Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Escort

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 78
Fatal crashes: 78
Deaths inside: 69
Other deaths: 17

Between 2020 and 2024, 78 vehicles described as Ford Escort were involved in 78 fatal crashes in the United States. 69 people died inside these vehicles and 17 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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year

Category	Vehicles
2020	20
2021	18
2022	16
2023	11
2024	13

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

80%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 1.8 times the share for Ford: 45%
About 1.6 times the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	17	6
2021	13	7
2022	16	1
2023	11	2
2024	12	1

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

17%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

About the same as the share for Ford: 16%
About 90 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

About 1.3 times the share for Ford: 16%
About 1.2 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

36%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

About 80 percent of the share for Ford: 46%
About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Ford Escort	Ford	All vehicles
Driver speeding	16.7%	15.9%	19.0%
Driver drinking	20.5%	16.3%	17.7%
At night	35.9%	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	42
Cloudy	14
Fog, Smog, Smoke	4
Rain	4
Snow	4

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	38
Dark - Not Lighted	19
Dark - Lighted	11
Dusk	5
Dark - Unknown Lighting	2

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
North Carolina	9
Washington	7
Kansas	4
California	4
Florida	4
Kentucky	4
Pennsylvania	4
Missouri	3
Tennessee	3
South Carolina	3

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Ford Escort by model year

1999 15 crashes
1998 16 crashes
1997 14 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
Dec 1, 2022	Athens, Greene County, New York	I-87	1
Nov 15, 2022	Wayne County, Pennsylvania	SR-507 MILL CREEK RD	1
Nov 11, 2022	Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky	SR-922 NEWTOWN PIKE	1
Oct 31, 2022	Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia	US-19 ROBERT C BYRD	1
Oct 17, 2022	Anderson County, Kansas	US-169	1
Sep 8, 2022	Chesterfield County, Virginia	SR-10/IRONBRIDGE RD	1
Apr 24, 2022	St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri	SR-H	1
Apr 4, 2022	Barry County, Missouri	SR-76	1
Mar 11, 2022	Escambia County, Florida	CR-97	1
Mar 9, 2022	Wake County, North Carolina	SSR-2728	1
Feb 19, 2022	Lonsdale, Garland County, Arkansas	US-70	2
Feb 7, 2022	Lancaster County, South Carolina	SR-97 CEDAR CREEK RD	1
Jan 29, 2022	Linn County, Oregon	SR-34 ODOT 210	1
Jan 19, 2022	Gooding County, Idaho	I-84	1
Jan 17, 2022	Utah County, Utah	US-6	1
Dec 22, 2021	Chisago County, Minnesota	CR-10	1
Dec 11, 2021	Okanogan County, Washington	US-97	1
Nov 20, 2021	Highland County, Ohio	US-50	1
Nov 3, 2021	Marion County, Florida	CR-316	1
Oct 21, 2021	Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana	CENTRAL AVE	1
Oct 18, 2021	Orange County, North Carolina	I-85/I-40	1
Oct 9, 2021	Rock County, Wisconsin	PADDOCK RD	1
Oct 5, 2021	Cobb County, Georgia	SR-5	1
Aug 31, 2021	Yakima, Yakima County, Washington	W NOB HILL BLVD	3
Aug 21, 2021	Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas	US-69	1

Compare Ford Escort 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.