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

Last Updated June 5, 2009

WORLD (N=1,076)					FLORIDA (N=429)
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	47	6	41		1992	11	0	11
1993	41	10	31		1993	10	0	10
1994	60	7	53		1994	23	0	23
1995	69	10	59		1995	29	0	29
1996	46	3	43		1996	13	0	13
1997	51	9	42		1997	25	0	25
1998	51	6	45		1998	21	1	20
1999	55	4	51		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	62	4	58		2006	23	0	23
2007	71	1	70		2007	32	0	32
2008	59	4	55		2008	32	0	32
AUSTRALIA (N=122)					BRAZIL (N=65)
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	2	2		1993	4	1	3
1994	3	0	3		1994	14	3	11
1995	7	1	6		1995	5	2	3
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	3	0	3
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	13	0	13		2007	0	0	0
2008	12	1	11		2008	2	0	2
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	7	2	5
1993	3	0	3		1993	4	0	4
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	7	0	7
2008	0	0	0		2008	2	0	2
CALIFORNIA (N=44)					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	2	0	2	2006	1	1	0
2007	3	0	3	2007	0	0	0
2008	1	1	0	2008	0	0	0
NEW ZEALAND (N=19)				HONG KONG (N=6)
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	1	1	0
1992	3	0	3	1992	0	0	0
1993	1	0	1	1993	2	2	0
1994	0	0	0	1994	0	0	0
1995	1	0	1	1995	3	3	0
1996	5	0	5	1996	0	0	0
1997	0	0	0	1997	0	0	0
1998	0	0	0	1998	0	0	0
1999	3	0	3	1999	0	0	0
2000	0	0	0	2000	0	0	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
2008	0	0	0	2008	0	0	0

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