Total Incidents

37,484

37,484 records

Latest Incident

Oct 2026

States Tracked

51

Years of Data

19

Since 2008

Drownings by Year

Total incidents per year

200820102011201220132014201520162017201820202022202420260650130019502600

Drownings by State

Top 15 states by incident count (DC counted as a state)

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State Heatmap — Lifetime

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37,468 incidents · 51 states · 10152 cities mapped

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By Location Type

Where incidents occur

  • Lake
  • River
  • HOME POOL
  • OCEAN/BAY/SOUND
  • Pond
  • APARTMENT POOL
  • Pool
  • Bathtub
  • MOTEL POOL
  • DITCH
  • HOT TUB
  • FLOODING
  • WATERPARK
  • TANK
  • BUCKET
  • CANAL
  • DRAIN
  • PUBLIC POOL
  • BASEMENT
  • ABOVE GROUND POOL
  • PARK
  • NEIGHBORS POOL
  • TOILET
  • SEPTIC TANK
  • HOLE
  • CLUB POOL
  • WELL
  • FOUNTAIN
  • SINK

By Gender

Incident breakdown

  • MALE
  • FEMALE

By Age Group

Victim demographics

06500130001950026000Child 4 &UnderChild 5-12Teen 13-19Adult 20+Unknown

Monthly Trend

Incidents over time (by month)

2009-092011-022012-062013-102015-022016-072017-112019-032020-082022-022023-072024-122026-100200400600800