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Boating Accidents and Fatalities Compared to Shark Attacks and Fatalities
State Period Number of
Boating
Accidents
Number of
Boating
Fatalities
Number of
Shark
Attacks
Number of
Shark
Fatalities
Alabama 1995-2006 1,288 239 4 0
California 1995-2006 9,271 603 28 2
Georgia 1995-2006 1,639 185 4 0
Florida 1995-2006 12,124 764 297 4
Hawaii 1995-2006 199 28 37 1
North Carolina 1995-2006 2,130 260 20 1
Oregon 1995-2006 2,015 187 7 0
South Carolina 1995-2006 1,402 240 30 0
Texas 1995-2006 2,302 552 17 0

TOTALS   32,370 3,058 444 8
Number per Year (average)   2,697.5 254.8 37.0 0.7


 
Source of boating accident data:U.S. Coast Guard.

Source of shark attack data: International Shark Attack File, October 23, 2007.


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