| Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2020 (1) |
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| Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage
($000) |
| 1 |
Florida |
804 |
72 |
514 |
$13,220.4 |
| 2 |
California |
493 |
39 |
311 |
6,940.7 |
| 3 |
Texas |
281 |
59 |
173 |
2,216.1 |
| 4 |
North Carolina |
183 |
27 |
116 |
1,840.4 |
| 5 |
New York |
175 |
28 |
124 |
2,201.8 |
| 6 |
Ohio |
163 |
25 |
84 |
3,546.9 |
| 7 |
Arizona |
162 |
10 |
107 |
1,015.5 |
| 8 |
Michigan |
159 |
31 |
74 |
2,204.0 |
| 9 |
Tennessee |
155 |
30 |
86 |
3,098.2 |
| 10 |
South Carolina |
153 |
25 |
81 |
1,501.7 |
(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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