TOP TEN STATES BY RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCIDENTS, 2008
1 |
Florida |
616 |
55 |
371 |
$22,715 |
2 |
California |
520 |
45 |
376 |
5,555 |
3 |
Texas |
218 |
61 |
167 |
1,340 |
4 |
Michigan |
187 |
34 |
116 |
859 |
5 |
New York |
160 |
24 |
98 |
1,790 |
6 |
Maryland |
159 |
9 |
135 |
873 |
7 |
Arizona |
158 |
6 |
116 |
463 |
8 |
Georgia |
150 |
18 |
104 |
425 |
9 |
North Carolina |
148 |
18 |
121 |
1,019 |
10 |
New Jersey |
140 |
10 |
97 |
141 |
|
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
TOP TEN STATES BY RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCIDENTS, 2009
1 |
Florida |
610 |
67 |
420 |
$9,686 |
2 |
California |
478 |
47 |
393 |
3,893 |
3 |
Maryland |
174 |
17 |
141 |
845 |
4 |
Texas |
168 |
38 |
125 |
1,006 |
5 |
Arizona |
151 |
3 |
120 |
453 |
6 |
Missouri |
150 |
17 |
112 |
1,577 |
7 |
New York |
148 |
23 |
78 |
1,149 |
8 |
Georgia |
145 |
12 |
108 |
337 |
9 |
North Carolina |
144 |
19 |
101 |
664 |
10 |
Virginia |
137 |
27 |
91 |
924 |
|
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
TOP TEN STATES BY RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCIDENTS, 2010
1 |
Florida |
608 |
69 |
364 |
$7,408 |
2 |
California |
412 |
48 |
281 |
3,613 |
3 |
New York |
211 |
27 |
140 |
1,304 |
4 |
Maryland |
196 |
9 |
152 |
855 |
5 |
Texas |
163 |
28 |
142 |
694 |
6 |
Missouri |
161 |
14 |
111 |
1,061 |
7 |
North Carolina |
148 |
24 |
120 |
569 |
8 |
Georgia |
135 |
19 |
94 |
230 |
9 |
Michigan |
132 |
27 |
90 |
457 |
10 |
Ohio |
127 |
16 |
80 |
459 |
|
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
TOP TEN STATES BY RECREATIONAL BOATING ACCIDENTS, 2011
1 |
Florida |
685 |
61 |
422 |
$24,816 |
2 |
California |
399 |
52 |
322 |
1,849 |
3 |
Texas |
197 |
37 |
105 |
1,292 |
4 |
Maryland |
184 |
19 |
165 |
1,410 |
5 |
New York |
173 |
28 |
104 |
3,321 |
6 |
Arizona |
158 |
11 |
133 |
477 |
7 |
North Carolina |
144 |
28 |
79 |
1,213 |
8 |
Ohio |
135 |
15 |
96 |
1,025 |
9 |
Michigan |
129 |
26 |
101 |
978 |
10 |
Missouri |
128 |
20 |
85 |
609 |
|
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
TOP TEN STATES BY RECREATIONAL WATERCRAFT ACCIDENTS, 2013 (1)
1 |
Florida |
685 |
58 |
406 |
$9,490 |
2 |
California |
426 |
37 |
277 |
2,244 |
3 |
New York |
180 |
18 |
113 |
2,699 |
4 |
Texas |
146 |
31 |
106 |
977 |
5 |
North Carolina |
139 |
16 |
90 |
754 |
6 |
New Jersey |
123 |
8 |
60 |
152 |
7 |
Tennessee |
119 |
20 |
75 |
2,373 |
8 |
Missouri |
111 |
16 |
86 |
1,037 |
9 |
Maryland |
110 |
14 |
77 |
713 |
10 |
Ohio |
108 |
13 |
41 |
1,412 |
|
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes watercraft such as motorboats and sailboats and other vessels such as jet skis.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
TOP 10 STATES BY RECREATIONAL WATERCRAFT ACCIDENTS, 2014 (1)
Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage
($000) |
1 |
Florida |
581 |
70 |
327 |
$7,387 |
2 |
California |
379 |
38 |
256 |
2,352 |
3 |
New York |
175 |
27 |
105 |
1,576 |
4 |
Texas |
167 |
39 |
119 |
1,527 |
5 |
Missouri |
142 |
14 |
101 |
1,683 |
6 |
Maryland |
130 |
12 |
96 |
584 |
7 |
North Carolina |
124 |
26 |
92 |
845 |
7 |
South Carolina |
124 |
14 |
92 |
979 |
9 |
Washington |
122 |
22 |
67 |
2,070 |
10 |
Louisiana |
113 |
18 |
114 |
626 |
|
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes watercraft such as motorboats and sailboats and other vessels such as jet skis.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2015 (1)
Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage
($000) |
1 |
Florida |
671 |
52 |
390 |
$9,770 |
2 |
California |
369 |
48 |
227 |
3,101 |
3 |
New York |
174 |
16 |
96 |
1,120 |
4 |
North Carolina |
162 |
20 |
90 |
1,492 |
5 |
Texas |
154 |
44 |
105 |
792 |
6 |
Maryland |
146 |
21 |
125 |
1,074 |
7 |
South Carolina |
123 |
17 |
80 |
958 |
8 |
New Jersey |
122 |
8 |
64 |
134 |
9 |
Missouri |
109 |
17 |
70 |
817 |
10 |
Tennessee |
107 |
13 |
65 |
493 |
|
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes watercraft such as motorboats and sailboats and other vessels such as Jet Skis.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2016 (1)
Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage ($000) |
1 |
Florida |
684 |
70 |
411 |
$9,656 |
2 |
California |
386 |
47 |
277 |
4,409 |
3 |
New York |
188 |
22 |
149 |
1,308 |
4 |
Texas |
176 |
53 |
124 |
985 |
5 |
Maryland |
150 |
16 |
116 |
3,738 |
6 |
North Carolina |
143 |
23 |
84 |
3,348 |
7 |
Missouri |
137 |
16 |
107 |
1,178 |
8 |
South Carolina |
136 |
23 |
84 |
986 |
9 |
Michigan |
125 |
38 |
65 |
550 |
10 |
Tennessee |
116 |
18 |
66 |
1,189 |
|
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes watercraft such as motorboats and sailboats and other vessels such as Jet Skis.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2017 (1)
Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage ($000) |
1 |
Florida |
723 |
66 |
429 |
$8,327 |
2 |
California |
350 |
50 |
249 |
2,681 |
3 |
Texas |
170 |
63 |
100 |
1,375 |
4 |
New York |
167 |
22 |
75 |
2,336 |
5 |
South Carolina |
151 |
13 |
85 |
2,988 |
6 |
Maryland |
147 |
6 |
108 |
850 |
7 |
Missouri |
124 |
10 |
86 |
1,055 |
8 |
Arizona |
123 |
13 |
77 |
962 |
9 |
North Carolina |
117 |
15 |
71 |
2,790 |
10 |
Ohio |
117 |
20 |
50 |
898 |
|
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes watercraft such as motorboats and sailboats and other vessels such as Jet Skis.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2018 (1)
Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage
($000) |
1 |
Florida |
607 |
57 |
297 |
$7,137 |
2 |
California |
322 |
34 |
207 |
1,970 |
3 |
Texas |
204 |
38 |
123 |
1,800 |
4 |
North Carolina |
182 |
30 |
108 |
4,128 |
5 |
New York |
143 |
20 |
93 |
974 |
6 |
South Carolina |
130 |
16 |
80 |
1,089 |
7 |
Arizona |
129 |
11 |
74 |
2,277 |
8 |
Ohio |
126 |
17 |
55 |
2,921 |
9 |
Maryland |
122 |
16 |
85 |
1,123 |
10 |
Missouri |
122 |
14 |
99 |
1,274 |
|
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes motorboats, sailboats, and personal watercraft.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard.
Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2019 (1)
Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage
($000) |
1 |
Florida |
679 |
62 |
421 |
$9,232 |
2 |
California |
324 |
39 |
199 |
7,301 |
3 |
Texas |
184 |
43 |
122 |
2,012 |
4 |
New York |
165 |
17 |
119 |
5,615 |
5 |
Missouri |
145 |
18 |
103 |
1,261 |
6 |
South Carolina |
141 |
15 |
108 |
1,287 |
7 |
Maryland |
130 |
16 |
101 |
866 |
8 |
Michigan |
128 |
22 |
74 |
527 |
8 |
North Carolina |
128 |
16 |
72 |
2,418 |
8 |
Ohio |
128 |
13 |
61 |
2,516 |
|
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes watercraft such as motorboats and sailboats and other vessels such as Jet Skis.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard.
Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2020 (1)
Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage
($000) |
1 |
Florida |
804 |
72 |
514 |
$13,220.4 |
2 |
California |
493 |
39 |
311 |
6,940.7 |
3 |
Texas |
281 |
59 |
173 |
2,216.1 |
4 |
North Carolina |
183 |
27 |
116 |
1,840.4 |
5 |
New York |
175 |
28 |
124 |
2,201.8 |
6 |
Ohio |
163 |
25 |
84 |
3,546.9 |
7 |
Arizona |
162 |
10 |
107 |
1,015.5 |
8 |
Michigan |
159 |
31 |
74 |
2,204.0 |
9 |
Tennessee |
155 |
30 |
86 |
3,098.2 |
10 |
South Carolina |
153 |
25 |
81 |
1,501.7 |
|
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes watercraft such as motorboats and sailboats and other vessels such as Jet Skis.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard.
Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2021 (1)
Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage
($000) |
1 |
Florida |
723 |
61 |
451 |
$13,135.7 |
2 |
California |
454 |
39 |
235 |
6,306.1 |
3 |
Texas |
238 |
58 |
149 |
1,951.1 |
4 |
South Carolina |
184 |
18 |
110 |
1,739.2 |
5 |
North Carolina |
171 |
20 |
91 |
1,947.1 |
6 |
New York |
162 |
17 |
117 |
2,139.0 |
7 |
Missouri |
159 |
28 |
116 |
1,061.0 |
8 |
Ohio |
140 |
19 |
74 |
3,461.9 |
9 |
Maryland |
138 |
6 |
70 |
2,500.0 |
10 |
Tennessee |
123 |
21 |
78 |
1,079.7 |
|
(1) Includes accidents involving $2,000 or more in property damage. Includes watercraft such as motorboats and sailboats and other vessels such as Jet Skis.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard.