That which people term “pit bulls” are not an AKC breed, therefore, there are no actual statistics on how many exist.
I can say, from observation, if I see 4 Rotts in a month, it’s a miracle.
I see a dozen PBs every time I leave the house, *at least*.
AKC dog breed rankings are less than useless for how many of one breed actually exists versus “pit bulls”.
Case in point, at Martinsburg Bike Night, alone, you literally could not take three steps without a “pit bull” walking past you.
There are a LOT of them.
That same night, I saw one Bull Terrier, no Rotts, one Lab, a couple Chis being carried around and several little “designer” dogs.
These points already addressed.
-There are NEVER really any stats on how many of anything exists. One can only take registries and multiply the figures across the board.
-Pit Bull Terrier/Bulldog is a type, and only 2 nasty breeds in that group are AKC recognized now. Thus, would one have to multiply those figures by at least 6 or so.
But it’s moot. While maybe there are many more PBT types/mutts around than registry suggests, one will never be able to say PBT types (especially just the nasty ones, not the now-tractable breeds) are 50% of dog pop. Never. And seeing only them at the “shelters” doesn’t mean they’re popular, just the type that always ends up back there.
It’s like certain demographics. 10% of the pop, 50% of the crime. Can’t ever make them numerous enough to account for that.