@FortyTwo FTFA: "...dogs may be biting more because of the heat..." So global warming and eating beef.
Seriously though, I've been biten twice (non-fatal but drew blood) since 2020, up 200% from the last 40 years or so. Last dog bite was in the 1970s when I spooked a neighbor's blind terrier. People got dogs during the lockdowns and didn't/couldn't socialize them. So of course the sidewalk and road is "theirs" and they defend it. A whole lot more lonely barking in the 'hood too.