How long has sharks been attacking people?

The earliest recorded shark attack on a human dates back to the 5th century BC, when a Greek historian named Herodotus wrote about a man who was attacked and killed by a shark while swimming in the Red Sea. Since then, there have been numerous reports of shark attacks on people all over the world. However, the number of shark attacks is relatively small compared to the number of people who swim in the ocean each year. In the United States, for example, there were an average of only 19 shark attacks per year between 2000 and 2019.