Postal Workers Bitten by Dogs,
by District
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff 
The U.S. Postal Service reported that 3,070 postal workers were victims of dog bites in fiscal year 2002. Dog bites to postal employees peaked during the mid-1980s when more than 7,000 letter carriers were attacked annually. Through aggressive employee training and public education programs that statistic has dropped by more than two-thirds.
| District | Dog bites |
|---|---|
| 1. Greater Indiana | 87 |
| 2. Gateway (Missouri, southern Illinois) | 77 |
| 3. Long Beach | 76 |
| 4. South Florida | 73 |
| 5. Houston | 72 |
| 6. Santa Anna | 71 |
| 7. Northern Illinois | 65 |
| 8. San Diego, Connecticut1 | 64 |
| 9. Triboro (Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens) | 62 |
| 10. Van Nuys | 61 |
1. Ties.
Source: U.S.P.S., 2002. A total of 3,070 postal workers were bitten by dogs in FY2002.
