| Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2016 (1) |
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| 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. |
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