Believe it or not people exaggerate Alligator Attacks & Fatalities in the United States. According to the Florida Fish & Wildlife Commission (FWC) Alligators have only caused 31 Deaths since 1948 (corrected from the video). The total number of attacks (fatal/non-fatal) is 498 since 1948. If on average domestic violence causes 200 fatalities every single year that means that since 1948 there have been around 15,000 fatalities. So instead of fearing the beautiful American Alligator you should fear