Fatal crash profile · Model
Ford Escape
Compared with Ford · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 2,470
- Fatal crashes
- 2,458
- Deaths inside
- 1,425
- Other deaths
- 1,360
Between 2020 and 2024, 2,470 vehicles described as Ford Escape were involved in 2,458 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,425 people died inside these vehicles and 1,360 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 | 421 |
| 2021 | 518 |
| 2022 | 553 |
| 2023 | 507 |
| 2024 | 471 |
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
51%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Ford: 45%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 248 | 227 |
| 2021 | 331 | 266 |
| 2022 | 319 | 303 |
| 2023 | 268 | 295 |
| 2024 | 259 | 269 |
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
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About three-quarters of the share for Ford: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
13%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Ford: 16%
- About 70 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
43%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Ford: 46%
- About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Ford Escape | Ford | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.5% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 12.6% | 16.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 1,729 |
| Cloudy | 384 |
| Rain | 172 |
| Snow | 32 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 24 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 1,353 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 578 |
| Dark - Lighted | 388 |
| Dusk | 55 |
| Dawn | 49 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 206 |
| Florida | 186 |
| Michigan | 159 |
| Ohio | 121 |
| California | 110 |
| Georgia | 105 |
| North Carolina | 104 |
| Pennsylvania | 99 |
| Illinois | 98 |
| Indiana | 94 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Ford Escape by model year
- 2023 16 crashes
- 2022 46 crashes
- 2021 44 crashes
- 2020 115 crashes
- 2019 115 crashes
- 2018 158 crashes
- 2017 252 crashes
- 2016 152 crashes
- 2015 136 crashes
- 2014 170 crashes
- 2013 136 crashes
- 2012 157 crashes
- 2011 125 crashes
- 2010 128 crashes
- 2009 98 crashes
- 2008 140 crashes
- 2007 73 crashes
- 2006 80 crashes
- 2005 125 crashes
- 2004 42 crashes
- 2003 65 crashes
- 2002 53 crashes
- 2001 34 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 30, 2024 | Kent County, Michigan | E FULTON ST | 2 |
| May 29, 2024 | Manchester, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire | MU-UNION ST | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | St. Cloud, Benton County, Minnesota | MU-120 LINCOLN AVE NE | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | Richmond, Contra Costa County, California | I-80 EASTSHORE FRWY | 1 |
| May 28, 2024 | Canyon County, Idaho | US-20 | 1 |
| May 27, 2024 | McLean County, Illinois | TS- 4000 EAST RD | 1 |
| May 26, 2024 | New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana | MU-KLERNER LANE | 1 |
| May 25, 2024 | Harnett County, North Carolina | US-421 S | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Tom Green County, Texas | US-67 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Lumberton, Hardin County, Texas | US-69 | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York | US-11 S SALINA ST | 1 |
| May 24, 2024 | Betsy Layne, Floyd County, Kentucky | US-23 | 1 |
| May 23, 2024 | Crow Wing County, Minnesota | SR-371 | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | I-45/NORTH FWY | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | Naperville, DuPage County, Illinois | MU- 77TH ST | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | Woodstock, Cherokee County, Georgia | SR-92 | 1 |
| May 15, 2024 | Manns Choice, Bedford County, Pennsylvania | SR-96 HYNDMAN RD | 1 |
| May 15, 2024 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | US-29 N GRAHAM ST | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Sedgwick County, Kansas | W 55TH ST | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | West Harrison, Dearborn County, Indiana | CR-HARRISON BROOKVILLE RD | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Benewah County, Idaho | US-95 | 1 |
| May 14, 2024 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | HAPPY VALLEY RD | 1 |
| May 13, 2024 | Columbia, Boone County, Missouri | SR-763 | 1 |
| May 11, 2024 | Suffolk, Suffolk city, Virginia | US-58 | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | Circleville, Orange County, New York | SR-211 | 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.