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Chicago 5th In Dog Bite Attacks Against Mail Carriers In 2025

USPS To Start a Monthlong Dog Bite Awareness Campaign

Chicago 5th In Dog Bite Attacks Against Mail Carriers In 2025

USPS images for its Dog Bite Attack Awareness Campaign

USPS

Chicago has come up near the top in a dubious list of the most dog bite attacks against postal workers.

The United States Postal Service is starting a monthlong awareness campaign Monday about dog bite attacks against its employees. The USPS says there were more than 5,200 dog bite attacks across the country last year.


Chicago is listed as the city with the fifth highest number of attacks. There were 43 attacks.

Cities with more attacks than Chicago include Los Angeles with 70 followed by Dallas, Denver, and Houston.

By state, Illinois is 6th highest with 260 dog bites attacks.

The USPS says pet owners should keep their dogs on leashes if the dogs are outside when mail is being delivered or away from the front door when a package is being accepted.

Mail carriers are allowed to use their mail bags and dog repellent if they’re attacked by a dog and, in some cases, mail service can be cut off temporarily if a dog owner does not make the environment safe for the mail carrier.

(Charts from USPS)

2025 Dog Bite/Dog Incident Data

City

Number of Incidents

Ranking

1

LOS ANGELES

70

1

2

DALLAS

50

2

3

DENVER

45

3

4

HOUSTON

44

4

5

CHICAGO

43

5

6

ST. LOUIS

40

6

7

INDIANAPOLIS

35

7

8

SAN DIEGO

32

8

9

SAN ANTONIO

31

9

10

CLEVELAND

30

10

11

KANSAS CITY, MO

30

10

12

CINCINNATI

29

11

13

MINNEAPOLIS

29

11

14

OAKLAND, CA

27

12

15

PHOENIX

27

12

16

COLUMBUS, OH

26

13

17

DETROIT

24

14

18

LOUISVILLE, KY

23

15

19

MEMPHIS, TN

21

16

20

OKLAHOMA CITY

21

16

21

PITTSBURGH

21

16

22

SACRAMENTO, CA

21

16

23

FORT WORTH, TX

20

17

24

LONG BEACH, CA

20

17

25

MILWAUKEE

20

17

26

PHILADELPHIA

20

17

27

PORTLAND, OR

20

17

28

DAYTON, OH

19

18

29

JACKSONVILLE, FL

19

18

30

OMAHA, NE

17

19

31

MIAMI

16

20

32

ROCHESTER, NY

16

20

33

SAN FRANCISCO

16

20

Here are the 10 states with the greatest number of dog bite incidents:

2025 Dog Bite/Dog Incident Data

State

Number of Incidents

Ranking

1

California

673

1

2

Texas

358

2

3

Ohio

287

3

4

New York

269

4

5

Pennsylvania

267

5

6

Illinois

260

6

7

Florida

183

7

8

Missouri

182

8

9

Michigan

174

9

10

Indiana

159

10

USPS To Start a Monthlong Dog Bite Awareness Campaign