Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims Nationwide, 2003-2018 (1)

 

Year Value of claims ($ millions) Number of claims Average cost per claim (2)
2003 $324.2 16,919 $19,162
2004 318.9 15,630 20,406
2005 321.1 14,295 22,464
2006 322.4 14,661 21,987
2007 356.2 14,531 24,511
2008 387.0 15,823 24,461
2009 412.0 16,586 24,840
2010 412.6 15,770 26,166
2011 490.8 16,695 29,396
2012 489.7 16,459 29,752
2013 483.7 17,359 27,862
2014 530.8 16,550 32,072
2015 571.3 15,352 37,214
2016 602.2 18,123 33,230
2017 686.3 18,522 37,051
2018 674.9 17,297 39,017
Percent change, 2017-2018 -1.7% -6.6% 5.3%
Percent change, 2003-2018 108.2% 2.2% 103.6%
(1) Includes other dog-related injuries. (2) Calculated from unrounded data. Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.