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
Oct 29, 2023 Flagler County, Florida 2
Oct 29, 2023 Hillsborough County, Florida 1
Oct 29, 2023 Huntington Beach, Orange County, California 1
Oct 29, 2023 Butte County, California 1
Oct 29, 2023 Madison County, Alabama 1
Oct 28, 2023 Castleton, Rutland County, Vermont 1
Oct 28, 2023 La Follette, Campbell County, Tennessee 1
Oct 28, 2023 Darlington County, South Carolina 1
Oct 28, 2023 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 28, 2023 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania 1
Oct 28, 2023 North Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada 1
Oct 28, 2023 Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine 1
Oct 28, 2023 Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 28, 2023 Richland Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 28, 2023 Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut 1
Oct 28, 2023 West Covina, Los Angeles County, California 1
Oct 28, 2023 Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino County, California 1
Oct 28, 2023 Black Canyon City, Yavapai County, Arizona 1
Oct 27, 2023 Montgomery County, North Carolina 1
Oct 27, 2023 Savannah, Wayne County, New York 1
Oct 27, 2023 Parsippany, Morris County, New Jersey 1
Oct 27, 2023 St. Charles Parish, Louisiana 1
Oct 27, 2023 Carterville, Williamson County, Illinois 1
Oct 27, 2023 Harris County, Georgia 1
Oct 26, 2023 Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee 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.