Shark Attack Capital of the World Named — And It’s in This U.S. State

Florida is the shark bite capital of the world according to a report from the state’s Museum of Natural History and Florida University — with the area around Daytona Beach having the highest concentration of attacks anywhere.

The International Shark Attack File identified Volusia County as the world’s hotspot for sharks preying on humans with 351 unprovoked attacks identified since the earliest records they could find, which date back to 1837.

Florida, which has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, has seen a whopping 928 attacks in that time frame, followed by Hawaii with 195, then California with 138 and South Carolina with 118. . .

The shark attack file found data for 1,640 total attacks in the US going back almost 200 years, which leads the table in terms of the country which has suffered the most attacks.

The US is followed by Australia with 706 then South Africa which has seen 262 attacks, from all types of sharks combined. (Read more from “Shark Attack Capital of the World Named — And It’s in This U.S. State” HERE)

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