Worldwide, there were only 47 unprovoked attacks, down 22 from the previous year and well below the 10-year average of 70.

The U.S. is again leading the way. While shark attacks dropped around the world and in the U.S. last year, the U.S. again had the highest reported number of unprovoked bites.

It was a bit safer to go into the water last year: Unprovoked shark attacks worldwide fell by about ... where Daytona Beach is located. Volusia County has long been dubbed the "shark bite capital ...

Of those, eight occurred in Volusia County, which is home to Daytona Beach on Florida’s east coast. “We’re interested in the natural patterns of shark ... California saw three unprovoked ...

A spate of attacks within four miles of each other in the Florida Panhandle saw three people injured on the same day. A bull shark attack at Watersound Beach ... three in California, two in ...

New Smyrna Beach ... A bull shark was identified in one attack along the Florida Panhandle. The rest of the bites in the U.S. occurred in Hawaii, four; Texas, four; California three; South ...

Florida made up half of those bites, with eight in Volusia County, home to Daytona Beach ... each. California, North Carolina and South Carolina each reported at least one shark attack.