Annual Report

The following are the REPORTED crocodilian attack statistics for 2024. It is important to emphasize that a significant number of incidents go unreported, particularly throughout the range of the Nile crocodile. The Nile crocodile is almost certainly responsible for more human deaths annually than any other species, but reporting is very limited for much of its range. In addition, attacks by the saltwater crocodile go unreported in western Papua (Indonesia), Solomon Islands, and possibly Myanmar. The West African crocodile was reported to have killed five people in Sierra Leone, but no details have been made available, so they are not included here.

Species
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus): 292 attacks (167 fatal)
Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus): 155 attacks (98 fatal)
Mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris): 105 attacks (41 fatal)
American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus): 17 attacks (4 fatal)
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis): 8 attacks (all non-fatal)
Black caiman (Melanosuchus niger): 12 attacks (1 fatal)
Morelet's crocodile (Crocodylus moreletii): 12 attacks (1 fatal)
Tomistoma/false gharial (Tomistoma schlegelii): 1 attack (fatal)
Broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris): 3 attacks (all non-fatal)
Spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus): 4 attacks (all non-fatal)
Yacare caiman (Caiman yacare): 2 attacks (both non-fatal)

Regions
Africa
Angola: 20 attacks (13 fatal)
Botswana: 3 attacks (1 fatal)
Burundi: 1 attack (non-fatal)
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 16 attacks (14 fatal)
Kenya: 10 attacks (6 fatal)
Madagascar: 2 attacks (1 fatal)
Malawi: 6 attacks (2 fatal)
Mozambique: 9 attacks (5 fatal)
Namibia: 5 attacks (all fatal)
South Africa: 8 attacks (4 fatal)
South Sudan: 1 attack (fatal)
Tanzania: 11 attacks (10 fatal)
Uganda: 12 attacks (8 fatal)
Zambia: 32 attacks (18 fatal)
Zimbabwe: 16 attacks (8 fatal)

Americas
Bolivia: 2 attacks (both non-fatal)
Brazil: 15 attacks (1 fatal)
Colombia: 1 attack (non-fatal)
Costa Rica: 3 attacks (1 fatal)
El Salvador: 1 attack (non-fatal)
Guatemala: 4 attacks (all non-fatal)
Honduras: 2 attacks (both non-fatal)
Mexico: 16 attacks (2 fatal)
Nicaragua: 2 attacks (both non-fatal)
Panama: 3 attacks (2 fatal)
USA: 9 attacks (all non-fatal)

Asia
Bangladesh: 5 attacks (2 fatal)
Brunei: 1 attacks (non-fatal)
India: 107 attacks (40 fatal)
Indonesia: 179 attacks (92 fatal)
Malaysia: 27 attacks (21 fatal)
Myanmar: 1 attack (non-fatal)
Nepal: 1 attack (fatal)
Philippines: 3 attacks (all fatal)
Sri Lanka: 13 attacks (11 fatal)
Timor-Leste: 6 attacks (5 fatal)

Oceania
Australia: 7 attacks (3 fatal)
Papua New Guinea: 45 attacks (30 fatal)
Solomon Islands: 3 attacks (1 fatal)