Shark attacks — and fatalities — dropped in 2024. Here's where most unprovoked bites occurred.

Shark attacks — particularly deadly ones — dropped substantially last year around the world, a new report shows. 

The latest iteration of the International Shark Attack File, a database run by the Florida Museum of Natural History and the University of Florida, showed that shark attacks decreased dramatically in 2024 and was far below the annual average. 

"Unprovoked shark bites plummeted in 2024," reads the headline of the report, which characterized the year as "exceptionally calm" for shark bites.