Overview
- The U.S. Postal Service released 2025 data on Thursday showing more than 5,200 dog attacks on postal workers and a ranked top-10 list with Los Angeles highest at 70 incidents.
- California was the worst-hit state with 673 reported attacks, and other cities on the top-10 list included Dallas (50), Denver (45), Houston (44) and Chicago (43).
- USPS says it trains carriers to watch for risks, use tactics such as announcing entry, keeping visual contact, using mail satchels as shields and deploying dog repellent when needed.
- The agency advises dog owners to keep pets separated or leashed during deliveries and warns it may temporarily suspend mail service to addresses judged unsafe, which can disrupt local delivery routines.
- USPS officials expect the June campaign and ongoing training to reduce injuries to carriers and prompt behavior changes by pet owners, which could lower future attack counts and restore safer routes.