USPS REVEALS PLACES WITH THE MOST DOG BITES

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To kick off National Dog Bite Awareness Week (June 4th to June 10th), the United States Postal Service has released their annual list of the places with the most dog bites for their employees. According to the USPS, more than 53-hundred of their employees were attacked by dogs while delivering the mail in 2022.

“When our mail carriers are bitten, it is usually a ‘good dog’ that had not previously behaved in a menacing way,” explains USPS Occupational Safety and Health Senior Director Linda DeCarlo.

• California was the state with the highest number of dog bites last year with 675.
• Houston was the city with the most dog attacks against USPS employees in 2022, followed by Los Angeles and Dallas.

The 10 Cities With the Most Dog Bites of USPS Workers

1. Houston, Texas - 57
2. Los Angeles, California - 48
3. Dallas, Texas - 44
4. Cleveland, Ohio - 43
5. San Diego, California - 39
6. Chicago, Illinois - 36
7. St. Louis, Missouri - 34
8. Kansas City, Missouri - 33
9. Phoenix, Arizona - 32/San Antonio, Texas - 32
10. Detroit, Michigan - 30

States With The Most Dog Bites of USPS Workers in 2022

1. California - 675
2. Texas - 404
3. New York - 321
4. Pennsylvania - 313
5. Ohio - 311
6. Illinois - 245
7. Florida - 220
8. Michigan - 206
9. Missouri - 166
10. North Carolina - 146

Source: CNN

Talk Back:

• Dog bites are definitely something most of us don’t have to worry about on the job!
• Has your dog ever attacked someone delivering the mail or a package? What happened?
• Have you ever been attacked by someone’s dog while working? What’s your job? How bad was it?