| Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2015 (1) |
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| 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. |
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