I can't accept full credit for the link; someone else linked it earlier.
On that site, there is a list of the top breeds responsible for serious injury and death in the US, and the stats include the percentage of the dog population that the breed represents.
I think about this topic a lot because of the problems I have encountered with off-leash dogs, and I don't know what the solution is. We have leash laws, but so many people disobey them. Plus, the leash laws allow for the dogs to be on their yards unleashed, giving the dogs the opportunity to run when they see something outside of their yards. Makes me very sad to read here how many people do not walk their dogs because of their fear of encountering large off-leash dogs.
Bans and breed-specific legislation would not be effective in a lot of places. Owners would just go underground, keep their dogs hidden.
It's a vexing problem.
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