States with highest totals, per-capita rankings in boating accidents

by Adnan Alam

By Cronkite News Service

Here are the 10 states with the highest total boating accidents in 2008 and the 15 states with the highest per-capita rate of boating accidents in 2008, according to the U.S. Coast Guard:

Total Accidents:

1. Florida
2. California
3. Texas
4. Michigan
5. New York
6. Maryland
7. Arizona
8. Georgia
9. North Carolina
10. New Jersey

Accidents Per-Capita:

1. Alaska
2. Wisconsin
3. Idaho
4. Florida
5. Rhode Island
6. Montana
7. Nevada
8. Utah
9. Maryland
10. Louisiana
11. Maine
12. Arizona
13. South Carolina
14. North Dakota
15. Arkansas