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Figure 4-2Recreational Boating Fatalities (Annual data)

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Figure 4-2
Recreational Boating Fatalities (Annual data)

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  Number of fatalities
1990 865
1991 924
1992 816
1993 800
1994 784
1995 829
1996 709
1997 821
1998 815
1999 734
2000 701

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington DC: Annual issues).

  • Recreational boating fatalities have declined overall since 1990.