What are the risks of sustaining a dog bite injury in Escondido or elsewhere in San Diego County? California has always been a state with a particularly high number of dog bite cases, and it is routinely cited as a place with the most dog bites, resulting in insurance claims and payouts. According to a recent study conducted by the California Department of Healthcare Access and Information and reported by CBS News, “a record number of people have been hospitalized because of dog bites” in the state. Our Escondido dog bite injury lawyers can tell you more about the study and liability for dog bite injuries.
More Dog Bite Injuries are Occurring in California
According to the new study, 2022 was a record-high year for serious dog bite injuries in California. Indeed, in 2022 alone, nearly 49,000 people in the state went to emergency departments because of dog bite injuries. That number is a 12% increase from the previous year. To put that number in perspective further, it is a 70% increase from the number of emergency department visits for dog bites in 2005. Deaths from dog bites remain relatively rare, but there were 96 total deaths in the US in 2022.