The U.S. Postal Service says Los Angeles was the worst city in America for dog attacks on letter carriers last year, and it urged pet owners to help reduce the attacks.
Philadelphia makes the top 10 list.
The agency on Wednesday released its city rankings ahead of National Dog Bite Prevention Week, which starts Monday.
The Postal Service said nearly 5,900 postal workers were attacked last year, a tiny portion of the 4.7 million Americans bitten by dogs annually.
Los Angeles was the worst with 69 attacks. Here's a city-by-city list:
- Los Angeles 69
- San Antonio 42
- Seattle 42
- Chicago 41
- San Francisco 38
- Philadelphia 34
- Detroit 33
- St. Louis 32
- Baltimore 29
- Sacramento, Calif.29
- Houston 27
- Minneapolis 27
- Cleveland 26
- Dayton, Ohio 26
- Buffalo, N.Y. 24
- Brooklyn, N.Y. 24
- Denver 23
- Dallas 21
- Tacoma, Wash. 21
- Wichita, Kan. 20
If letter carriers feel threatened by a dog, they can skip delivery to the house and ask the customer to retrieve any mail at the post office instead.
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