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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, pit bulls averaged 28.4 deaths per year, an increase of over 850%.resources
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1906 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Mrs. James Crow
May 1906, Lamar County, TX Mrs. James Crow, Adult Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) View related map The Jimplecute May 5, 1906 Library of Congress Bitten by Bulldogs Lady Was So Fightfully Injured Death is Almost Certain Paris, Tex., … Continue reading
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1912 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Ignatz Obolhusky
June 1912, Cook County, 1912 Ignatz Obolhusky, < 1 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) View related map Ignatz Obolhusky, 8 months, badly bitten by bulldog owned by F. Vellack in rear of home 965 Milwaukee ave. Will die. – … Continue reading
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1889 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – John Doe
May 1889, Licking County, OH John Doe, 6 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) See related map A six-year old boy was attacked by a bulldog at Newark and fatally injured. – The News-Herald
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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
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1888 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Isaac Lifter
October 1888, Cumberland/Franklin Counties, PA Isaac Lifter, Adult Fatal dog attack: bulldogs (pit bull-type) Isaac Lifter, a peddler, was torn to pieces by three bulldogs belonging to James Rife, of Shippensburg, Penn. They dragged his body a quarter of a … Continue reading
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1907 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Baby Doe Miller
May 1907, Knox County, IN Baby Doe Miller, 2 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Fierce Dog Mangles Wee Girl The 2-year old daughter of William Miller of Vincennes, IND., was attacked by a bulldog and fatally injured. The beast … Continue reading
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1912 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Jasper Goff
December 1912, Jefferson County, AL Jasper Goff, 5 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) See related map Bulldog Kills Child Bessemer, AL Dec 16 – With his jaws locked on the throat of five-year-old Jasper Goff, a vicious bulldog strangled … Continue reading
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1917 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – John T. Michel Jr.
September 1917, New Orleans, LA John T. Michel, Jr., 4 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Bulldog Tears Child of 4 Years to Death New Orleans, Sept 30 — John T. Michel, Jr., aged four, was set upon and killed … Continue reading
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