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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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

Models and model years with fewer than 10 fatal crashes have no page of their own.

Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Dec 10, 2023 Wallace, Duplin County, North Carolina 1
Dec 10, 2023 Tulare County, California 1
Dec 9, 2023 Smith County, Texas 1
Dec 8, 2023 Hastings, Barry County, Michigan 1
Dec 8, 2023 St. Joseph County, Indiana 1
Dec 7, 2023 Dent County, Missouri 1
Dec 6, 2023 Columbia County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 5, 2023 Wartburg, Morgan County, Tennessee 1
Dec 5, 2023 Muskogee County, Oklahoma 1
Dec 5, 2023 Contra Costa County, California 1
Dec 4, 2023 Berkeley County, South Carolina 1
Dec 3, 2023 Sevier County, Tennessee 1
Dec 3, 2023 Cleburne County, Alabama 1
Dec 1, 2023 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 1, 2023 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 2
Nov 26, 2023 Acme, Grand Traverse County, Michigan 1
Nov 26, 2023 Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut 1
Nov 25, 2023 Macon, Bibb County, Georgia 1
Nov 24, 2023 Whittier, Los Angeles County, California 1
Nov 23, 2023 Town and Country, St. Louis County, Missouri 1
Nov 23, 2023 Kalamazoo County, Michigan 1
Nov 22, 2023 Wasco County, Oregon 1
Nov 21, 2023 Huntsville, Walker County, Texas 1
Nov 20, 2023 Guyton, Effingham County, Georgia 1
Nov 19, 2023 Midland County, Texas 1

Compare Ford Escape with another vehicle

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.