A Comparison of Shark Attacks and Fatalities with the American Alligator
(Alligator mississippiensis) Attacks and Fatalities in the U.S.: 1948-2005

State	Number of Alligator Attacks	Number of Alligator Fatalities	Number of Shark Attacks	Number of Shark Attack Fatalities
Alabama1	5	0	5	0
Florida2	351	17	509	8
Georgia 3	9	1	8	0
South Carolina4	9	0	38	0
Louisiana5	2	0	2	0
Texas6	15	0	30	1
TOTALS	391	18	592	9
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FATALITY RATE:	ALLIGATOR ATTACKS = 4.3%	SHARK ATTACKS = 1.5%

1Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources 2Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 3Georgia Department of Natural Resources 4South Carolina Department of Natural Resources 5University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Wildlife Damage Management 6Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Source of shark attack data: International Shark Attack File, March 28, 2006.

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