CA
    Sara Lynn Delance, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  232. June 1983, Hamilton County, OH
    Marcellus Hampton, 11
    Fatal pit bull attack

  233. March 1983, Cherokee County, NC
    Ruby Smith, 79
    Fatal pit bull attack

  234. January 1983, County Unknown, IL
    Heather Harton, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  235. October 1982, Cuyahoga County, OH
    Crystal Rose White, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  236. June 1982, San Diego County, CA
    George De Martini, 68
    Fatal pit bull attack

  237. May 1982, Elmore County, AL
    Angela Jones, 7
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  238. December 1981, San Bernardino County, CA
    Sheldon Smith, 47
    Died four days after pit bull attack due to blood poisoning

  239. August 1981, Cameron County, TX
    Jason Cabe, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  240. 1981, Honolulu County, HI
    John Doe, 6
    Fatal pit bull attack

  241. April 1981, Hockley County, TX
    Kelly Brown, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack
    Topeka, Kansas enacts pit bull law.

  242. November 1980, Bibb County, GA
    Charles Vance Coleman, 11
    Fatal pit bull attack

  243. February 1980, Los Angeles County, CA
    Norman Ben Jr., 3
    Fatal pit bull attack
    Hollywood, Florida enacts first modern pit bull law.

  244. 1979 to 1982, SC
    Toddler John Doe, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  245. 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.

  246. December 1978, Brevard County, FL
    Glen David Phelps, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  247. May 1977, Riverside County, CA
    Mathew Cochran, < 1
    Fatal pit bull attack

  248. July 1976, Alameda County, CA
    Michael McNair, 5
    Fatal pit bull attack

  249. 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."

  250. September 1965, Dallas County, TX
    Mark Paul Dale, 2
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  251. April 1965, Salt Lake County, UT
    David Carr Hackwell, 5
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  252. May 1951, Wayne County, IL
    Fred William Mills, 3
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  253. February 1951, Bell County, TX
    Mary De La Pena, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  254. July 1947, Bronx County, NY
    Stanley Balaban, 11
    Fatal bull terrier (pit bull-type) attack

  255. February 1945, Los Angeles County, CA
    Marguerite Theresa Derdenger, < 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  256. May 1945, Dade County, FL
    Doretta Zinke, 39
    Fatal pit bull attack

  257. June 1942, Columbus County, NC
    Vernel Jacobs, 17-months
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  258. May 1940, Winkler County, TX
    Raleigh Leroy Henderson, 3
    Fatal pit bull attack

  259. May 1939, Hendricks County, IN
    Charles Lyons, Jr., 3
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  260. December 1937, Wichita County, TX
    L. G. Brown, 71
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack
    In 1935, the American Kennel Club (AKC) began recognizing the pit bull breed, but only under name "Staffordshire Terrier."

  261. March 1934, Worcester County, MA
    Eunice Dean, 4
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  262. May 1931, Cook County, IL
    Mary Loretta Watson, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  263. February 1928, El Paso County, TX
    Emily Kienle, 4
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  264. July 1924, El Paso County, TX
    Salvador Raminez, Adult
    Fatal pack attack involving bulldog(s) (pit bull-type)

  265. February 1924, Jewell County, KS
    Letha Sanders, Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  266. December 1921, Orleans Parish, LA
    Anthony Vento, 3
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  267. August 1919, Warren County, MS
    John Doe, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack
    (Above) First documented instance of a bulldog used to savage an African American man to death in a violent race clash - Vicksburg, Mississippi.

  268. September 1917, Orleans Parish, LA
    John T. Michel, Jr., 4
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  269. August 1917, Bronx County, NY
    Ralph Perotta (John Potta), 9
    Fatal bull terrier (pit bull-type) attack

  270. September 1916, Johnston County, OK
    Jane Doe, 8
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  271. December 1912, Jefferson County, AL
    Jasper Goff, 5
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  272. November 1912, New York City (Harlem)
    Harry Pecher, 11
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  273. June 1912, Cook County, IL
    Ignatz Obolhusky, < 1
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack
    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.

  274. May 1911, Jefferson County, IL
    John Doe "Yearwood," 4
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  275. May 1910, Cook County, IL
    Mary Ryan, 72
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  276. March 1910, New York County, NY
    Bernard Romm, 10
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  277. December 1909, New York County, NY
    Carl Limpert, Adult
    Fatal bull terrier (pit bull-type) attack

  278. November 1909, New York County, NY
    John Eldice, < 2
    Fatal bull terrier (pit bull-type) attack

  279. October 1909, Lake County, OH
    Floyd Brewer, 14
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  280. August 1909, Kings County, NY
    Freida Sness, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  281. February 1909, Letcher County, KY
    Harrison Banks, Jr., Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  282. February 1909, Essex County, MA
    Bert Colby Leadbetter, 2
    Fatal pit bull attack

  283. June 1908, Franklin County, OH
    Martha Ridgely, 68
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  284. June 1908, Baltimore County, MD
    George Davis, 30
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  285. March 1908, Hamilton County, OH
    Infant Doe, < 1
    Fatal bull terrier (pit bull-type) attack

  286. September 1907, Philadelphia County, PA
    Jefferson Norris, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  287. July 1907, Logan County, OK
    Baby "Doe" Manning, 2
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  288. February 1907, Plymouth County, MA
    Margaret Goss, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  289. February 1907, Philadelphia County, PA
    Lena Smith, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  290. December 1906, Montgomery County, IN
    Nancy Wallace, 90
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  291. November 1906, Kanawha County, WV
    Abe Bord, Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  292. May 1906, Lamar County, TX
    Mrs. James Crow, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  293. June 1905, Cook County, IL
    Yvonne Davis, < 2
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  294. April 1904, Cuyahoga County, OH
    Arthur Buss, 3
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  295. May 1902, Elkhart County, IN
    "John" Forrey, 5
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  296. January 1902, Westchester County, NY
    Mary Kelly, 5
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  297. September 1901, Mercer County, PA
    Mabel Mahon, 6
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  298. September 1900, Jefferson County, KY
    Infant Doe "Johnston," < 1
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack
    In April 1898, pit bull fancier Chauncey Z. Bennett formed the United Kennel Club (UKC), the first club to recognize the pit bull breed. Bennett wrote the rules and regulations governing recognized dog fight matches to bring "organization" to the blood sport.

  299. June 1900, Cook County, IL
    Hans Uzenberger, 6
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  300. April 1899, Kansas City, MO
    Annie Jackson, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  301. March 1899, Vanderburgh County, IN
    Jane Doe "Fitzwilliams," 3
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  302. May 1898, Black Hawk County, IA
    Jeanette Ireland, 40
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  303. December 1897, Ashtabula County, OH
    Clifford Squires, 6
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  304. May 1897, New York County, NY
    George Kraus, 8
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  305. March 1897, Cook County, IL
    Cark Erickson, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  306. March 1897, Schuylkill County, PA
    Joseph Davis (Hoepstine), 7
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  307. November 1896, Rensselaer County, NY
    James Waker, 5
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  308. June 1896, Albemarie County, VA
    Johnnie Martin, 11
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  309. June 1896, Racine County, WI
    Harry Acklam, 7
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack
    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.

  310. February 1896, Bergen County, NJ
    Maggie Gorman, 6
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack
    First documented home invasion attack.

  311. May 1894, Mercer County, KY
    Mary Brand, 16
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  312. July 1893, Atlantic County, NJ
    Infant Doe
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  313. June 1893, Winnebago County, IA
    "Farmer" Riley, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  314. February 1892, Essex County, NJ
    Annie Kent, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  315. December 1891, Montgomery County, IN
    James Lee, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  316. October 1891, Warren County, IN
    Mary Glendenning, 35
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  317. May 1891, Madison County, OH
    "John" McClimans, 5
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  318. April 1891, Los Angeles County, CA
    Don Shorb, 7
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  319. April 1891, Dubuque County, IA
    John Doe "Meyer," 10
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  320. March 1891, Berks County, PA
    "Birdie" Miller, Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  321. September 1889, Racine County, WI
    Joseph Hurtzen, 9
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  322. July 1889, Hamilton County, OH
    John Pumphrey, 73
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  323. May 1889, Elkhart County, IN
    Baby Jane Doe, 2
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  324. May 1889, Licking County, OH
    John Doe, 6
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  325. November 1888, Lake County, IN
    "Jane" Westfield, 13
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  326. October 1888, Cumberland/Franklin Counties, PA
    Isaac Lifter, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  327. January 1888, Hancock County, OH
    Charley Joy, 9
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  328. July 1887, Des Moines County, IA
    Clarence Leipart, Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  329. March 1887, New Haven County, CT
    Baby Doe "Sweeney," 3
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  330. October 1886, Cook County, IL
    William Klinkhammer, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  331. August 1886, Allegheny County, PA
    Florence Atchison, 6
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  332. February 1886, Augusta-Richmond County, GA
    Jimmy Gallagher, Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  333. March 1886, Cook County, IL
    Georgie Johnson, 5
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  334. September 1885, Greene County, OH
    Jane Doe "Parsons," 4
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  335. July 1885, Lehigh County, PA
    Infant Doe "Beining," < 1
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  336. September 1884, Kings County, NY
    Willie Maher, 9
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  337. September 1884, Alamance County, NC
    Mary Foust, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  338. July 1883, Ohio County, WV
    Frederick Multe, Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  339. May 1882, Miami County, OH
    Belle Hoover, adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  340. November 1881, New Castle County, DE
    Frank Fox, 4
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  341. July 1881, Erie County, PA
    Jane Doe "Campbell," 3
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  342. February 1881, McKean County, PA
    Miss Shearer, 16
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack
    The famous Pilot vs. Crib dogfighting match in 1881 was held in Pittsburg, Kentucky. People from New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, New Orleans and more traveled to attend. The Ohio and Mississippi Railroad issued special excursion tickets to the fight.

  343. May 1880, Tishomingo County, MS
    John Doe, Elderly
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  344. May 1880, Ohio County, WV
    Jane Doe "Gillespie," Elderly
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  345. July 1879, Bergen County, NJ
    Sammy Ryer, Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  346. September 1878, Stark County, OH
    Jane Doe "Applinger," 3
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  347. March 1877, Hamilton County, OH
    Jane Doe "Boote," Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  348. September 1876, Lawrence County, PA
    John Doe, Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  349. December 1875, Adams County, MS
    Jane Doe "Mrs. James Fagan," Adult
    Fatal dog attack involving bulldog (pit bull-type)

  350. March 1865, Rockingham County, NH
    Infant Baby Doe
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  351. January 1858, Kings County, NY
    Eddie Johnston, Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  352. May 1957, Sandusky County, OH
    John Doe "Stewart," 5
    Fatal dog attack involving bull terrier (pit bull-type)

  353. October 1856, Rensselaer County, NY
    James O'Connell, 12
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  354. November 1850, Montgomery County, OH
    Jane Doe "Schenck," Child
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack
    By the 1850s, dogfighters were well ensconced in America. Cargo ships plying the Atlantic were regularly bringing pit dogs from both England and Ireland. - American Pit Bull Terrier Handbook

  355. November 1844, Baltimore County, MD
    John Dubernard, Adult
    Fatal bull terrier (pit bull-type) attack

  356. October 1836, Allegan County, MI
    J. Alverston, Young Adult
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

  357. March 1833, Allegheny County, PA
    Infant Doe
    Fatal bulldog (pit bull-type) attack

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U.S. fatal pit bull attacks have surpassed 400 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, pit bulls averaged 28.4 deaths per year, an increase of over 850%.

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