U.S. Shark Injuries vs. Bite Injuries in NYC
A Comparison with the Number of Biting Injuries Occurring Annually in New York City
Biting Injury 1981 1984 1985 1986 1987 Shark injuries in U.S.A. 12 14 12 6 13 Dog bites human 12,656 10,593 9,809 8,870 8,064 Human bites human * 1,589 1,591 1,572 1,587 Cat bites human 826 * 879 * 802 Wild rat bites human 60 * 311 * 291 Squirrel bites human 81 * * * 95 Hamster bites human 52 * * * * Rabbit bites human 37 * * * * Raccoon bites human 18 * * * 11 Horse bites human 18 * * * * Gerbil bites human 17 * 12 * * Lab rat bites human 15 * 9 * * Monkey bites human 11 * * * * Snake bites human 8 * 4 * * Bat bites human 7 * 4 * * Ferret bites human 5 * 5 * 7 Guinea pig bites human 5 * * * * Parrots bite human 5 * 6 * * Blue Jay bites human 2 * * * * Spider bites human * * 2 * * Skunk bites human 1 * * * 3 Parakeet bites human 1 * * * * Opossum bites human 1 * * * * Sea lion bites human 1 * * * * Lion bites human 1 * * * * Ocelot bites human 1 * * * * Lion fish stabs human 1 * * * *
Source of New York City biting injury data: New York City Health Department statistics quoted by U.P.I. (1982), A.P. (1986) and Newsday (1988)
Source of shark attack data: International Shark Attack File, 3 February 1998.
brock_lee on May 30th, 2018 at 19:09 UTC »
What if I got on a crowded subway with 72 sharks?
sysable on May 30th, 2018 at 18:58 UTC »
New on Discovery, New Yorker Week!
fencyclidine on May 30th, 2018 at 18:47 UTC »
Even if I dont live in New York?