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U.S. Coast Guard Releases 2020 Boating Safety Statistics Report

The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2020 Recreational Boating Statistics Report Wednesday, revealing that there were 767 boating fatalities nationwide in 2020, a 25.1 percent increase from 2019.

Water Sports Foundation Media Fact Sheet: Boating Safety

Information curated from multiple boating safety stakeholders using most recently published 2019 U.S. Coast Guard Data

A bar chart displays monthly data with March having the highest bar, February also high, April the lowest, and other months varying in height. Months are labeled along the x-axis.

Percentage of 2019 Boating Accidents by Month

Chart and table showing the percentage of boating accidents that are fatal, by month, in 2019.