ISAF Statistics for the
Worldwide Locations
with the Highest Shark Attack Activity Since 1990
WORLD
(N=807) | | FLORIDA
(N=322) |
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| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
|---|
| 1990 | 35 | 2 | 33 | 1990 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1991 | 33 | 3 | 30 | 1991 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 1992 | 48 | 6 | 42 | 1992 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1993 | 41 | 11 | 30 | 1993 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1994 | 57 | 7 | 50 | 1994 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| 1995 | 67 | 10 | 57 | 1995 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| 1996 | 43 | 3 | 40 | 1996 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 1997 | 49 | 9 | 40 | 1997 | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| 1998 | 51 | 6 | 45 | 1998 | 21 | 1 | 20 |
| 1999 | 56 | 4 | 52 | 1999 | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| 2000 | 78 | 11 | 67 | 2000 | 37 | 1 | 36 |
| 2001 | 68 | 4 | 64 | 2001 | 34 | 1 | 33 |
| 2002 | 63 | 3 | 60 | 2002 | 29 | 0 | 29 |
| 2003 | 57 | 4 | 53 | 2003 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| 2004 | 61 | 7 | 54 | 2004 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
AUSTRALIA
(N=63) | BRAZIL
(N=62) |
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| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
|---|
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1990 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 1991 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1992 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1993 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1993 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 15 | 3 | 12 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1995 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1997 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2002 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2003 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2004 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
SOUTH AFRICA
(N=68) | HAWAII
(N=53) |
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| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
|---|
| 1990 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1992 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1993 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1994 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1994 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1999 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2002 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2003 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2004 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
CALIFORNIA
(N=35) | REUNION ISLAND
(N=12) |
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| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
|---|
| 1990 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1992 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1995 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2004 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
NEW ZEALAND
(N=17) | JAPAN
(N=4) |
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| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
|---|
| 1990 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1993 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
HONG KONG
(N=6) | OTHER REGIONS
(N=165) |
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| YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal | YEAR | Total Attacks | Fatal | Non-fatal |
|---|
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1991 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1992 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1993 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 1995 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1995 | 15 | 1 | 14 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1996 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1997 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1998 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2000 | 23 | 6 | 17 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2001 | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2002 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2003 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2004 | 14 | 1 | 13 |
Last Updated February 2, 2005
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