Media Response - Dog Attacks

Published on 11 August 2022

Could I please request dog attack stats for Monash for the past four years (2018,2019,2020,2021 and 2022 (so far)

Response:

The statistics for dog attacks for the previous four years:

2018 – 102 attacks

2019 – 92 attacks

2020 – 116 attacks

2021 – 105 attacks

2022 (so far)  – 74 attacks;

The majority of these statistics relate to incidents where either a person or animal have been attacked.

Issued: 5 August 2022

To:  The Age

Quoting: Mayor Stuart James