| Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2021 (1) |
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| 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. |
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