Sorry, you are wrong. Pit bulls, by statistics, attack, injure and kill more people than any other breed. You are just fooling yourself if you think differently.
Right now, pit bulls are the most popular dog. They are also popular with the wrong people, and do need a strong owner willing to exercise and train them. They are working dogs, as are Malinois, and I would not recommend them to everyone. However, compared to their population, they are not attacking in greater numbers. They might represent a higher percentage of attacks in certain areas, but according to shelter records and registries, they outnumber most other dogs, so it only makes sense that their attack numbers would be up there. Labs are the number one biters in Colorado, according to a study done from 2007 to 2008. In that study, it was also found that for all dogs that have had ten or more attacks, pit bulls ranked 7th in severity.
I am not fooling myself. I started out hating this breed and tried my best to prove to a friend that his four pit bulls were dangerous. Problem is, I am an honest person and I could never find proof from a reputable source, but plenty to the contrary. I’m still waiting for the proof that I was right about his dogs, so if you find it (not media reports, as they mean squat to someone who has read almost every study out there regarding the subject) please let me know.
Forgot to ask, but what does it matter to anyone if a breed appears to have higher attack stats if taking them away doesn’t reduce deaths? Is it simply more comforting to know that 17 to 35 people a year are being killed by non- pit bull-type dogs? That was the case before pit bulls were popular, and continues to be the case in places that currently have bans.