Here are the US cities, states where mail carriers are bit by dogs the most
FILE - Gaithersburg, MD, letter carrier Hugues Pointe Jour takes a protective stance against an approaching dog. (Credit: Provided/USPS) WASHINGTON - More than 3,500 Postal Service workers were attacked by dogs while delivering the mail last year, according to the U.S.
Postal Service – which released rankings of the top U.S. cities and states with the most reported dog attacks. Meanwhile, the USPS said it’s also working to keep its employees safe as part of "National Dog Bite Awareness Week," which runs between June 4 and June 10.
In 2022, the most reported dog attacks involving postal workers happened in Houston, Texas (57), followed by Los Angeles, California (48), Dallas, Texas (44), Cleveland, Ohio (43), and San Diego, California (39), according to the USPS.By state, California ranked highest in 2022 with 675 dog attacks, followed by Texas at 404, New York at 421, Pennsylvania with 313, and Ohio at 311, the USPS said.As part of an effort to drive awareness about dog safety among pet owners, USPS encouraged residents to always keep dogs inside their homes or behind a fence when a carrier comes to the door. "Pet owners also should remind children not to take mail directly from a letter carrier as the dog may view the carrier as a threat to the child," the USPS said.
This year’s National Dog Bite Awareness Week public service campaign has a slogan: "Even good dogs have bad days.""When our mail carriers are bitten, it is usually a ‘good dog’ that had not previously behaved in a menacing way," USPS Occupational Safety and Health Senior Director Linda DeCarlo, said in a statement."In 2022, too many aggressive dogs impacted the lives of our employees while delivering the mail," DeCarlo added.
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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