Letter carriers that work on foot are a common victim of dog attack.The United States Postal Service released 2012 data 
regarding the frequency of dog bite attacks on letter carriers respective to location in the United States.
Los Angeles had the highest occurrence of dog attack on letter carriers in 2012, followed by San Antonio and Seattle.
A listing of the the top 20 Americans cities with respect to the total number of reported attacks on letter carriers appears below.
1. Los Angeles- 69 attacks
2. San Antonio- 42 attacks
3. Seattle- 42 attacks
4. Chicago- 41 attacks
5. San Francisco- 38 attacks
6. Philadelphia- 34 attacks
7. Detroit- 33 attacks
8. St. Louis- 32 attacks
9. Baltimore- 29 attacks
10. Sacramento- 29 attacks
11. Houston- 27 attacks
12. Minneapolis- 27 attacks
13. Cleveland- 26 attacks
14. Dayton- 26 attacks
15. Buffalo- 24 attacks
16. Brooklyn- 24 attacks
17. Denver- 23 attacks
18. Dallas- 21 attacks
19. Tacoma- 21 attacks
20. Wichita- 20 attacks
