Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Claims, 2015-2024 (1) |
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Year |
Value of claims ($ millions) |
Number of claims |
Average cost per claim |
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 |
2024 |
1,569.6 |
22,658 |
69,272 |
Percent change, 2023-2024 |
40.6% |
18.9% |
18.3% |
Percent change, 2015-2024 |
174.7% |
47.6% |
86.1% |
(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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