Fatal crash profile · Model
Cadillac Escalade
Compared with Cadillac · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 557
- Fatal crashes
- 556
- Deaths inside
- 260
- Other deaths
- 400
Between 2020 and 2024, 557 vehicles described as Cadillac Escalade were involved in 556 fatal crashes in the United States. 260 people died inside these vehicles and 400 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 105 |
| 2021 | 122 |
| 2022 | 121 |
| 2023 | 106 |
| 2024 | 103 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
39%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 80 percent of the share for Cadillac: 48%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 53 | 65 |
| 2021 | 49 | 94 |
| 2022 | 57 | 86 |
| 2023 | 53 | 79 |
| 2024 | 48 | 76 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
19%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 90 percent of the share for Cadillac: 22%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
20%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About the same as the share for Cadillac: 20%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
53%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Cadillac: 53%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Cadillac Escalade | Cadillac | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 19.4% | 21.7% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 19.6% | 20.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 53.3% | 53.1% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 411 |
| Cloudy | 80 |
| Rain | 29 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
| Snow | 3 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 261 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 154 |
| Dark - Lighted | 121 |
| Dusk | 14 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 4 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 85 |
| California | 57 |
| Florida | 38 |
| Illinois | 26 |
| North Carolina | 24 |
| Georgia | 23 |
| Ohio | 19 |
| Tennessee | 18 |
| Louisiana | 16 |
| Michigan | 16 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Cadillac Escalade by model year
- 2021 11 crashes
- 2018 10 crashes
- 2017 14 crashes
- 2016 26 crashes
- 2015 35 crashes
- 2013 13 crashes
- 2011 16 crashes
- 2010 16 crashes
- 2009 20 crashes
- 2008 43 crashes
- 2007 78 crashes
- 2006 18 crashes
- 2005 44 crashes
- 2004 55 crashes
- 2003 34 crashes
- 2002 47 crashes
- 2000 15 crashes
- 1999 10 crashes
Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.
Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2020 | Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan | DEXTER AVE | 1 |
| May 7, 2020 | Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee | CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| May 7, 2020 | Lewiston, Niagara County, New York | GARLOW RD | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Yalobusha County, Mississippi | SR-32 | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2020 | Easton, Bristol County, Massachusetts | BAY RD | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | Sauk County, Wisconsin | SR-33 | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Pender County, North Carolina | SSR-1411 OLD RIVER RD | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Palm Beach County, Florida | US-27 | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | NEVIN RD | 1 |
| Apr 9, 2020 | Sacramento County, California | WALERGA RD | 1 |
| Apr 2, 2020 | Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia | SR-114 | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2020 | Winchester, Clark County, Kentucky | Us-60 | 1 |
| Mar 17, 2020 | Reno, Washoe County, Nevada | SKY VISTA PKWY | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2020 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico | I-10 | 2 |
| Mar 11, 2020 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | RIVER RD | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | Harris County, Texas | SR-249 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-5 | 1 |
| Mar 5, 2020 | Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana | POWELL AVE | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California | S MAIN ST | 1 |
| Feb 4, 2020 | Orange County, Florida | sr-91 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Coleman County, Texas | SR-206 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2020 | Ward County, Texas | SR-18 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2020 | Hillsborough County, Florida | I-75 N | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2020 | Orange County, Florida | PINE HILLS RD | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2020 | Bellmawr, Camden County, New Jersey | I-95 | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.