Portion of County of Los Angeles Zip Code Map, courtesy of Los Angeles County Department of Regional Planning.
In 2014, the greater Los Angeles area continued to be the dog bite capital of the nation, with over 416 letter carriers attacked on duty in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Letter carriers in the City of Los Angeles itself suffered 74 dog attacks – more attacks than in any other U.S. city (followed by Houston with 62 attacks; San Diego with 47 attacks; Chicago with 45 attacks; and Dallas with 43 attacks). Long Beach ranked 14th in the nation with 27 attacks; Pasadena in 24th place with 16 attacks; and Whittier in 30th place with 10 attacks.