With respect to dog-bite related fatalities, when the rates are computed by breed (fatalities per 100,000 dogs), no less than eight dog breeds had a higher rate of fatalities than the dreaded pit bull.
In order, starting with the worst:
wipe 1 through 9 out completely, problem solved, and the pit bull is still gone.
Among the breeds which had a higher rate of fatalities were the beloved Great Dane, the sturdy Rottweiler, and the popular Doberman Pinscher.
If these rates are accurate—and this research has been confirmed by peer review—it means that for any individual dog, a person (such as your child) is at greater risk in the company of a Doberman Pinscher, for example, than a Pit Bull...
Would you please post your statistic source and url.
Thank you.
What would the risk to dog size ratio be for each breed? If ordered that way, the Chow Chow would probably head the list. Dogs like Malamutes would rank lower, with the pits close to them.
“In the 13-year data set, pit bulls inflicted 72% of attacks that killed a person 10-years and older vs. all other dog breeds combined, 28%.
U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities: Breeds of Dogs Involved, Age Groups and Other Factors Over a 13-Year Period (2005 to 2017) by DogsBite.org, May 2018”
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“From 2005 to 2017, family dogs inflicted 54% of all fatal attacks. 64% were perpetrated by pit bulls. Of the 284 fatal pit bull attacks, 52% involved killing a family or household member.
U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities: Breeds of Dogs Involved, Age Groups and Other Factors Over a 13-Year Period (2005 to 2017) by DogsBite.org, May 2018”
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“In the 13-year data set, 54 cases involved a dog killing its primary owner. Pit bulls inflicted 63% of these deaths, over 8 times more than any other breed.
U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities: Breeds of Dogs Involved, Age Groups and Other Factors Over a 13-Year Period (2005 to 2017) by DogsBite.org, May 2018”
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“Our data were consistent with others, in that an operative intervention was more than 3 times as likely to be associated with a pit bull injury than with any other breed.
Characteristics of 1616 Consecutive Dog Bite Injuries at a Single Institution, by by Golinko et al., Clinical Pediatrics, July 2016”
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“Although a number of dog breeds were identified, the largest group were pit bull terriers, whose resultant injuries were more severe and resulted from unprovoked, unknown dogs.
Dog bites of the head and neck: an evaluation of a common pediatric trauma and associated treatment, by O’Brien et al., BS, American Journal of Otolaryngology, January–February, 2015”
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“Attacks by pit bulls are associated with higher morbidity rates, higher hospital charges, and a higher risk of death than are attacks by other breeds of dogs.
Mortality, Mauling, and Maiming by Vicious Dogs, by Bini et al., Annals of Surgery, April 2011”
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With respect to dog-bite related fatalities, when the rates are computed by breed (fatalities per 100,000 dogs), no less than eight dog breeds had a higher rate of fatalities than the dreaded pit bull.
In order, starting with the worst:************
References, please and country of origin for the data and date of compilation of data. Anything less is a disservice to the readers.
Breed haters are never interested in facts. I have noticed a lowering of the conversation in many posts, and many new people who sling offensive one liners many with racial overtones or sexual innuendos, thinking they are witty.
Based on attitude, the chihuahua would be at the top.
You didn’t include how many victums were innocent victums or how many victums were burglars, threatening or attacking their owners, police dogs attacking suspects, people mistreating dogs, etc. how about just innocent victums per 100,000 dog breeds.
“With respect to dog-bite related fatalities, when the rates are computed by breed (fatalities per 100,000 dogs), no less than eight dog breeds had a higher rate of fatalities than the dreaded pit bull.
In order, starting with the worst:
Malamute (6.79)
Chow Chow (2.32)
Saint Bernard (2.05)
Husky Type (1.73)
Great Dane (1.18)
Rottweiler (1.17)
Doberman Pinscher (1.16)
Mastiff (1.15)
Pit Bull Type (0.92)
Akita (0.80)
German Shephard (0.72)
Bulldog (0.44)
How about them apples...”
Liers, damned liers, and Statisticians! :)