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1926-2012 Map of California's Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=109)
Territory
Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
San Diego
17
2
2008
Humboldt
14
0
Marin
10
0
Monterey
10
2
1981
Santa Barbara
10
2
2012
San Mateo
9
0
Sonoma
8
0
San Luis Obispo
8
2
2003
Santa Cruz
7
0
Los Angeles
6
0
San Francisco
5
1
1959
Del Norte
2
0
Mendocino
1
1
2004
Alameda
1
0
Orange
1
0
CALIFORNIA
109
10
2012
10 and above
6 - 9
1 - 5
0
Last updated
: February 11, 2013
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