Fatal crash profile · Model
Chevrolet Caprice
Compared with Chevrolet · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 60
- Fatal crashes
- 60
- Deaths inside
- 37
- Other deaths
- 31
Between 2020 and 2024, 60 vehicles described as Chevrolet Caprice were involved in 60 fatal crashes in the United States. 37 people died inside these vehicles and 31 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 cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
54%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Chevrolet: 50%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 19 | 8 |
| 2022 | 6 | 5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 1 | 4 |
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
22%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.2 times the share for Chevrolet: 18%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
28%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.5 times the share for Chevrolet: 19%
- About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
65%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Chevrolet: 49%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Chevrolet Caprice | Chevrolet | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 21.7% | 18.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 28.3% | 19.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 65.0% | 49.1% | 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 | 46 |
| Rain | 6 |
| Cloudy | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 22 |
| Dark - Lighted | 18 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 14 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 8 |
| California | 6 |
| Maryland | 5 |
| Texas | 5 |
| Louisiana | 4 |
| Florida | 4 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
| Iowa | 2 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Chevrolet Caprice by model year
- 1996 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2021 | Covington, Tipton County, Tennessee | EAST ST | 1 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico | I-25 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Prince George's County, Maryland | US-301 | 1 |
| Sep 3, 2021 | Westlake, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | I-90 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Tulare, Tulare County, California | SR-63 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Lockport, Niagara County, New York | SR-31 MAIN ST | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | ILLINOIS AVE | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | NE 162ND AVE | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2021 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | US-70 SR-1 MEMPHIS-BRISTOL HWY | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2021 | Assumption Parish, Louisiana | SR-308 | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2021 | Bladen County, North Carolina | SR-87 | 1 |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Franklin County, Tennessee | SR-56 SHERWOOD RD | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | CR-PORT HUDSON PRIDE ROAD | 1 |
| May 6, 2021 | San Diego, San Diego County, California | I-15 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Kay County, Oklahoma | I-35 | 2 |
| Mar 28, 2021 | Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia | SR-19 | 1 |
| Mar 21, 2021 | Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi | NORTH STATE ST | 2 |
| Mar 6, 2021 | Los Angeles County, California | AVENUE J | 1 |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Stockton, Lanier County, Georgia | SR-11 | 2 |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida | US-441 | 1 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | SR-123 | 2 |
| Jan 30, 2021 | Prince Edward County, Virginia | CR-665 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Baltimore County, Maryland | SR-157 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2020 | Sacramento County, California | W ELKHORN BL | 1 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | SR-478 LP/DYER | 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.