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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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ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS, 2003-2008
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  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Percent change,
 2007-2008		 Percent change, 
2003-2008
Value of claims 
($ millions)		 $324.20 $319.00 $321.10 $322.30 $356.20 $387.20 8.70% 19.43%
Number of claims 16,919 15,630 14,295 14,661 14,531 15,823 8.89% -6.48%
Average cost per claim $19,162 $20,406 $22,464 $21,987 $24,511 $24,461 -0.20% 27.65%

Source: Insurance Information Institute. 

 

 
ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS, 2003-2009
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  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008        2009 Percent change, 2008-2009 Percent change, 2003-2009
Value of claims ($ millions) $324.20 $319.00 $321.10 $322.30 $356.20 $387.20
$412.00 6.40% 27.10%
Number of claims 16,919 15,630 14,295 14,661 14,531 15,823 16,586 4.80% -2.00%
Average cost per claim $19,162 $20,406 $22,464 $21,987 $24,511 $24,461 $24,840 1.50% 29.60%

Source: Insurance Information Institute. 

 

 
ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS, 2003-2010
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  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Percent change, 2009-2010 Percent change, 2003-2010
Value of claims ($ millions) $324.20 $319.00 $321.10 $322.30 $356.20 $387.20 $412.00 $412.60 0.15% 127.30%
Number of claims 16,919 15,630 14,295 14,661 14,531 15,823 16,586 15,770 -4.92% -6.79%
Average cost per claim $19,162 $20,406 $22,464 $21,987 $24,511 $24,461 $24,840 $26,166 5.34% 36.55%

Source: Insurance Information Institute. 

 

 
ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS, 2003-2011
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Year Value of claims
($ millions)		 Number of claims Average cost
per claim
2003 $324.2 16,919 $19,162
2004 319.0 15,630 20,406
2005 321.1 14,295 22,464
2006 322.3 14,661 21,987
2007 356.2 14,531 24,511
2008 387.2 15,823 24,461
2009 412.0 16,586 24,840
2010 412.6 15,770 26,166
2011 478.9 16,292 29,396
Percent change, 2010-2011 16.1% 3.3% 12.3%
Percent change, 2003-2011 47.7% -3.7% 53.4%

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

 
ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS NATIONWIDE, 2003-2013
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Year Value of claims
($ millions)		 Number of claims Average cost
per claim
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
Percent change, 2012-2013  -1.2% 5.5% -6.4%
Percent change, 2003-2013 49.2 2.6 45.4

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS NATIONWIDE, 2003-2014 (1)
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Year Value of claims
($ millions)		 Number of claims Average cost
per claim
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
Percent change, 2013-2014 9.7% -4.7% 15.1%
Percent change, 2003-2014 63.7% -2.2% 67.4%

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
ESTIMATED NUMBER AND COST OF DOG BITE CLAIMS NATIONWIDE, 2003-2015 (1)
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Year Value of claims ($ millions) Number of claims Average cost per claim
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
Percent change, 2014-2015 7.6% -7.2% 16.0%
Percent change, 2003-2015 76.2% -9.3% 94.2%

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Liability Claims (And Other Dog-Related Injuries*), 2003-2016
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Year Total Claims Paid Out ($ millions) Number of Claims Average Cost Per Claim
2003 $324.2 16,919 $19,162
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
% change, 2015-2016 5.4% 18.0% -10.7%
% change, 2003-2016 85.8% 7.10% 73.4%

*Losses also include dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 

 
Estimated Number And Cost Of Dog Bite Claims Nationwide, 2003-2017 (1)
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Year Value of claims ($ millions) Number of claims Average cost per claim
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
Percent change, 2016-2017 14.0% 2.2% 11.5%
Percent change, 2003-2017 111.7% 9.5% 93.4%

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

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

 
Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims Nationwide, 2003-2019 (1)
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Year Value of claims ($ millions) Number of claims Average cost per claim (2)
2003 $324.20 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
2019        796.8 17,802       44,760
Percent change, 2018-2019 18.1% 2.9% 14.7%
Percent change, 2003-2019 145.8% 5.2% 133.6%

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries.
(2) Calculated from unrounded data.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2003-2020 (1)
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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
2019 796.8 17,802 44,760
2020 853.7 16,991 50,245
Percent change, 2019-2020 7.1% -4.6% 12.3%
Percent change, 2003-2020 163.3% 0.4% 162.2%

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries.
(2) Calculated from unrounded data.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.

 
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®.

 
Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2013-2022 (1)
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Year Value of claims
($ millions)		 Number of claims Average cost
per claim (2)
2013 $483.7 7,359 $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
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
Percent change, 2021-2022 28.8% -2.2% 31.7%
Percent change, 2013-2022 134.9% 1.4% 131.7%

(1) Includes other dog-related injuries.
(2) Calculated from unrounded data.

Source: Insurance Information Institute, State Farm®.