Let’s look at where shark attacks happen most often. Shark Attacks in the United States. The USA has the most shark attacks worldwide. Florida leads the country in shark bites. In 2023, Florida had 16 unprovoked attacks. Volusia County, known as the “Shark Bite Capital of the World,” often has the most incidents., In 2022, there were 57 unprovoked shark bites worldwide, according to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s International Shark Attack File. Of the 41 shark attacks in the United States last , In 2020, there were 57 unprovoked shark bites on humans and 39 provoked bites globally, the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File reports. The worldwide total of , Between 1982 and 2011, 84% of reported shark bites were in only six countries (United States, Australia, South Africa, Brazil, France (Réunion Island), and the Bahamas). Of these countries , , .