Figure 2-5: Minnesota Recreational Boating Accidents
Figure 2-5: Minnesota Recreational Boating Accidents
Excel | CSV | Graphic Version
| Year | Total | Fatal accidents | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 151 | 20 | 20 |
| 1996 | 128 | 12 | 12 |
| 1997 | 178 | 16 | 21 |
| 1998 | 165 | 13 | 13 |
| 1999 | 160 | 17 | 22 |
| 2000 | 143 | 16 | 19 |
NOTES FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: An accident is listed under one category only, with fatal being the highest priority, followed by non-fatal injury, followed by property damage. For example, if two vessels are in an accident resulting in a fatality and a non-fatal injury, the accident is counted as a fatal accident involving two vessels.
These data do not include: 1) accidents involving only slight injury not requiring medical treatment beyond first-aid; 2) accidents involving property damage of $500 or less; 3) accidents not caused or contributed to by a vessel, its equipment, or its appendages; and 4) accidents in which the boat was used solely as a platform for other activities, such as swimming or skin diving. Such cases are not included because the victims freely left the safety of a boat. However, the data do include accidents involving people in the water who are struck by their boat or another boat.
SOURCE FOR DATA ON THIS PAGE: U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard, Boating Statistics, 2000, Washington, DC: 2001, available at http://www.uscgboating.org/Saf/pdf/Boating_Statistics_2000.pdf as of Nov. 14, 2001.