sharks and gators and lightning, oh my

Florida is not a safe place to live:

1882-2005, Florida
Total Shark Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Fatal Shark Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

1948-2006, Florida
Number of Alligator Fatalities . . . . . . . . 19
Number of Shark Fatalities . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1959-2004, Florida
Number of Lightning Fatalities . . . . . . .428

1985-2005, Florida
Number of Tornado Fatalities . . . . . . . .103

1990-2004, Florida
Number of Bicycle Fatalities . . . . . .. . . . . . 1,401
Number of Bicycle Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . 91,039
Number of Shark Attacks (not fatal) . . . . . . . 247

2001-2005, U.S.
Number of Dog Attack Fatalities . . . . .113
Number of Shark Fatalities . . . . . . . . . .10

Granted, the numbers are hard to compare because the beginning and ending years aren't uniform, but you could calculate bites per year or maybe bites per hundred thousand population if you know the population data, but hey, you take what you can get where you find it. It does seem that shark bites aren't as fearsome as, for example, dog bites and lightning strikes although dogs seldom remove a whole arm or leg whereas lightning is usually terminal.