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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2021 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | WESTHEIMER RD | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2021 | Sangamon County, Illinois | SR-97 | 1 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | Hannibal, Oswego County, New York | SR-104 | 1 |
| Jul 16, 2021 | Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey | COMMUNIPAW AVE | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Cherokee County, South Carolina | I-85 | 3 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Stark County, Ohio | SR-153 | 4 |
| Jul 15, 2021 | Pottawatomie County, Kansas | SR-13 | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | North Canton, Stark County, Ohio | ELBERTA SW AV | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2021 | Washington County, Colorado | US-36 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Phelps County, Missouri | US-63 | 1 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | Forrest County, Mississippi | I-59 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | McAllen, Hidalgo County, Texas | I-2 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Fillmore County, Nebraska | US-81 | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | Howard County, Maryland | I-95 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Gibson County, Tennessee | CR-HOPE HILL CEMETERY RD | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Solomon, Dickinson County, Kansas | I-70 | 1 |
| Jul 8, 2021 | Park County, Colorado | US-285 | 1 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Augusta County, Virginia | US-340 | 2 |
| Jul 7, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | WALLACE AVE | 2 |
| Jul 4, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | US-40 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Hector, Schuyler County, New York | SR-414 | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Will County, Illinois | S CEDAR RD | 2 |
| Jul 2, 2021 | Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana | STATE AVE | 1 |
| Jul 1, 2021 | Greene County, Mississippi | CR-RIVER RD | 2 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | Hanover County, Virginia | US-1 | 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.