ISAF Statistics for the Worldwide Locations with the Highest Shark Attack Activity Since 1990

WORLD (N=1,023)					FLORIDA (N=397)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
1990	36	2	34		1990	10	0	10
1991	36	3	33		1991	12	0	12
1992	49	6	43		1992	11	0	11
1993	42	11	31		1993	10	0	10
1994	61	7	54		1994	23	0	23
1995	70	10	60		1995	29	0	29
1996	45	3	42		1996	13	0	13
1997	51	9	42		1997	25	0	25
1998	51	6	45		1998	21	1	20
1999	56	4	52		1999	26	0	26
2000	79	11	68		2000	37	1	36
2001	68	4	64		2001	34	1	33
2002	62	3	59		2002	29	0	29
2003	57	4	53		2003	30	0	30
2004	65	7	58		2004	12	0	12
2005	61	4	57		2005	20	1	19
2006	63	4	59		2006	23	0	23
2007	71	1	70		2007	32	0	32
AUSTRALIA (N=109)					BRAZIL (N=66)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
1990	4	0	4		1990	2	1	1
1991	7	1	6		1991	0	0	0
1992	4	1	3		1992	6	0	6
1993	4	3	1		1993	4	1	3
1994	3	0	3		1994	15	3	12
1995	7	1	6		1995	6	2	4
1996	6	0	6		1996	2	0	2
1997	6	0	6		1997	5	2	3
1998	2	1	1		1998	4	2	2
1999	1	1	0		1999	4	0	4
2000	7	3	4		2000	0	0	0
2001	4	0	4		2001	3	0	3
2002	6	2	4		2002	4	1	3
2003	6	1	5		2003	2	0	2
2004	13	2	11		2004	5	1	4
2005	10	2	8		2005	1	0	0
2006	7	1	6		2006	3	1	2
2007	12	0	12		2007	0	0	0
SOUTH AFRICA (N=78)					HAWAII (N=66)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
1990	3	1	2		1990	2	0	2
1991	0	0	0		1991	4	1	3
1992	3	0	3		1992	9	2	7
1993	3	0	3		1993	5	0	5
1994	7	1	6		1994	4	0	4
1995	4	1	3		1995	1	0	1
1996	4	0	4		1996	2	0	2
1997	2	1	1		1997	1	0	1
1998	17	1	16		1998	1	0	1
1999	8	2	6		1999	5	0	5
2000	4	0	4		2000	2	0	2
2001	3	0	3		2001	3	0	3
2002	3	0	3		2002	6	0	6
2003	2	1	1		2003	5	0	5
2004	5	1	4		2004	3	1	2
2005	4	0	4		2005	4	0	4
2006	4	0	4		2006	3	0	3
2007	2	0	2		2007	6	0	6
CALIFORNIA (N=43)					REUNION ISLAND (N=14)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal		YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
1990	3	0	3		1990	1	0	1
1991	4	0	4		1991	1	0	1
1992	1	0	1	1992	2	2	0
1993	2	0	2	1993	0	0	0
1994	0	0	0	1994	1	1	0
1995	2	0	2	1995	2	2	0
1996	3	0	3	1996	1	1	0
1997	1	0	1	1997	0	0	0
1998	2	0	2	1998	0	0	0
1999	2	0	2	1999	1	1	0
2000	3	0	3	2000	1	0	1
2001	1	0	1	2001	0	0	0
2002	4	0	4	2002	0	0	0
2003	1	1	0	2003	0	0	0
2004	6	1	5	2004	3	0	3
2005	3	0	3	2005	0	0	0
2006	3	0	3	2006	1	1	0
2007	2	0	2	2007	0	0	0
NEW ZEALAND (N=19)				JAPAN (N=4)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal	YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
1990	2	0	2	1990	0	0	0
1991	1	0	1	1991	0	0	0
1992	3	0	3	1992	0	0	0
1993	1	0	1	1993	0	0	0
1994	0	0	0	1994	1	0	1
1995	1	0	1	1995	0	0	0
1996	5	0	5	1996	1	1	0
1997	0	0	0	1997	1	1	0
1998	0	0	0	1998	0	0	0
1999	3	0	3	1999	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	2000	1	1	0
2001	0	0	0	2001	0	0	0
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	1	0	0	2006	0	0	0
2007	1	0	1	2007	0	0	0
HONG KONG (N=6)				OTHER REGIONS (N=197)
YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal	YEAR	Total Attacks	Fatal	Non-fatal
1990	0	0	0	1990	7	0	7
1991	1	1	0	1991	5	0	5
1992	0	0	0	1992	10	1	9
1993	2	2	0	1993	5	1	4
1994	0	0	0	1994	4	1	3
1995	3	3	0	1995	13	1	12
1996	0	0	0	1996	7	1	6
1997	0	0	0	1997	10	5	5
1998	0	0	0	1998	4	1	3
1999	0	0	0	1999	6	0	6
2000	0	0	0	2000	24	6	18
2001	0	0	0	2001	20	3	17
2002	0	0	0	2002	10	0	10
2003	0	0	0	2003	11	1	10
2004	0	0	0	2004	19	1	18
2005	0	0	0	2005	19	1	18
2006	0	0	0	2006	19	1	18
2007	0	0	0	2007	4	1	3

Last Updated March 5, 2008

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