Fatal crash profile · Model

Ford Escort

Compared with Ford · All vehicles

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

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
Jul 10, 2021 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Jul 4, 2021 Richland County, South Carolina 1
Jun 8, 2021 Lane County, Oregon 1
May 24, 2021 Yakima County, Washington 1
Apr 22, 2021 Akron, Erie County, New York 1
Apr 18, 2021 Otero County, Colorado 1
Mar 17, 2021 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Feb 25, 2021 Whatcom County, Washington 1
Dec 21, 2020 Wayne County, North Carolina 1
Dec 9, 2020 Shasta County, California 1
Dec 8, 2020 Marion County, Florida 1
Aug 21, 2020 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania 1
Aug 21, 2020 Meta, Pike County, Kentucky 1
Jul 24, 2020 Henderson County, Tennessee 1
Jun 27, 2020 Catawba County, North Carolina 1
Jun 19, 2020 Obion County, Tennessee 1
May 19, 2020 Pickaway County, Ohio 1
May 19, 2020 Miami County, Kansas 1
May 11, 2020 Kern County, California 3
Apr 19, 2020 Camden, Ray County, Missouri 1
Feb 21, 2020 Adair County, Iowa 2
Feb 18, 2020 Kemp, Kaufman County, Texas 1
Feb 14, 2020 St. Landry Parish, Louisiana 1
Feb 12, 2020 Randolph County, North Carolina 1
Jan 25, 2020 Chester County, Pennsylvania 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.