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Sports injuries

According to the National Safety Council (NSC), in 2022 exercise equipment accounted for an estimated 445,642 injuries, the most in any sports and recreation category.

Sports Injuries By Number Of Injuries, 2021

			Number of injuries by age
Sport, activity or equipment	Injuries (1)	Younger than 5	5 to 14	15 to 24	25 to 64	65 and older
Exercise, exercise equipment	409,224	7,246	30,552	76,078	222,405	72,943
Bicycles and accessories	375,797	12,425	92,242	48,396	173,442	49,293
Basketball	259,779	1,637	79,207	127,219	50,724	992
Skateboards, scooters, hoverboards	245,177	6,996	78,917	73,676	79,868	5,720
ATV’s, mopeds, minibikes, etc.	238,404	4,244	44,933	62,275	113,484	13,468
Football	222,086	500	110,171	92,802	18,212	401
Playground equipment	178,043	46,991	114,875	5,787	9,179	1,211
Swimming, pools, equipment	155,787	19,131	65,906	21,625	37,057	12,069
Soccer	144,895	1,124	59,184	59,086	24,790	710
Trampolines	117,492	25,171	70,008	11,217	10,781	316
Baseball, softball	116,020	2,909	45,392	37,966	27,129	2,623
Skating (excl. In-line)	69,001	366	25,956	13,855	28,004	821
Golf	58,802	1,965	6,378	7,028	18,957	24,474
Snowskiing, snowboarding	57,065	15	11,006	21,247	22,019	2,779
Fishing	56,499	2,116	9,364	7,184	30,256	7,579
Lacrosse, rugby, misc. ball games	55,469	327	15,828	16,137	13,223	9,955
Horseback riding	41,923	742	6,779	9,252	20,183	4,967
Volleyball	38,574	57	13,487	18,766	6,075	189
Hockey	32,982	299	10,250	14,082	8,007	345
Martial arts	24,493	5	6,757	6,558	10,741	432
Beach, picnic, camping equipment	23,492	1,995	3,255	2,057	11,387	4,798
Racquet sports	20,693	117	2,758	3,452	6,911	7,455
Water skiing, tubing, surfing	18,220	84	3,282	4,654	9,726	474
Toboggans, sleds, snow discs, etc.	17,140	853	7,656	3,157	4,865	610
Track and field activities, equipment	15,882	10	5,638	7,048	2,718	469
Boxing	15,559	36	2,061	6,784	6,679	0
Nonpowder guns, BB’S, pellets	10,158	683	3,167	2,853	3,146	309

(1) Treated in hospital emergency departments.

Source: National Safety Council analysis of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission NEISS data. National Safety Council. Injury Facts®.

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Bicycle crashes

According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), 1,105 pedalcyclists were killed in 2022, a 2.6 percent increase from 2021. Starting in 2022, pedalcyclists include people on motorized bicycles. In 37 percent of all fatal crashes with pedal cyclists in 2022, alcohol was involved—either via the motor vehicle driver or the cyclist. That same year, 83 percent of fatal pedalcyclist crashes happened in urban areas.

Total Motor Vehicle and Pedalcyclist Fatalities, 2013-2022 (1)

Year	Total	Pedalcyclist	Pedalcyclists as a percent of total fatalities
2013	32,893	749	2.3%
2014	32,744	729	2.2
2015	35,484	829	2.3
2016	37,806	853	2.3
2017	37,473	806	2.2
2018	36,835	871	2.4
2019	36,355	859	2.4
2020	39,007	948	2.4
2021	43,230	976	2.3
2022 (2)	42,514	1,105	2.6

(1) Pedalcyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles.
(2) Starting in 2022, pedalcyclists include people on motorized bicycles.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Pedalcyclists Killed And Fatality Rates By Age, 2022 (1)

Age group	Killed	Population	Fatality rate per 100,000 population
Under 5	5	18,538,353	0.03
5 to 9	14	20,009,195	0.07
10 to 14	37	20,889,839	0.18
Children (14 and under)	56	59,437,387	0.09
15 to 20	46	26,073,798	0.18
21 to 24	33	18,267,773	0.18
25 to 29	72	22,193,164	0.32
30 to 34	67	23,308,136	0.29
35 to 39	79	22,267,949	0.35
40 to 44	95	21,427,416	0.44
45 to 49	82	19,624,098	0.42
50 to 54	95	20,807,547	0.46
55 to 59	125	20,967,014	0.60
60-64	128	21,118,423	0.61
65-69	86	18,631,422	0.46
70 to 74	61	15,157,017	0.40
75 to 79	32	10,861,000	0.29
80 and over	27	13,145,413	0.21
Seniors (65 and over)	206	57,794,852	0.36
Total (2)	1,105	333,287,557	0.33

(1) Pedalcyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles. Starting in 2022, pedalcyclists include people on motorized bicycles.
(2) Includes pedalcyclists of unknown age.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Motor Vehicle Traffic Crash Fatalities, Pedalcyclist Fatalities, And Fatality Rates By State, 2022 (1)

			Pedalcyclists
State	Resident population (000)	Total traffic fatalities	Fatalities	Percent of total traffic fatalities	Fatalities 100,000 population
Alabama	5,074	988	14	1.4%	0.28
Alaska	734	82	2	2.40	0.27
Arizona	7,359	1,302	50	3.80	0.68
Arkansas	3,046	643	6	0.90	0.20
California	39,029	4,428	177	4.00	0.45
Colorado	5,840	764	15	2.00	0.26
Connecticut	3,626	359	3	0.80	0.08
Delaware	1,018	162	6	3.70	0.59
District of Columbia	672	32	3	9.40	0.45
Florida	22,245	3,530	222	6.30	1.00
Georgia	10,913	1,797	29	1.60	0.27
Hawaii	1,440	116	7	6.00	0.49
Idaho	1,939	215	4	1.90	0.21
Illinois	12,582	1,268	35	2.80	0.28
Indiana	6,833	949	16	1.70	0.23
Iowa	3,201	338	4	1.20	0.12
Kansas	2,937	410	7	1.70	0.24
Kentucky	4,512	744	14	1.90	0.31
Louisiana	4,590	906	45	5.00	0.98
Maine	1,385	182	2	1.10	0.14
Maryland	6,165	564	10	1.80	0.16
Massachusetts	6,982	434	9	2.10	0.13
Michigan	10,034	1,124	36	3.20	0.36
Minnesota	5,717	444	6	1.40	0.10
Mississippi	2,940	703	17	2.40	0.58
Missouri	6,178	1,057	11	1.00	0.18
Montana	1,123	213	2	0.90	0.18
Nebraska	1,968	244	0	(2)	(3)
Nevada	3,178	416	15	3.60	0.47
New Hampshire	1,395	146	3	2.10	0.22
New Jersey	9,262	685	18	2.60	0.19
New Mexico	2,113	466	4	0.90	0.19
New York	19,677	1,175	50	4.30	0.25
New Carolina	10,699	1,630	22	1.30	0.21
New Dakota	779	98	1	1.00	0.13
Ohio	11,756	1,275	8	0.60	0.07
Oklahoma	4,020	710	15	2.10	0.37
Oregon	4,240	601	13	2.20	0.31
Pennsylvania	12,972	1,179	15	1.30	0.12
Rhode Island	1,094	52	0	(2)	(3)
South Carolina	5,283	1,094	25	2.30	0.47
South Dakota	910	137	3	2.20	0.33
Tennessee	7,051	1,314	15	1.10	0.21
Texas	30,030	4,408	91	2.10	0.30
Utah	3,381	319	15	4.70	0.44
Vermont	647	76	1	1.30	0.15
Virginia	8,684	1,008	11	1.10	0.13
Washington	7,786	733	11	1.50	0.14
West Virginia	1,775	264	2	0.80	0.11
Wisconsin	5,893	596	14	2.30	0.24
Wyoming	581	134	1	0.70	0.17
U.S. Total	333,288	42,514	1,105	2.60%	0.33

(1) Bicyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as pedalcyclists, which are bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles. Starting in 2022, pedalcyclists include people on motorized bicycles.
(2) Less than 0.01 percent.
(3) Less than 0.01 per 100,000 population.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Total Traffic Fatalities And Pedalcyclist Traffic Fatalities And Fatality Rates By City, 2022 (1)

			Pedalcyclists		Fatality rate per 100,000 population
City (2)	Resident population	Total traffic fatalities	Fatalities	As a percent of total traffic fatalities	Total	Pedalcyclist	Pedalcyclist rank (3)
New York, NY	8,335,897	238	20	8.4%	2.86	0.24	28
Los Angeles, CA	3,822,238	354	20	5.6	9.26	0.52	13
Chicago, IL	2,665,039	192	10	5.2	7.20	0.38	22
Houston, TX	2,302,878	323	11	3.4	14.03	0.48	16
Phoenix, AZ	1,644,409	311	19	6.1	18.91	1.16	3
Philadelphia, PA	1,567,258	142	3	2.1	9.06	0.19	29
San Antonio, TX	1,472,909	203	8	3.9	13.78	0.54	12
San Diego, CA	1,381,162	118	2	1.7	8.54	0.14	33
Dallas, TX	1,299,544	228	5	2.2	17.54	0.38	21
Austin, TX	974,447	119	1	0.8	12.21	0.10	35
Jacksonville, FL	971,319	149	5	3.4	15.34	0.51	15
San Jose, CA	971,233	63	4	6.3	6.49	0.41	18
Fort Worth, TX	956,709	121	5	4.1	12.65	0.52	14
Columbus, OH	907,971	93	1	1.1	10.24	0.11	34
Charlotte, NC	897,720	102	0	(4)	11.36	(5)	36
Indianapolis, IN	880,621	134	3	2.2	15.22	0.34	23
San Francisco, CA	808,437	42	0	(4)	5.20	(5)	36
Seattle, WA	749,256	39	3	7.7	5.21	0.40	19
Denver, CO	713,252	74	4	5.4	10.38	0.56	11
Oklahoma City, OK	694,800	88	5	5.7	12.67	0.72	8
Nashville, TN	683,622	112	2	1.8	16.38	0.29	27
El Paso, TX	677,456	71	2	2.8	10.48	0.30	26
Washington, DC	671,803	32	3	9.4	4.76	0.45	17
Las Vegas, NV	656,274	51	2	3.9	7.77	0.30	25
Boston, MA	650,706	24	1	4.2	3.69	0.15	32
Portland, OR	635,067	62	4	6.5	9.76	0.63	9
Louisville, KY	624,444	119	6	5.0	19.06	0.96	6
Memphis, TN	621,056	228	2	0.9	36.71	0.32	24
Detroit, MI	620,376	121	7	5.8	19.50	1.13	4
Baltimore, MD	569,931	46	1	2.2	8.07	0.18	31
Milwaukee, WI	563,305	85	5	5.9	15.09	0.89	7
Albuquerque, NM	561,008	101	1	1.0	18.00	0.18	30
Tucson, AZ	546,574	142	9	6.3	25.98	1.65	1
Fresno, CA	545,567	65	6	9.2	11.91	1.10	5
Sacramento, CA	528,001	77	7	9.1	14.58	1.33	2
Mesa, AZ	512,498	66	3	4.5	12.88	0.59	10
Kansas City, MO	509,297	86	2	2.3	16.89	0.39	20

(1) Ranked by city population. Pedalcyclists are defined by the National Highway Safety Administration as bicyclists and other cyclists including riders of two-wheeled, nonmotorized vehicles, tricycles and unicycles. Starting in 2022, pedalcyclists include people on motorized bicycles.
(2) Population of 500,000 or more.
(3) Cities with the same pedalcyclist fatality rate per million population receive the same rank.
(4) Less than 0.01 percent.
(5) Less than 0.01 per 100,000 population.

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Watercraft accidents

In 2022, the number of recreational watercraft accidents and fatalities decreased from 2021. Florida, California, and Texas remain the top three states for recreational watercraft accidents and deaths, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2018-2022 (1)

	Accidents		Fatalities
Year	Total	Involving alcohol use (2)	Total	Involving alcohol use (2)	Injuries	Property damage ($ millions)
2018	4,145	309	633	119	2,511	$46
2019	4,168	330	613	128	2,559	55
2020	5,265	353	767	130	3,191	63
2021	4,439	330	658	110	2,641	68
2022	4,040	270	636	108	2,222	63

(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes U.S. territories and offshore accidents.
(2) The use of alcohol by a boat’s occupants was a direct or indirect cause of the accident.

Source: U.S. Department Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard.

OHV accidents

Children under the age of 16 accounted for 29 percent of all people injured in accidents involving off-highway vehicles (OHVs) in 2021, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

OHV-Related Deaths And Injuries, 2016-2020 (1)

	Estimated number of deaths			Estimated number of injuries (2)
		Younger than 16			Younger than 16
Year	Total	Number	Percent of total	Total	Number	Percent of total
2016	763	110	14%	115,500	30,700	27%
2017	749	115	15	108,100	28,300	26
2018	699	73	10	95,000	24,800	26
2019	NA	NA	NA	96,000	25,800	27
2020	NA	NA	NA	112,300	30,400	27

(1) Off-Highway Vehicles (OHV) including All-Terrain Vehicles (ATV); Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROV); and Utility-Terrain Vehicles (UTV)
(2) Emergency room-treated.

NA=Data not available.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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