Shark Attacks
Attacks on Homeless and Fatalities
Compared to Shark Attacks and Fatalities
| State |
Period |
Number of
Attacks on
Homeless |
Number of
Homeless Attack
Fatalities |
Number of
Shark
Attacks |
Number of
Shark Attack
Fatalities |
| Alabama |
2004-2007 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| California |
2004-2007 |
51 |
8 |
14 |
1 |
| Georgia |
2004-2007 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida |
2004-2007 |
92 |
15 |
87 |
1 |
| Hawaii |
2004-2007 |
2 |
0 |
17 |
1 |
| North Carolina |
2004-2007 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
| South Carolina |
2004-2007 |
2 |
1 |
15 |
0 |
| Texas |
2004-2007 |
36 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
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| TOTALS |
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205 |
28 |
151 |
3 |
| Fatality Rate: |
Violence on homeless incidents = 13.7% |
Shark attacks = 2.0% |
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Source of violence on homeless data: National Coaliton for the Homeless
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Source of shark attack data: International Shark Attack File, February 1, 2009
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© International Shark Attack File
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
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