• Report a bug

List of all shark attacks in usa

Fatal Attacks

187

Unprovoked Attacks

1788

Total Attacks

2310

There have been a total of 2310 shark attacks in USA. Out of those, 187 have unfortunately been fatal which brings the percentage of fatal attacks to 8.10%. 1788 attacks came out of the blue while 522 have been provoked by humans.

Provoked

Unprovoked

Fatal

Non Fatal

LocationDateTimeSpeciesActivityInjuryFatalPerson
Santa Lucea Beach, South Hutchinson Island, St. Lucie County 01-03-2014 Blacktip or spinner shark?SurfingLacerations to toesNO 21yo Dylan Fugitt
31-12-2013 Oceanic whitetip sharkFree diving / Photographing pilot whales"Minor laceration to shoulder"NO male
Ninole Bay, Hawaii County 10-12-2013 08h00Tiger shark, 10' to 12'Boogie boardingLacerations to right hand & kneeNO 29yo male
Cocoa Beach, Brevard County 09-12-2013 14h304' to 6' sharkSurfingRight foot bittenNO 30yo Bobby Baughman
Between Makena & Molokini, Maui 01-12-2013 09h00Kayaking / FishingFATALYES 57yo Patrick Briney
Keawekapu Beach, Kihei, Maui 28-11-2013 13h00SnorkelingRight calf bittenNO 58yo female
Gleneden Beach, Lincoln County 21-11-2013 10h30White shark, 10 'SurfingNo injury, board bittenNO 25yo Andrew Gardiner
Bay Head, Ocean County 06-11-2013 AfternoonBody boardingNo injury, swim fin bittenNO 16yo Quinn Gates
Floridana Beach, Brevard County 06-11-2013 SurfingFoot bittenNO Sandor Melian
Kanaha Beach, Maui 30-10-2013 15h19Tiger sharkKiteboardingSevere bite to right calf & anklelNO 46yo Christian Brandon
Settings icon

Explore Shark Utopia

Be honest, when was the last time you watched a decent shark movie?