Fatal crash profile · Make

Harley-Davidson

Compared with All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
11,302
Fatal crashes
10,869
Deaths inside
11,058
Other deaths
783

Between 2020 and 2024, 11,302 vehicles described as Harley-Davidson were involved in 10,869 fatal crashes in the United States. 11,058 people died inside these vehicles and 783 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 motorcycles or with all vehicles.

Overview

Vehicles in fatal crashes

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
Category Vehicles
2020 2,156
2021 2,356
2022 2,343
2023 2,279
2024 2,168

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

93%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 2,099 171
2021 2,310 153
2022 2,274 166
2023 2,248 139
2024 2,127 154

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

27%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 19%

33%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

48%

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

  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category Harley-Davidson All vehicles
Driver speeding 26.8% 19.0%
Driver drinking 33.4% 17.7%
At night 47.9% 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 9,010
Cloudy 1,079
Rain 210
Fog, Smog, Smoke 59
Severe Crosswinds 25

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 6,392
Dark - Not Lighted 2,103
Dark - Lighted 1,719
Dusk 450
Dawn 93

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 1,071
California 955
Florida 924
Ohio 500
Pennsylvania 444
Arizona 405
Michigan 386
North Carolina 343
Illinois 339
Tennessee 315

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Harley-Davidson models

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 1, 2023 Lake County, South Dakota 1
Jul 1, 2023 Wakefield, Carroll County, New Hampshire 1
Jul 1, 2023 Blue Springs, Jackson County, Missouri 1
Jul 1, 2023 Jefferson County, Missouri 1
Jul 1, 2023 Johnson County, Missouri 1
Jul 1, 2023 Clearwater County, Minnesota 1
Jul 1, 2023 Wright County, Minnesota 1
Jul 1, 2023 Dundee, Kane County, Illinois 1
Jul 1, 2023 Bethlehem, Barrow County, Georgia 1
Jul 1, 2023 Paso Robles, San Luis Obispo County, California 1
Jun 30, 2023 Oconto County, Wisconsin 1
Jun 30, 2023 Thurston County, Washington 1
Jun 30, 2023 Edinburg, Hidalgo County, Texas 1
Jun 30, 2023 Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee 1
Jun 30, 2023 Berkeley County, South Carolina 1
Jun 30, 2023 Ross County, Ohio 1
Jun 30, 2023 Atlantic County, New Jersey 1
Jun 30, 2023 Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California 1
Jun 30, 2023 Keo, Lonoke County, Arkansas 1
Jun 29, 2023 Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania 1
Jun 29, 2023 Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma 1
Jun 29, 2023 Canton, Stark County, Ohio 1
Jun 29, 2023 Belen, Valencia County, New Mexico 1
Jun 29, 2023 Iberville Parish, Louisiana 1
Jun 29, 2023 Dolton, Cook County, Illinois 1

Compare Harley-Davidson 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.