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What is the economic cost of dog bites?

$1 billion

DOG BITE LAW - Statistics about dog bites in the USA and elsewhere

Dog attack victims in the US suffer over $1 billion in monetary losses every year.
$2 billion

DOG BITE LAW - Statistics about dog bites in the USA and elsewhere

That $1 billion estimate might be low -- an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that, in 1995, State Farm paid $70 million on 11,000 claims and estimated that the total annual insurance cost for dog bites was about $2 billion.

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How many Americans are bitten by dogs each year?

4.5 million

Dog bite statistics

Based on data collected in the USA between 2001 and 2003, the CDC concluded that there were 4.5 million dog bite victims per year, but that figure appears to be rising.

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True or False? "It appears clear that the number of dog bites has risen dramatically in the past 20 years."

True

DOG BITE LAW - Statistics about dog bites in the USA and elsewhere

It appears clear that the number of dog bites has risen dramatically in the past 20 years.

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