ISAF Statistics for the
USA Locations with the Highest Shark Attack Activity Over the Past
Decade
UNITED STATES (N=277) |
|
FLORIDA (N=190) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
1990 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
| 1991 |
23 |
1 |
22 |
1991 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
| 1992 |
23 |
1 |
22 |
1992 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
| 1993 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
1993 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
| 1994 |
32 |
2 |
30 |
1994 |
24 |
0 |
24 |
| 1995 |
47 |
0 |
47 |
1995 |
31 |
0 |
31 |
| 1996 |
19 |
0 |
19 |
1996 |
13 |
0 |
13 |
| 1997 |
32 |
0 |
32 |
1997 |
26 |
0 |
26 |
| 1998 |
27 |
1 |
26 |
1998 |
22 |
1 |
21 |
| 1999 |
37 |
0 |
37 |
1999 |
25 |
0 |
25 |
HAWAII (N=32) |
CALIFORNIA (N=28) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1990 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
| 1991 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1991 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 1992 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
1992 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1993 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
1993 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 1994 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
1994 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| 1995 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1995 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 1996 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1996 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 1997 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1997 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1998 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1998 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1999 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1999 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
SOUTH CAROLINA (N=10) |
TEXAS (N=7) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1990 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 1991 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1991 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1992 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1993 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1993 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1994 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1994 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
1995 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1997 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
OREGON (N=7) |
NORTH CAROLINA (N=4) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1991 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1992 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1993 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1993 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1994 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1994 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1995 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| 1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1997 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1998 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
WASHINGTON (N=1) |
GEORGIA (N=3) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1991 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1992 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1993 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1993 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1994 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1994 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1995 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1997 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1999 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
MASSACHUSETTS (N=1) |
NEW YORK (N=1) |
| YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
YEAR |
Total Attacks |
Fatal |
Non-fatal |
| 1990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1990 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1991 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1991 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1992 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1992 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1993 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1993 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1994 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1994 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1995 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1995 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1996 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1996 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1997 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1997 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1998 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1999 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Source: International Shark Attack File, last updated 31 March 2000
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