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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