ISAF Statistics for the USA Locations with the
Highest Shark Attack Activity Since 2000

UNITED STATES (N=473)					FLORIDA (N=281)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
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	38	1	37		2003	29	0	29
2004	30	2	28		2004	12	0	12
2005	37	1	36		2005	17	1	16
2006	36	0	36		2006	21	0	21
2007	50	0	50		2007	31	0	31
2008	36	1	35		2008	28	0	28
2009	29	0	29		2009	18	0	18
2010	38	2	36		2010	14	1	13
2011	29	0	29		2011	11	0	11
HAWAII (N=44)					CALIFORNIA (N=36)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
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	1	0	1
2007	7	0	7		2007	4	0	4
2008	1	0	1		2008	2	1	1
2009	3	0	3		2009	4	0	4
2010	4	0	4		2010	4	1	3
2011	3	0	3		2011	3	0	3
SOUTH CAROLINA (N=34)					NORTH CAROLINA (N=32)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
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	2	0	2		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	2	0	2		2008	3	0	3
2009	0	0	0		2009	1	0	1
2010	4	0	4		2010	5	0	5
2011	2	0	2		2011	4	0	4
TEXAS (N=20)					OREGON (N=8)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2000	2	0	2		2000	0	0	0
2001	2	0	2		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
2009	1	0	1		2009	0	0	0
2010	2	0	2		2010	1	0	1
2011	2	0	2		2011	1	0	1
ALABAMA (N=6)					GEORGIA (N=3)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
2000	2	0	2		2000	0	0	0
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	1	0	1		2004	0	0	0
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
2009	0	0	0	2009	1	0	1
2010	0	0	0	2010	1	0	1
2011	2	0	2	2011	0	0	0

Source: International Shark Attack File, last updated January 30, 2012

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