| Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2012-2021 (1) |
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| Year |
Value of claims
($ millions) |
Number of
claims |
Average cost
per claim (2) |
| 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 |
665.4 |
17,520 |
37,981 |
| 2019 |
800.8 |
18,236 |
43,912 |
| 2020 |
872.1 |
17,597 |
49,558 |
| 2021 |
881.9 |
17,989 |
49,025 |
| Percent change, 2020-2021 |
1.1% |
2.2% |
-1.1% |
| Percent change, 2012-2021 |
80.0% |
9.0% |
65.0% |
(1) Includes other dog-related injuries.
(2) Calculated from unrounded data.
Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®. |
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