The U.S. Postal Service released rankings this week tallying which cities had the most dog attacks upon postal employees last year, with San Diego in ninth place with 35 recorded attacks.

According to USPS data, Los Angeles recorded 77 dog attacks on postal workers in 2024, the highest number of any city in the country. Houston followed with 65 incidents, and Chicago ranked third with 57. Nationwide, California led all states with 701 dog bite incidents. Texas ranked second, while Ohio came in third.

Los Angeles led all U.S. cities in the number of dog attacks on U.S. Postal Service carriers in 2024, according to figures released Thursday to mark the beginning of the agency’s annual USPS National Dog Bit Awareness Campaign.