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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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1916 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Jane Doe
September 1916, Johnston County, OK Jane Doe, 8 Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Dog Killed Child An 8-year old negro girl was bitten to death by a bulldog at Tishomingo last Saturday. Her head was almost severed from her … Continue reading
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1907 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Baby Doe Manning
July 1907, Logan County, OK Baby Doe Manning Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) Bulldog Killed a Child Animal Took the Baby from Cradle and Mutilated It Guthrie, OK July 4 – A savage bulldog entered the home of Don … Continue reading
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1889 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Joseph Hurtzen
September 1889, Racine County, WI Joseph Hurtzen, 9-years old Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) With a Ferocious Bulldog–He Fights While He Has Life Racine, Wis., — Sept. 24, Yesterday afternoon a feocious bulldog, owned by a man named Kull, … Continue reading
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1901 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Martha Baxter
August 1901, Sangamon County, IL Martha A. Baxter, Adult Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) See related map Fatally Torn by Bulldog Springfield, Ill., Aug. 15 — Mrs. Martha A. Baxter, with of former Sheriff Baxter and state president of … Continue reading
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1891 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – John Doe Meyer
April 1891, Dubuque County, IA John Doe Meyer, 10-years old Fatal dog attack: bulldog (pit bull-type) News Boiled Down The 10-year old son of H. H. Meyer, a milkman living at Dubuque, Iowa, was fatally bitten by a savage bulldog … Continue reading
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2011 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Nevaeh Bryant
September 2011, New Haven County, CT Nevaeh Bryant, 21-months old Fatal dog attack: pit bulls West Haven, CT – In a developing story, police have confirmed that a 20-month old child was killed after being attacked by pit bulls in … Continue reading
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1980 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Charles Vance Coleman
November 1980, Bibb County, GA Charles Vance Coleman, 11 Fatal dog attack: pit bulls See related map
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1999 Fatal Pit Bull Attack – Eugene Dukes
February 1999, Chatham County, GA Roger Eugene Dukes, 6 Fatal dog attack: pit bull Speaking at a public meeting several days after the attack, Ebony told the audience that “Crush bit his head. He bit his neck, bit his face … Continue reading
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