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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2024 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | MU-MEADOWBROOK BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2024 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | MU-COAL AVE | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts | UNIVERSITY AVE | 1 |
| Apr 14, 2024 | Montgomery County, Ohio | I-75 | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | Las Cruces, Doña Ana County, New Mexico | CR-DONA ANA RD | 1 |
| Mar 24, 2024 | Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia | I-20 | 1 |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Middletown, Butler County, Ohio | SR-4 VERITY PK | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Olympia, Thurston County, Washington | I-5 | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Harris County, Texas | MU-HOWELL SUGARLAND RD | 1 |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Lawrence County, Ohio | SR-7 | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Lafayette County, Mississippi | SR-30 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2024 | Waco, McLennan County, Texas | MU-HERRING AVE | 1 |
| Mar 10, 2024 | Robeson County, North Carolina | SR-711 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | US-80/DAVIS ST | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Riverside, Montgomery County, Ohio | SR-4 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Pepper Pike, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | I-271 | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas | US-167 | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2024 | Valley View, Cooke County, Texas | I-35 | 1 |
| Feb 10, 2024 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SSR-2540 N GRAHAM ST | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Denver, Denver County, Colorado | PARK AVE | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2024 | Pike County, Mississippi | I-55 | 2 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | Clark County, Nevada | SR-604 | 1 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Upshur County, Texas | FM 3245 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire | SR-16 | 1 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | MU-MOCKINGBIRD LN | 3 |
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.