The most important message for our customers to remember during the 2025 USPS National Dog Bite Awareness Campaign is keep your dog secured and away from the carrier as the mail is being delivered.

For Long Island mail carriers, dogs are not their best friends. Long Island leads in New York State in dog bites to mail carriers, with 83 bites across Nassau and Suffolk counties last year.

Over 6,000 dog attacks on USPS mail carriers occurred in 2024, a rise from the previous year. California led the nation in dog bite incidents with 701, while Florida ranked eighth with 210.

If a letter carrier “feels a house or neighborhood is unsafe,” the U.S. Postal Service can stop delivering the mail.

Florida ranked eighth among all states for dog bites on mail carriers, with 210 total incidents reported in 2024, making safety a statewide concern. However, here in Northeast Florida, the issue ...

California was by far the most dangerous place for mail carrier legs with 701 attacks reported in 2024, and Texas reported 438. There were 166 dog bites reported by Missouri mail carriers in 2022.

According to the USPS, there were more than 6,000 dog attacks on Postal Service workers last year, with Los Angeles logging the most of any U.S. city at 77.

The USPS has revealed the top states that reported the most dog bites to mail carriers in 2024. California is at the top of the list with 701 reported incidents.

On average, 16 mail carriers per day will say, “Yes.” Postal Service officials report that in 2024, over 6,000 mail carriers experienced dog bites or dog attacks while just trying to do their ...

Tips for dog owners Dog attacks and bites are 100% preventable, when dog owners remain vigilant and properly restrain their dogs. The U.S. Postal Service is pleading with customers to adhere to ...