Following Houston were Los Angeles, Cleveland, San Diego and Chicago, the postal Service found.

Nearly 5,600 postal employees were attacked by a dog last year.

“There’s a myth we often hear at the Postal Service. Don’t worry – my dog won’t bite,” said Linda DeCarlo, Postal Service manager of safety, in a statement. “Dog attacks are a nationwide issue and not just a postal problem.”

Mail carriers aren’t the only victims of dog bites. Nearly 4.5 million Americans are bitten by a dog each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Some tips from USPS to prevent getting attacked: Don’t run past a dog because its instinct is to chase you. And if you get knocked down by a dog, curl into a ball.

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