| Top 10 States By Recreational Watercraft Accidents, 2024 (1) |
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| Rank |
State |
Accidents |
Deaths |
People injured |
Property damage |
| 1 |
Florida |
632 |
75 |
370 |
$23,173,353 |
| 2 |
California |
377 |
45 |
203 |
6,588,237 |
| 3 |
Texas |
174 |
27 |
128 |
4,521,901 |
| 4 |
South Carolina |
154 |
10 |
82 |
7,917,420 |
| 5 |
North Carolina |
142 |
13 |
77 |
1,731,933 |
| 6 |
Tennessee |
129 |
15 |
56 |
1,227,427 |
| 7 |
Michigan |
120 |
28 |
63 |
1,570,450 |
| 8 |
New Jersey |
113 |
4 |
50 |
3,277,627 |
| 9 |
Maryland |
112 |
6 |
72 |
8,204,921 |
| 10 |
New York |
110 |
8 |
57 |
2,965,150 |
(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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