Fatal crash profile · Model year
2005 Ford Escape
Compared with Ford Escape · Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 125
- Fatal crashes
- 125
- Deaths inside
- 90
- Other deaths
- 50
Between 2020 and 2024, 125 vehicles described as 2005 Ford Escape were involved in 125 fatal crashes in the United States. 90 people died inside these vehicles and 50 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 | 31 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | 22 |
| 2024 | 12 |
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
64%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford Escape: 51%
- About 1.4 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 26 | 8 |
| 2021 | 22 | 17 |
| 2022 | 17 | 14 |
| 2023 | 15 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 |
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
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.5 times the share for Ford Escape: 11%
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
22%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.7 times the share for Ford Escape: 13%
- About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 16%
- About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
52%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.2 times the share for Ford Escape: 43%
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 46%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2005 Ford Escape | Ford Escape | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 17.6% | 11.5% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 21.6% | 12.6% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 52.0% | 43.2% | 45.5% | 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 | 86 |
| Cloudy | 23 |
| Snow | 4 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Sleet or Hail | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 62 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 33 |
| Dark - Lighted | 23 |
| Dusk | 4 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 11 |
| Indiana | 9 |
| Texas | 9 |
| Florida | 8 |
| California | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 |
| Georgia | 6 |
| Kansas | 4 |
| South Carolina | 4 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2020 | Nicholls, Coffee County, Georgia | CR-0290 | 2 |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Erie County, Pennsylvania | SR-0699 ERIE ST | 1 |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Marion County, Florida | CR-475A | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Prince George's County, Maryland | SR-332 | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2020 | West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah | SR-171 | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2020 | Canton, Stark County, Ohio | CR-536A 9TH ST SW | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Charlotte County, Florida | I-75 | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2020 | Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | CHAPEL AVE | 1 |
| Aug 27, 2020 | Hunt County, Texas | SR-66 | 1 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Yakima County, Washington | CR-HARRAH RD | 2 |
| Aug 18, 2020 | Bird City, Cheyenne County, Kansas | S DENISON RD | 1 |
| Aug 7, 2020 | El Dorado County, California | FORNI RD | 1 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Custer County, Idaho | SR-75 | 1 |
| Jun 20, 2020 | Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | SR-901 SUNBURY RD | 1 |
| Jun 13, 2020 | Euclid, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | SR-2 | 1 |
| May 27, 2020 | Knox County, Tennessee | CR-STRAWBERRY PLAINS PIKE | 1 |
| Apr 12, 2020 | Westville, Holmes County, Florida | CR-181 | 1 |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Denton, Denton County, Texas | US-77 ELM ST | 1 |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Spartanburg County, South Carolina | us-221 | 1 |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Fauquier County, Virginia | us-17 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas | LIGUSTRUM DR | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2020 | Darke County, Ohio | SR-722 | 1 |
| Feb 2, 2020 | Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama | SR-6-8 E SOUTH BLVD | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2020 | Spokane, Spokane County, Washington | SR-290 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2020 | Albany, Linn County, Oregon | US-20 ODOT 16 | 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.