I'd need some statistics to be convinced that the anecdotes in the story are actually commonplace, to be sure we're not banning 90 million people and their dogs

I'd need some statistics to be convinced that the anecdotes in the story are actually commonplace, to be sure we're not banning 90 million people and their dogs because of one bite. I live in Seattle and people take dogs everywhere, and I seldom or never see any issues. My initial reaction when I see articles like this is to feel like this is nothing more that people wanting to shove rules down each other's throats (and to think pretty snarkily that people can move to Kansas City if they like) but then, my lack of observation of obviously fake service dogs causing any sort of problems, is it itself anecdotal.