“Shall the City of Springfield establish a future ban upon the possession of new pit bull dogs within the City limits by prohibiting acceptance of any new pit bull registrations and only allowing renewals of existing current pit bull dog registrations?”
Against: 21,142 votes (68%)
For: 9,772 votes (32%)
Seems not a whole lot of people share your hysteria about pit bulls.
13-Year U.S. Dog Bite Fatality Chart (2005 to 2017) by DogsBite.org, 2018
From 2005 to 2017, pit bulls and rottweilers contributed to 76% of the total recorded deaths. When mastiff-type guarding and war dogs are added, this group of dog breeds accounts for over 80% of all deaths.
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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
Newborns, infants and toddlers, ages 0-2 years old, made up 27% of all dog bite fatality victims from 2005 to 2017. The highest age specific fatality rate is infants <1, accounting for 48% of all 0-2 victims.
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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
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.
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