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Pinellas
County Animal Services- Bites Reported
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Bites Reported in Pinellas County
| YEAR |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Total |
2600 |
2718 |
2651 |
2610 |
2665 |
2695 |
2602 |
2424 |
2405 |
2177 |
2119 |
| Dog bites |
1558 |
1707 |
1567 |
1513 |
1528 |
1627 |
1537 |
1469 |
1424 |
1262 |
1210 |
| Cat bites |
878 |
855 |
911 |
915 |
1001 |
923 |
911 |
819 |
859 |
818 |
817 |
| Other |
164 |
156 |
173 |
182 |
136 |
145 |
154 |
136 |
122 |
97 |
92 |
- Dog bite injuries are the number one childhood public health problem reported each year.
- Approximately 70% of all dog bites involve children.
- Almost 50% of all children are bitten by age 18.
- Dog bites represent 5% of all emergency room admissions.
- 585,000 dog bite wounds require medical care each year.
- Approximately 1 out of every 20 dogs bite someone each year.
- 70% of the dog bites occur on the owner’s property.
- Approximately 4.5 million reported dog bites annually in the U.S., the majority of dog bites go unreported.
- Dogs that are not spayed or neutered are three times more likely to bite than sterilized ones.
- “Any dog” potentially could be a biter.
- Pinellas County Animal Services provides training to Municipalities, Organizations, etc. on Animal Bite Prevention
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