The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) released the top 10 cities where mail carriers are most often the victims of dog attacks. Once again, Los Angeles has earned the dubious distinction of leading the pack when it comes to the most dog attacks on mail carriers. San Francisco was number four on the list while San Antonio and Seattle tied for second place and Chicago came in third.
According to the U.S. Postal Service, in Los Angeles, dogs attacked 69 postal employees in 2012. Nationwide 5,879 postal employees were attacked. Officials point out that in situations where loose dogs roam neighborhoods, mail delivery to the owner’s neighbors could be curtailed as well. They also say that letter carriers would like it known when they must come to a customer’s door, they would appreciate the dogs being confined elsewhere. Postal workers have reported about incidents where the sight of a postal carrier was so infuriating to the dogs that they would jump right through screen and glass doors.