The mail carrier has always been the traditional arch-nemesis of the canine, and vice versa. But how does Seattle’s population of postman-perforating pooches stack up with other cities? The United States Postal Service is glad you asked.The USPS number-crunchers have taken a break from calculating how long they can survive before cutting Saturday service to bring you this list of the top 25 cities for most dog attacks on mail carriers.Seattle ranks #10 with 28. Apparently there were 5,669 attacks nationwide.1 HOUSTON, TX — 622 SAN DIEGO, CA — 452 COLUMBUS, OH — 453 LOS ANGELES, CA — 444 LOUISVILLE, KY — 405 SAN ANTONIO, TX — 395 ST LOUIS, MO — 396 CLEVELAND, OH — 386 PHOENIX, AZ — 387 MINNEAPOLIS, MN — 357 PORTLAND, OR — 358 DENVER, CO — 318 PHILADELPHIA, PA — 319 SACRAMENTO, CA — 3010 SEATTLE, WA — 2811 BALTIMORE, MD — 2712 MILWAUKEE, WI — 2613 CHICAGO, IL — 2514 CINCINNATI, OH — 2415 SAN JOSE, CA — 2315 FORT WORTH, TX — 2315 BUFFALO, NY — 2316 MEMPHIS, TN — 2216 JACKSONVILLE, FL — 2217 MIAMI, FL — 2017 DETROIT, MI — 2018 TOLEDO, OH — 1919 OAKLAND, CA — 1819 PITTSBURGH, PA — 1820 LONG BEACH, CA — 1720 CHARLOTTE, NC — 1720 JAMAICA, NY — 1720 ORLANDO, FL — 1721 KANSAS CITY, MO — 1621 INDIANAPOLIS, IN — 1621 TACOMA, WA — 1621 WASHINGTON, DC — 1622 LAS VEGAS, NV — 1522 STOCKTON, CA — 1522 ALBUQUERQUE, NM — 1522 FLUSHING, NY — 1523 OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — 1423 STATEN ISLAND, NY — 1423 SPRINGFIELD, MO — 1424 HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — 1325 BROOKLYN, NY — 1225 SALT LAKE CITY, UT — 12Follow The Daily Weekly on Facebook and Twitter.
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