While the long-term increase in shark attacks has been easy to track, Dr McPhee said “interpreting shorter term trends is more difficult”. Despite this marked increase in shark attacks ...

The United States experienced the highest number of unprovoked attacks by sharks, with 28 reported incidents, including one fatal attack by an unknown shark ... years see an increase in bites ...

Whatever the reason, the anxiety persists: Is a shark going to attack me? Well ... of which 27 die. In 2021, 26,031 people were murdered in the country, all of which died. Compare those figures ...