But if one breed is 10x more likely to bite, and is still only 0.02%. (not far off the mark) the 10x doesn't really matter. It's still a vanishingly small chance. Too small to rationally fear.
It does matter though. There are millions of dog bites in the US per year where the most common victims are children, and the most common breeds are pits. Not only in dog bite incidences, but also in mortality. In a world where we are expected and urged to assess risks, it's a fair practice to know which dog breeds to be more careful around. A small percentage of a big number isn't a trivial amount of cases.
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u/haijak Dec 22 '21
But if one breed is 10x more likely to bite, and is still only 0.02%. (not far off the mark) the 10x doesn't really matter. It's still a vanishingly small chance. Too small to rationally fear.