| Estimated Number and Cost of Dog Bite Liability Claims (And Other Dog-Related Injuries*), State Results, 2016 |
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| Rank |
State |
Number of claims |
Average cost per claim |
Total Claims Paid Out ($ millions) |
| 1 |
CA |
1,934 |
$39,452 |
$76.3 |
| 2 |
FL |
1,325 |
37,339 |
49.5 |
| 3 |
NY |
1,042 |
55,671 |
58.0 |
| 4 |
PA |
988 |
24,949 |
24.6 |
| 5 |
TX |
924 |
21,760 |
20.1 |
| 6 |
IL |
910 |
42,837 |
39.0 |
| 7 |
OH |
850 |
34,265 |
29.1 |
| 8 |
MI |
782 |
27,877 |
21.8 |
| 9 |
NJ |
537 |
53,685 |
28.8 |
| 10 |
GA |
462 |
29,351 |
13.6 |
| |
Top 10 |
9,754 |
36,994 |
360.8 |
| |
Other |
8,369 |
30,066 |
251.6 |
| |
Total United States |
18,123 |
$33,795 |
$612.50 |
*Losses also include dog-related injuries that have impacted claims such as fractures or other blunt force trauma injuries.
Source: 探花精选 Information Institute, State Farm®.
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