Most dog owners thinks their pets or the breed are nice and friendly. Not so. Those type of pet owners are very naive.
Some pit bull owners swear how nice their pet is towards humans of all ages. These are in the "very naive" category.
Many pets are untrained how to behave around strangers...other pets and show aggression. Most pet owners simply aren't trained themselves on how to train a big or small dog breed.
Wanna' know how the breed stacks up overall as a biter. Google is full of that type info from many sources and hundreds of pages.. like this one.
OTHER DOG BREEDS THAT CAUSE FATALITIES
After pit bulls, there are a number of other dog breeds that caused fatalities between 2005 and 2016:
Rottweilers – 11 percent
German shepherds – 3.8 percent
American bulldog – 3.6 percent
Mixed breeds – 3.3 percent
Mastiff/Bullmastiff – 3.1 percent
Husky – 3.1 percent
Unknown, unreleased, or a combination – 7.3 percent.
OP.....stand your ground on choosing a non aggressive pet.