The number of recreational boating accidents in the United States decreased slightly in 2021 compared to the previous year. In total, there were 4,439 reports of recreational boating accidents in the U.S. in 2021. For comparison, there were 5,265 such accidents in the U.S. in 2020, denoting a 15.7 percent decline in boating accidents in 2021.
Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States from 2011 to 2021
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US Department of Homeland Security, & US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety). (June 17, 2022). Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States from 2011 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240630/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security, und US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety). "Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States from 2011 to 2021." Chart. June 17, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240630/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety). (2022). Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States from 2011 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240630/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security, and US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety). "Number of Recreational Boating Accidents in The United States from 2011 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240630/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us/
US Department of Homeland Security & US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety), Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States from 2011 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240630/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Number of recreational boating accidents in the United States from 2011 to 2021 [Graph], US Department of Homeland Security, & US Coast Guard (Office of Auxiliary and Boating Safety), June 17, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240630/recreational-boating-accidents-in-the-us/