International Shark Attack File
ISAF Statistics for the USA Locations with the Highest Shark Attack Activity Since 1990
UNITED STATES (N=658) | | FLORIDA (N=429) |
| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
| 1990 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1990 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1991 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 1991 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1992 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 1992 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1993 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1993 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1994 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 1994 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 1995 | 42 | 0 | 42 | 1995 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| 1996 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 1996 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 | 31 | 1997 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 1998 | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1998 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| 1999 | 38 | 0 | 38 | 1999 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| 2000 | 53 | 1 | 52 | 2000 | 37 | 1 | 36 |
| 2001 | 50 | 3 | 47 | 2001 | 34 | 1 | 33 |
| 2002 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 2002 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| 2003 | 40 | 1 | 39 | 2003 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 2004 | 30 | 2 | 28 | 2004 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2005 | 40 | 1 | 39 | 2005 | 20 | 1 | 19 |
| 2006 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 2006 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 2007 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 2007 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
| 2008 | 41 | 1 | 40 | 2008 | 32 | 0 | 32 |
HAWAII (N=66) | CALIFORNIA (N=43) |
| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1990 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1991 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1992 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2004 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
SOUTH CAROLINA (N=41) | NORTH CAROLINA (N=27) |
| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1995 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2000 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2001 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
TEXAS (N=21) | OREGON (N=13) |
| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
GEORGIA (N=4) | ALABAMA (N=4) |
| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: International Shark Attack File, last updated June 8, 2009
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Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
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