Shark Attacks in Italy: Statistics & History | Shark Data Lab
Shark Attacks in Italy
The Global Shark Attack File records 72 shark attacks in Italy between 1721 and 2018. Of those, 14 were fatal (19.4%). The species most often involved is the white shark.
How many shark attacks have been recorded in Italy?▾
The Global Shark Attack File records 72 shark attacks in Italy, of which 14 were fatal.
What is the shark attack fatality rate in Italy?▾
19.4% of recorded shark attacks in Italy are fatal, compared with a global average of 21.1%.
Which shark species are most often involved in attacks in Italy?▾
Based on incident records, the species most frequently identified in Italy attacks are White Shark, Blue Shark, Porbeagle.
What activities are most associated with shark attacks in Italy?▾
Fishing accounts for the largest share of recorded incidents in Italy, with 11 cases logged.
Where does this shark attack data come from?▾
All figures are derived from the Global Shark Attack File (GSAF), a non-profit database of shark-human incident records. Shark Data Lab cleans, geocodes, and aggregates the GSAF dataset for analysis.
172119562018
52 years of data, 1721–2018
Shark attacks in Italy per year, 1721–2018
Year
Attacks
1721
1
1738
1
1868
1
1877
1
1881
1
1887
1
1899
2
1901
1
1902
2
1904
1
1905
1
1909
1
1913
1
1919
1
1926
1
1928
1
1934
1
1937
1
1942
1
1943
1
1944
1
1949
3
1950
2
1951
4
1952
2
1954
2
1956
2
1959
1
1961
2
1962
2
1963
1
1966
1
1967
3
1970
1
1975
1
1976
1
1978
2
1982
2
1983
1
1984
1
1985
1
1987
1
1988
1
1989
2
1991
1
1998
1
1999
1
2001
1
2006
1
2012
1
2015
1
2018
1
Non-fatal
2015-03-28· Diving· Shark involvement not cofirmed
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