| Top 10 States With Estimated Number And Cost Of Dog Bite Claims, 2017 (1) |
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| Rank |
State |
Number of claims |
Average cost per claim |
Value of claims ($ millions) |
| 1 |
California |
2,228 |
$40,563 |
$90.4 |
| 2 |
Florida |
1,345 |
44,700 |
60.1 |
| 3 |
Pennsylvania |
1,002 |
26,486 |
26.5 |
| 4 |
New York |
957 |
43,479 |
41.6 |
| 5 |
Ohio |
932 |
24,795 |
23.1 |
| 6 |
Texas |
929 |
35,562 |
33.0 |
| 7 |
Illinois |
901 |
36,844 |
33.2 |
| 8 |
Michigan |
734 |
38,798 |
28.5 |
| 9 |
New Jersey |
686 |
43,652 |
29.9 |
| 10 |
Minnesota |
486 |
29,873 |
14.5 |
| |
Top 10 |
10,200 |
$37,346 |
$380.9 |
| |
Other states |
8,322 |
$36,690 |
$305.3 |
| |
Total United States |
18,522 |
$37,051 |
$686.3 |
(1) Includes other 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庐. |
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