Sharks
  HOME COLLECTION EDUCATION IMAGE GALLERY SOUTH FLORIDA ORGANIZATIONS MEETINGS STAFF
  SHARK FRESHWATER
RESEARCH
BIOLOGICAL
PROFILES
JUST FOR KIDS SITE LINKS FLMNH

International Shark Attack File

1670-2012 Map of Continental United States (without Hawaii) Confirmed Unprovoked Shark Attacks (N=1,022)



click on California, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina,
or Texas for more detailed state maps

map

Territory Total
Attacks
Fatal
Attacks
Last
Fatality
Florida 663 11 2010
California 109 10 2012
S. Carolina 71 2 1852
Texas 37 2 1962
N. Carolina 47 3 2001
Oregon 25 0 197?
New Jersey 18 6 1960
Georgia 12 0  
New York 8 0  
Alabama 7 0  
Massachusetts 3 1 1936
Virginia 5 1 2001
Delaware 3 0  
Louisiana 1 0  
Maine 1 0  
Connecticut 1 0  
Mississippi 1 0  
Washington 2 0  
Rhode Island 1 0  
Unspecified 5 0  
Territorial Waters 2 0  
USA 1,022 36 2012

Click here to see map of Hawaii


red 400 and above


blue 76 - 399



blue 10 - 75



green 1 - 9



none 0

Last updated: February 11, 2013

© International Shark Attack File
Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

map map map map map map map map