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1926-2011 Map of California's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=104)
Territory
Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
San Diego
18
2
2008
Humboldt
13
0
Marin
10
0
Monterey
10
2
1981
San Mateo
9
0
Santa Barbara
9
1
2010
Sonoma
8
0
San Luis Obispo
8
2
2003
Santa Cruz
6
0
San Francisco
4
1
1959
Los Angeles
4
0
Del Norte
2
0
Mendocino
1
1
2004
Alameda
1
0
Orange
1
0
CALIFORNIA
104
9
2010
10 and above
6 - 9
1 - 5
0
Last updated
: January 30, 2012
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