Fatal crash profile · Model
Dodge Charger
Compared with Dodge · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 1,898
- Fatal crashes
- 1,890
- Deaths inside
- 877
- Other deaths
- 1,281
Between 2020 and 2024, 1,898 vehicles described as Dodge Charger were involved in 1,890 fatal crashes in the United States. 877 people died inside these vehicles and 1,281 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 | 310 |
| 2021 | 414 |
| 2022 | 412 |
| 2023 | 403 |
| 2024 | 359 |
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
41%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Dodge: 45%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 146 | 202 |
| 2021 | 183 | 284 |
| 2022 | 199 | 281 |
| 2023 | 188 | 265 |
| 2024 | 161 | 249 |
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
34%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.6 times the share for Dodge: 21%
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
23%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.2 times the share for Dodge: 20%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
67%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Dodge: 53%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Dodge Charger | Dodge | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 34.4% | 21.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 22.6% | 19.6% | 17.7% |
| At night | 67.1% | 52.8% | 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 | 1,474 |
| Cloudy | 214 |
| Rain | 121 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 20 |
| Snow | 8 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Dark - Lighted | 661 |
| Daylight | 627 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 510 |
| Dusk | 36 |
| Dawn | 25 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 260 |
| California | 181 |
| Florida | 177 |
| Georgia | 133 |
| North Carolina | 98 |
| Tennessee | 85 |
| South Carolina | 75 |
| Arizona | 64 |
| Michigan | 62 |
| Illinois | 60 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Dodge Charger by model year
- 2023 39 crashes
- 2022 63 crashes
- 2021 110 crashes
- 2020 150 crashes
- 2019 184 crashes
- 2018 161 crashes
- 2017 117 crashes
- 2016 145 crashes
- 2015 118 crashes
- 2014 170 crashes
- 2013 117 crashes
- 2012 77 crashes
- 2011 48 crashes
- 2010 92 crashes
- 2009 48 crashes
- 2008 76 crashes
- 2007 88 crashes
- 2006 76 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 19, 2024 | Yakima County, Washington | I-82 | 1 |
| May 18, 2024 | Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma | S TOWNSEND ST | 1 |
| May 18, 2024 | Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota | US-14 | 1 |
| May 18, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MU-HARRISON ST | 2 |
| May 17, 2024 | Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama | MU-E SOUTH BLVD SERVICE RD | 1 |
| May 16, 2024 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | I-65 | 1 |
| May 15, 2024 | Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida | SR-780 | 1 |
| May 15, 2024 | Merced, Merced County, California | SR-140/W HWY 140 | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Harpersfield, Delaware County, New York | SR-23 | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Missoula County, Montana | US-93 | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Prince George's County, Maryland | SR-214 CENTRAL AVE | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Spotsylvania County, Virginia | US-17 | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana | MU-CHOCTAW DRIVE | 1 |
| May 11, 2024 | Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee | MU-22ND AVE E | 1 |
| May 11, 2024 | Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana | MU-E WAYNE ST | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | Sumter County, South Carolina | US-521 AMDEN HWY | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida | I-95 RAMP | 1 |
| May 9, 2024 | Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee | MU-WINCHESTER RD | 1 |
| May 9, 2024 | Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia | CS-097201 | 1 |
| May 8, 2024 | Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 RAMP | 1 |
| May 6, 2024 | Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama | MU-E SOUTH BLVD | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | Smith County, Texas | SR-155 | 2 |
| May 4, 2024 | Berkeley County, South Carolina | SR-9 CYPRESS GARDENS RD | 1 |
| May 4, 2024 | Macon, Bibb County, Georgia | SR-024700 | 1 |
| May 4, 2024 | Osceola County, Florida | CR-531 | 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.