Florida logged 10,053 reported boating accidents from 2009 to 2023, more than any other state, with 937 deaths and 6,066 injuries.
9% were fatal. Below is the statewide picture and a page for every Florida body of water with enough incidents to tell its own story.
Every figure below comes from the U.S. Coast Guard's Boating Accident Report Database.
Reported boating accidents by year.
Top event types.
Florida bodies of water by reported accidents.
Each page reports that water body's own accident record and the safety habits that matter most there.
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