Education. Recreation. Stewardship. Competition. Exploration. Paddlesports Fatality Information
Education. Recreation. Stewardship. Competition. Exploration.
Paddlesports Fatality
Information
USCG Recreational Boating StatisticsPaddlesports Fatalities
7875909099
8091
7896
64
110115
84104101
788798
7899107114
132141134
105114135
146167
149
020406080
100120140160180
Canoe, Kayak, & SUP Fatalities
USCG Recreational Boating StatisticsPaddlesports Fatalities
49
72 7180
93 89
66
52 55
7568 63
44
29 2736 34 39
52
68
50 54 58
71
89 94
3 5 2 715 11
78 75
90 9099
8091
78
96
64
110 115
84
104 101
7887
98
78
99107
114
132141
134
105114
135146
167
149
1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Paddlesport Fatalities: 1987-2017
Canoe Fatalities Kayak Fatalities SUP Fatalities Total Fatalities
USCG Recreational Boating StatisticsPaddlesports Fatalities
49
72 7180
93 89
66
52 55
7568 63
44
29 2736 34 39
52
68
50 54 58
71
89 94
3 5 2 715 11
78
99107
114
132141
134
105114
135146
167
149
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Paddlesport Fatalities: 2005-2017
Canoe Fatalities Kayak Fatalities SUP Fatalities Total Fatalities
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 – 3,205 fatalities
All Recreational Boating Deaths - 5 Years
626 fatalities
All Recreational Boating Deaths in 2015
Paddler Deaths in 2015
182 fatalities
Paddler Deaths 2011-2015
881 fatalities
Paddler Deaths (2006-2015)
1,729 , 26%
4,890 , 74%PaddlersMotorized and Sail
Note: Unless "motorization” was not discernible (less than 2% of the time)
Percent of All Boating Deaths that are Paddlers -10-Year
Period
20%
25%
30%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
5-Year Avg - Deaths/Year
Years Powerboats Paddlecraft
2006-2010 512 170
2011-2015 444 176
Paddler Deaths by Boat Types –10-Year Period
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
CanoeKayakRowboatInflatableOtherSUP
Paddler Deaths – (2006-2015)
25 To < 50 Deaths
10 To < 25 Deaths
AS GU NMI
Less than 10 Deaths
Greater than 75 Deaths
50 To < 75 Deaths VI
PR
DC
Total: 1,729 deaths
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