Mumbai records 17 dog-bite cases every hour in 2025

Mumbai recorded 1,54,017 dog-bite cases in 2025, averaging 421 cases daily or 17 every hour, according to RTI data cited by FPJ. This was the highest in five years: 79,252 cases in 2021, 1,06,797 in 2022, 61,332 in 2023 and 1,28,252 in 2024. However, the BMC reported no deaths due to dog bites or rabies, but didn't specify the period.