Statistics

2021 Summary

There were 18 fatal accidents, involving 19 boats, resulting in 18 deaths and 4 injuries. There was $7,240 in damage to watercraft. There were 2.3 deaths per 100,000 registered boats, compared to the U.S. rate of 5.5. Of the 18 accidents, 17 were single boat accidents, classified as 6 falls overboard, 6 intentionally left an unanchored watercraft, 3 capsizings, 1 skier mishap and 1 flooding/swamping. There was also a collision between two personal watercraft. Three of the deaths involved non-motorized craft (all canoes) and 16 involved motorized craft (including 6 pontoon boats and 2 personal watercraft). Of the 19 watercraft involved, 17 had life jackets on board, but a life jacket was being worn by only two of the 18 victims (11%). The most common operator age ranges were 61 years and over (7) and 31-40 years old (4). Alcohol was listed as a factor in 9 of the 18 incidents (50%).

Minnesota yearly watercraft & water accident record

YearTotal boating
fatalities &
non-boating drownings
Deaths per
100,000
population
Drownings
(non-boating)
Boating
fatalities
Boating deaths per
100,000 boats
Non-fatal
boating accidents
19451675.87    
19461595.48    
19471685.74    
19481394.71    
19491535.15    
19501254.19    
19511234.03    
19521083.48    
19531464.63    
19541113.50    
19551233.84    
1956872.68    
19571233.73    
19581303.88    
19591384.06    
19601323.87    
19611353.89785727.00 
19621063.01822411.00 
19631083.05753316.00 
19641153.23734220.00 
19651052.92683717.20 
19661263.49804619.40 
19671203.28645622.20 
19681203.24843613.89 
19691493.97925721.00 
19701163.05704616.0092
19711082.79763211.00109
19721233.17814210.50100
19731343.44815313.0090
19741213.08754610.3071
19751112.83555612.3099
19761012.5559428.30103
1977842.1152326.08106
1978862.1548387.0298
1979932.3368254.4378
1980862.1051356.0392
1981852.0859264.3891
1982922.2359335.41121
1983801.9356243.85107
1984621.4938243.82118
1985561.3431253.87160
1986721.8341314.73151
1987661.5848182.67156
1988741.7251233.33164
1989581.3542162.27190
1990481.1431172.38177
1991551.2938172.35170
1992551.2333223.00139
1993481.0630182.47118
1994501.1131192.57149
1995561.2036202.67138
1996601.2848121.58127
1997541.1633212.73162
1998601.2747131.67154
1999741.5552222.77143
2000651.3645202.46127
2001691.3953161.93129
2002721.4442303.95135
2003490.9732172.0194
200445.9030151.7673
2005681.3245232.7093
2006631.2249141.62102
2007410.7826151.73113
2008430.8333121.3877
2009430.8228151.8472
2010460.8734121.4774
2011660.9450161.9867
2012551.0240151.8372
201343.8030131.6165
2014430.7929141.7336
2015530.9735182.2371

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