1670-2007 Map of United States (incl. Hawaii) Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=994)

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Territory Total Attacks Fatal Attacks Last Fatality Florida 577 13 2005 Hawaii 113 15 2004 California 96 7 2004 S. Carolina 61 2 1852 Texas 34 3 1962 N. Carolina 32 3 2001 Oregon 21 1 197? New Jersey 17 5 1926 Georgia 9 0   New York 6 0   Alabama 5 0   Massachusetts 4 2 1936 Virginia 4 1 2001 Delaware 3 0   Louisiana 2 0   Connecticut 1 0   Mississipi 1 0   Washington 1 0   Unspecified 7 1 1883 USA 994 54 2005

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Last updated: February 6, 2008

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