| Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2023 (1) |
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| Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage |
| 1 |
Florida |
619 |
56 |
368 |
$14,872,216 |
| 2 |
California |
339 |
33 |
164 |
4,633,627 |
| 3 |
Texas |
189 |
33 |
132 |
1,398,272 |
| 4 |
South Carolina |
156 |
24 |
65 |
1,399,218 |
| 5 |
North Carolina |
155 |
20 |
80 |
1,781,756 |
| 6 |
New Jersey |
131 |
7 |
53 |
2,759,086 |
| 7 |
Missouri |
122 |
6 |
88 |
1,419,880 |
| 8 |
Tennessee |
117 |
22 |
68 |
2,974,609 |
| 9 |
Maryland |
116 |
10 |
70 |
1,833,017 |
| 9 |
Wisconsin |
116 |
28 |
49 |
1,971,038 |
(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. |
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