"Table 2-43:  Recreational Boating Safety, Alcohol Involvement, and Property Damage Data",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
,1960,1965,1970,1975,1980,1985,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007
Fatalitiesa,739,"1,360","1,418","1,466","1,360","1,116",865,924,816,800,784,829,709,821,815,734,(c) 701,681,750,703,676,697,710,685
Injuries,929,927,780,"2,136","2,650","2,757","3,822","3,967","3,683","3,559","4,084","4,141","4,442","4,555","4,612","4,315","4,355","4,274","4,062","3,888","3,363","3,451","3,474","3,673"
Accidents,"2,738","3,752","3,803","6,308","5,513","6,237","6,411","6,573","6,048","6,335","6,906","8,019","8,026","8,047","8,061","7,931","7,740","6,419","5,705","5,438","4,904","4,969","4,967","5,191"
Vessels involved,"3,562","4,778","4,762","8,002","6,954","8,305","8,591","8,821","8,206","8,688","9,722","11,534","11,306","11,396","11,368","11,190","10,984","8,974","7,907","7,363","6,725","6,628","6,753","6,932"
Numbered boats (thousands)b,"2,500","4,138","5,128","7,303","8,577","9,589","10,996","11,068","11,132","11,283","11,430","11,735","11,878","12,313","12,566","12,738","12,782","12,876","12,854","12,795","12,781","12,942","12,746","12,876"
"Rates per 100,000 numbered boats",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Fatalities,29.6,32.9,27.7,20.1,15.9,11.6,7.9,8.3,7.3,7.1,6.9,7.1,6.0,6.7,6.5,5.8,5.5,5.3,5.8,5.5,5.3,5.4,5.6,5.3
Injuries,37.2,22.4,15.2,29.2,30.9,28.8,34.8,35.8,33.1,31.5,35.7,35.3,37.4,37.0,36.7,33.9,34.1,33.2,31.6,30.4,26.3,26.7,27.3,28.5
Accidents,109.5,90.7,74.2,86.4,64.3,65.0,58.3,59.4,54.3,56.1,60.4,68.3,67.6,65.4,64.1,62.3,60.6,49.9,44.4,42.5,38.4,38.4,39.0,40.3
Accident reports citing alcohol involvementc,N,N,N,N,N,279,568,513,504,381,389,472,601,698,704,633,696,375,357,362,331,402,403,391
Property damage (current $ millions)d,3.2,4.7,8.2,10.4,16.4,20.0,23.8,24.8,34.8,20.2,25.9,21.5,23.2,29.0,31.0,28.9,34.7,31.3,39.2,40.4,35.0,38.7,43.7,53.1
KEY: N = data do not exist.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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a The numbers for recreational boating safety fatalities in 2000 are raw numbers--CG reports a 6% addition as instructed by the DOT Inspector General because it found a discrepancy in a review of the Search and Rescue Management Information System (SARMIS) and BARD data.  (See the discussion found in the DOT FY2003 Performance Plan/Report on pg. 135 under data details of recreational boating fatalities).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
b Number of boats for 1960 are estimates.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
c Starting in 2001 only cases where alcohol is determined to be a direct or inderect cause of an accident are reported. Previous years include cases where alcohol was present but played no role in the accident.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
d 1992 data includes $11 million damage due to a boat fire.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Only a small fraction of property damages and nonfatal accidents are reported to the U.S. Coast Guard.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"Vessels involved for 1960 and 1965, and property damage for 1994 and 1995: ",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard (CG), Office of Boating Safety, personal communication, May 15, 2002.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Boating Safety, Boating Statistics (Washington, DC: Annual issues), available at http://www.uscgboating.org/statistics/accident_stats.htm as of Mar. 17, 2009.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,