Fatal crash profile · Make
Indian Motorcycle
Compared with All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 319
- Fatal crashes
- 314
- Deaths inside
- 305
- Other deaths
- 22
Between 2020 and 2024, 319 vehicles described as Indian Motorcycle were involved in 314 fatal crashes in the United States. 305 people died inside these vehicles and 22 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
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 50 |
| 2021 | 58 |
| 2022 | 64 |
| 2023 | 71 |
| 2024 | 76 |
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%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 50 | 2 |
| 2021 | 54 | 6 |
| 2022 | 60 | 5 |
| 2023 | 69 | 3 |
| 2024 | 72 | 6 |
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
33%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
31%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.8 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
39%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Indian Motorcycle | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 32.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 31.3% | 17.7% |
| At night | 39.5% | 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 | 248 |
| Cloudy | 41 |
| Rain | 9 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
| Severe Crosswinds | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 200 |
| Dark - Lighted | 52 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 45 |
| Dusk | 8 |
| Dawn | 6 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 44 |
| Arizona | 28 |
| California | 22 |
| Texas | 22 |
| Colorado | 14 |
| Illinois | 10 |
| Missouri | 10 |
| New Mexico | 9 |
| Ohio | 8 |
| Tennessee | 8 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Indian Motorcycle models
- Chieftan 28 crashes
- Roadmaster 20 crashes
- Scout 18 crashes
- Scout Bobber ABS 17 crashes
- Chieftain Limited 17 crashes
- Chieftain Dark Horse 16 crashes
- Scout Sixty 16 crashes
- Springfield 14 crashes
- Scout Bobber 13 crashes
- Chief 13 crashes
- Chief Dark Horse 12 crashes
- Indian Challenger Dark Horse 10 crashes
- Scout ABS 9 crashes
- Indian Challenger 9 crashes
- Chief Vintage 8 crashes
- Chief Roadmaster 8 crashes
- Springfield Dark Horse 8 crashes
- Pursuit 7 crashes
- FTR 7 crashes
- Indian Challenger Limited 6 crashes
- Scout Bobber Sixty 5 crashes
- Roadmaster Dark Horse 5 crashes
- FTR 1200 S Race Replica 5 crashes
- FTR 1200 S 5 crashes
- Scout Rogue 5 crashes
- Challenger 4 crashes
- Chieftain Classic 3 crashes
- Scout Bobber Twenty 3 crashes
- Scout Sixty ABS 3 crashes
- Chieftain Elite 2 crashes
- Super Chief 2 crashes
- Scout Bobber Twenty ABS 2 crashes
- Indian Pursuit Limited 2 crashes
- Scout Rogue Sixty 2 crashes
- FTR Z 2 crashes
- FTR 1200 2 crashes
- Vintage 1 crash
- Indian Pursuit Dark Horse 1 crash
- Roadmaster Elite 1 crash
- FTR 1200 Rally 1 crash
- Scout Bobber Sixty ABS 1 crash
- Roadmaster Limited 1 crash
- Scout Standard/Deluxe/Springfield 1 crash
- Chief Classic 1 crash
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2021 | Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado | US-40 W COLFAX AVE | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona | W UNIVERISTY DR | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2021 | Brighton, Adams County, Colorado | PEORIA ST | 1 |
| Aug 22, 2021 | Sacramento County, California | DILLARD RD | 1 |
| Aug 14, 2021 | Boise County, Idaho | SR-21 | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2021 | Orange County, Florida | SR-520 | 1 |
| Aug 1, 2021 | Lee County, Florida | SR-867 | 1 |
| Jul 31, 2021 | Pennington County, South Dakota | US-16A | 1 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Sheridan County, Wyoming | US-14 | 2 |
| Jul 3, 2021 | Moorhead, Clay County, Minnesota | 34TH ST N | 1 |
| Jun 26, 2021 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | SILVERMINE DR | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Iredell County, North Carolina | SSR-1001 OSTWALT AMITY RD | 1 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska | ARCTICV BLVD | 1 |
| Jun 23, 2021 | Audubon County, Iowa | CR-R58/LITTLEFIELD RD | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina | I-85 | 1 |
| Jun 19, 2021 | New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana | I-610 | 1 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri | INDEPENDENCE AVE | 1 |
| Jun 12, 2021 | Los Angeles County, California | SR-14 | 1 |
| Jun 11, 2021 | Bennettsville, Marlboro County, South Carolina | SR-9 | 1 |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Volusia County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| May 30, 2021 | Okeechobee County, Florida | SW 48TH AVE | 1 |
| May 29, 2021 | St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri | I-64 | 1 |
| May 24, 2021 | Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia | I-79 | 1 |
| May 24, 2021 | Iroquois County, Illinois | US-45 | 1 |
| May 21, 2021 | Williamstown, Wood County, West Virginia | I-77 | 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.