| TOP TEN STATES BY RECREATIONAL WATERCRAFT ACCIDENTS, 2013 (1) |
|
| Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage ($000) |
| 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. |
|