Shark Incidents by Year

Browse shark-human incident records chronologically. Each year page groups the reviewed records currently available in the Shark Incidents dataset and links each item to its source-backed incident page.

Recent years generally have better documentation than very old years. Historical totals can be affected by missing newspapers, incomplete location descriptions, changing terminology and uncertainty about whether an event involved a shark.

Year totals therefore describe what is documented in this reviewed dataset rather than claiming to measure every incident that occurred worldwide.

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Browse by year

Chronological access to reviewed incident records.

2026

5 reviewed record(s)

2025

9 reviewed record(s)

2024

20 reviewed record(s)

2023

18 reviewed record(s)

2022

10 reviewed record(s)

2021

10 reviewed record(s)

2020

10 reviewed record(s)

2019

13 reviewed record(s)

2018

24 reviewed record(s)

2017

20 reviewed record(s)

2016

16 reviewed record(s)

2015

20 reviewed record(s)

2014

17 reviewed record(s)

2013

13 reviewed record(s)

2012

10 reviewed record(s)

2011

21 reviewed record(s)

2010

16 reviewed record(s)

2009

15 reviewed record(s)

2008

8 reviewed record(s)

2007

10 reviewed record(s)

2006

10 reviewed record(s)

2005

11 reviewed record(s)

2004

11 reviewed record(s)

2003

8 reviewed record(s)

2002

9 reviewed record(s)

2001

15 reviewed record(s)

2000

11 reviewed record(s)

1999

12 reviewed record(s)

1998

5 reviewed record(s)

1997

9 reviewed record(s)

1996

9 reviewed record(s)

1995

12 reviewed record(s)

1994

11 reviewed record(s)

1993

4 reviewed record(s)

1992

8 reviewed record(s)

1991

6 reviewed record(s)

1990

18 reviewed record(s)

1989

1 reviewed record(s)

1988

6 reviewed record(s)

1987

6 reviewed record(s)

1986

7 reviewed record(s)

1985

5 reviewed record(s)

1984

4 reviewed record(s)

1983

6 reviewed record(s)

1982

6 reviewed record(s)

1981

7 reviewed record(s)

1980

4 reviewed record(s)

1979

7 reviewed record(s)

1978

5 reviewed record(s)

1977

5 reviewed record(s)

1976

3 reviewed record(s)

1975

6 reviewed record(s)

1974

3 reviewed record(s)

1973

4 reviewed record(s)

1972

6 reviewed record(s)

1971

8 reviewed record(s)

1970

7 reviewed record(s)

1969

3 reviewed record(s)

1968

9 reviewed record(s)

1967

9 reviewed record(s)

1966

16 reviewed record(s)

1965

6 reviewed record(s)

1964

11 reviewed record(s)

1963

7 reviewed record(s)

1962

22 reviewed record(s)

1961

21 reviewed record(s)

1960

19 reviewed record(s)

1959

16 reviewed record(s)

1958

10 reviewed record(s)

1957

11 reviewed record(s)

1956

11 reviewed record(s)

1955

7 reviewed record(s)

1954

15 reviewed record(s)

1953

5 reviewed record(s)

1952

7 reviewed record(s)

1951

9 reviewed record(s)

1950

5 reviewed record(s)

1949

8 reviewed record(s)

1948

6 reviewed record(s)

1947

4 reviewed record(s)

1946

5 reviewed record(s)

1945

4 reviewed record(s)

1944

4 reviewed record(s)

1943

4 reviewed record(s)

1942

4 reviewed record(s)

1941

6 reviewed record(s)

1940

14 reviewed record(s)

1939

3 reviewed record(s)

1938

1 reviewed record(s)

1937

4 reviewed record(s)

1936

1 reviewed record(s)

1935

4 reviewed record(s)

1934

5 reviewed record(s)

1933

3 reviewed record(s)

1932

4 reviewed record(s)

1931

2 reviewed record(s)

1930

4 reviewed record(s)

1929

3 reviewed record(s)

1928

5 reviewed record(s)

1927

4 reviewed record(s)

1926

1 reviewed record(s)

1925

5 reviewed record(s)

1924

1 reviewed record(s)

1923

4 reviewed record(s)

1922

7 reviewed record(s)

1921

2 reviewed record(s)

1920

2 reviewed record(s)

1919

5 reviewed record(s)

1918

3 reviewed record(s)

1917

7 reviewed record(s)

1916

5 reviewed record(s)

1915

1 reviewed record(s)

1914

5 reviewed record(s)

1913

3 reviewed record(s)

1912

5 reviewed record(s)

1911

5 reviewed record(s)

1910

4 reviewed record(s)

1909

5 reviewed record(s)

1908

6 reviewed record(s)

1907

3 reviewed record(s)

1906

7 reviewed record(s)

1905

8 reviewed record(s)

1904

3 reviewed record(s)

1903

4 reviewed record(s)

1902

4 reviewed record(s)

1901

5 reviewed record(s)

1900

7 reviewed record(s)

1899

4 reviewed record(s)

1898

6 reviewed record(s)

1897

3 reviewed record(s)

1896

3 reviewed record(s)

1895

6 reviewed record(s)

1894

7 reviewed record(s)

1893

3 reviewed record(s)

1892

3 reviewed record(s)

1891

3 reviewed record(s)

1890

5 reviewed record(s)

1889

3 reviewed record(s)

1888

6 reviewed record(s)

1887

3 reviewed record(s)

1886

3 reviewed record(s)

1885

1 reviewed record(s)

1884

1 reviewed record(s)

1883

3 reviewed record(s)

1882

1 reviewed record(s)

1881

3 reviewed record(s)

1880

5 reviewed record(s)

1879

2 reviewed record(s)

1878

2 reviewed record(s)

1877

4 reviewed record(s)

1876

3 reviewed record(s)

1875

1 reviewed record(s)

1874

4 reviewed record(s)

1872

2 reviewed record(s)

1871

4 reviewed record(s)

1870

3 reviewed record(s)

1867

2 reviewed record(s)

1866

1 reviewed record(s)

1865

4 reviewed record(s)

1864

11 reviewed record(s)

1863

5 reviewed record(s)

1862

1 reviewed record(s)

1861

2 reviewed record(s)

1860

4 reviewed record(s)

1858

1 reviewed record(s)

1853

1 reviewed record(s)

1852

1 reviewed record(s)

1850

1 reviewed record(s)

1849

1 reviewed record(s)

1846

2 reviewed record(s)

1845

2 reviewed record(s)

1844

1 reviewed record(s)

1841

1 reviewed record(s)

1840

1 reviewed record(s)

1835

1 reviewed record(s)

1834

1 reviewed record(s)

1829

2 reviewed record(s)

1828

1 reviewed record(s)

1827

2 reviewed record(s)

1826

2 reviewed record(s)

1825

1 reviewed record(s)

1817

1 reviewed record(s)

1812

1 reviewed record(s)

1802

1 reviewed record(s)

1800

1 reviewed record(s)

1776

1 reviewed record(s)

1767

1 reviewed record(s)

1764

1 reviewed record(s)

1749

1 reviewed record(s)

1738

1 reviewed record(s)

1703

1 reviewed record(s)