Florida waters have worn the crown as the king of shark attacks for the last decade. There have been 259 shark bites in the Sunshine State since 2012, according to the International Shark Attack File . The only other states that recorded enough shark attacks to even be a footnote on the list are Hawaii and South Carolina, with 76 and 49, respectively. A study by a law firm incorporated shark bites in a report that rated the most dangerous beaches in the United States.
The experts also took into account other dangers, such as hurricanes and rip tides, and graded the country's most dangerous beaches. The higher the score out of 100, the more dangerous the beach. Here is the top 10, according to that law group. 10. Miramar Beach, 40.63 This is the only beach in the top 10 where a shark did not attack someone in 2023, according to Fox Tampa, based on the law firm's report. However, seven surfers died in these waters last year.