Anyone that’s ever watched a slapstick cartoon knows that dogs and postal workers are sworn enemies. The U.S. Postal Service released a list of the top cities where dog attacks against their workers took place most. Chicago made the top 10!
These aren’t low numbers: nearly 6,000 reported attacks of dogs against postal employees occur each year!
The Top 10 cities where this happens were…
- Cleveland, OH — 58 attacks
- Houston, TX — 54 attacks
- Kansas City, MO — 48 attacks
- Los Angeles, CA — 44 attacks
- Louisville, KY — 42 attacks
- Dallas, TX — 38 attacks
- St. Louis, MO — 36 attacks
- Chicago, IL — 35 attacks
- Detroit, MI — 34 attacks
- Philadelphia, PA — 32 attacks
Illinois also made the top 10, when it came to the states with the most dog-on-postal-worker attacks!
Here’s that top 10 for 2021…
- California — 656
- Texas — 368
- Ohio — 359
- Pennsylvania — 281
- Michigan — 244
- New York — 239
- Illinois — 226
- Florida — 201
- Washington — 139
- Kentucky — 123
