| Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2014-2023 (1) |
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| Year |
Value of claims
($ millions) |
Number
of claims |
Average cost
per claim (2) |
| 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 |
| 2019 |
796.8 |
17,802 |
44,760 |
| 2020 |
853.7 |
17,597 |
50,245 |
| 2021 |
881.9 |
17,989 |
49,025 |
| 2022 |
1,136.0 |
17,597 |
64,555 |
| 2023 |
1,116.0 |
19,062 |
58,545 |
| Percent change, 2022-2023 |
-1.8% |
8.3% |
-9.3% |
| Percent change, 2014-2023 |
110.2% |
15.2% |
82.5% |
(1) Includes other dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.
(2) Calculated from unrounded data.
Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®. |
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