ISAF Statistics for the World Locations
with the Highest Shark Attack Activity (2001-2012)

WORLD (N=812)					FLORIDA (N=271)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2001	76	4	72		2001	34	1	33
2002	66	3	63		2002	29	0	29
2003	56	4	52		2003	29	0	29
2004	66	7	59		2004	12	0	12
2005	58	4	54		2005	17	1	16
2006	59	4	55		2006	21	0	21
2007	71	1	70		2007	31	0	31
2008	53	4	49		2008	28	0	28
2009	67	7	58		2009	19	0	19
2010	82	6	76		2010	14	1	13
2011	78	13	63		2011	11	0	11
2012	80	7	73		2012	26	0	26
AUSTRALIA (N=141)					SOUTH AFRICA (N=47)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2001	9	0	9		2001	4	0	4
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	22	0	22		2009	6	4	2
2010	14	1	13		2010	8	2	6
2011	13	4	9		2011	5	2	3
2012	14	2	12		2012	4	3	1
Australian 2012 Shark Attack Summary
HAWAII (N=52)					CALIFORNIA (N=38)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
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
2012	10	0	10		2012	5	1	4
SOUTH CAROLINA (N=37)					NORTH CAROLINA (N=29)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
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
2012	5	0	5		2012	2	0	2
BRAZIL (N=27)					BAHAMAS (N=9)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2001	4	0	4		2001	2	0	2
2002	5	1	4		2002	1	0	1
2003	2	0	2		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	3	0	2	2008	0	0	0
2009	0	1	0	2009	0	0	0
2010	1	0	1	2010	2	0	2
2011	2	0	2	2011	0	0	0
2012	0	0	0	2012	0	0	0

Last Updated February 11, 2013

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