Fatal dog attacks skyrocket since pandemic, bites on children up 25%: studies

One paper published in the Journal of Surgical Research in August of 2022 found a 25% increase from 2019 to 2020 in pediatric dog bites.

DogsBite.org, a public education website, found 81 fatal dog attacks in 2021, the most recorded in any year by the CDC.

The founder of the group, Colleen Lynn, said that many of these dog attack fatalities are women in households with three or more dogs.