ISAF Statistics for the World Locations
with the Highest Shark Attack Activity (2000-2011)

WORLD (N=807)					FLORIDA (N=281)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2000	89	11	78		2000	37	1	36
2001	75	4	71		2001	34	1	33
2002	65	3	62		2002	29	0	29
2003	55	4	51		2003	29	0	29
2004	65	7	58		2004	12	0	12
2005	58	4	54		2005	17	1	16
2006	58	4	54		2006	21	0	21
2007	70	1	69		2007	31	0	31
2008	52	4	48		2008	28	0	28
2009	64	6	58		2009	19	0	19
2010	81	6	75		2010	14	1	13
2011	75	12	63		2011	11	0	11
AUSTRALIA (N=141)					SOUTH AFRICA (N=45)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2000	17	3	14		2000	4	0	4
2001	9	0	9		2001	3	0	3
2002	9	2	7		2002	3	0	3
2003	8	1	7		2003	2	1	1
2004	13	2	11		2004	5	1	4
2005	10	2	8		2005	4	0	4
2006	7	1	6		2006	4	0	4
2007	13	0	13		2007	2	0	2
2008	9	1	8		2008	0	0	0
2009	21	0	21		2009	6	4	2
2010	14	1	13		2010	7	2	5
2011	11	3	8		2011	5	2	3
HAWAII (N=44)					CALIFORNIA (N=36)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2000	2	0	2		2000	3	0	3
2001	3	0	3		2001	1	0	1
2002	6	0	6		2002	4	0	4
2003	5	0	5		2003	1	1	0
2004	3	1	2		2004	6	1	5
2005	4	0	4		2005	3	0	3
2006	3	0	3		2006	1	0	1
2007	7	0	7		2007	4	0	4
2008	1	0	1		2008	2	1	1
2009	3	0	3		2009	4	0	4
2010	4	0	4		2010	4	1	3
2011	3	0	3		2011	3	0	3
SOUTH CAROLINA (N=34)					NORTH CAROLINA (N=32)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2000	2	0	2		2000	5	0	5
2001	5	0	5		2001	3	1	2
2002	2	0	2		2002	3	0	3
2003	2	0	2		2003	1	0	1
2004	1	0	1		2004	2	0	2
2005	5	0	5		2005	2	0	2
2006	4	0	4		2006	1	0	1
2007	5	0	5		2007	2	0	2
2008	2	0	2		2008	3	0	3
2009	0	0	0		2009	1	0	1
2010	4	0	4		2010	5	0	5
2011	2	0	2		2011	4	0	4
BRAZIL (N=22)					BAHAMAS (N=12)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2000	0	0	0		2000	4	0	4
2001	3	0	3		2001	2	0	2
2002	4	1	3		2002	1	0	1
2003	1	0	1		2003	0	0	0
2004	5	1	4		2004	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1		2005	1	0	1
2006	3	1	2	2006	2	0	2
2007	0	0	0	2007	0	0	0
2008	2	0	2	2008	0	0	0
2009	0	0	0	2009	0	0	0
2010	1	0	1	2010	1	0	1
2011	2	0	2	2011	0	0	0

Last Updated January 30, 2012

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