American staffordshires are NSW’s most attack-prone dog – but there may be more to the data
Smadar Spector
American staffordshires are NSW’s most attack-prone dog – but there may be more to the data
American staffordshires (Amstaffs) registered in New South Wales had the highest rate of attacking a child, adult or other dog in 2024, statistics show.
But experts warn the data may not show the full picture because dog breeds can be wrongly identified – sometimes deliberately – and often not identified at all.
In over a fifth (1,305 of 5,901) of dog attacks on humans and animals recorded in NSW last year and compiled by the Office of Local Government (OLG), no breed was specified.
There were 941 attacks by Amstaffs, with 5,023 of the breed registered, meaning an attack for about every one in five dogs, but if Amstaff crossbreeds are included, there were 6,784 registered and 1,028 attacks – one attack for every 6.6 dogs.
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