Fatal crash profile · Model year
1997 Jeep Cherokee
Compared with Jeep Cherokee · Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 18
- Fatal crashes
- 18
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 6
Between 2020 and 2024, 18 vehicles described as 1997 Jeep Cherokee were involved in 18 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 6 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 suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 |
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
70%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.7 times the share for Jeep Cherokee: 41%
- About 1.6 times the share for Jeep: 43%
- About 1.4 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 2 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 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
11%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About two-thirds of the share for Jeep Cherokee: 16%
- About two-thirds of the share for Jeep: 16%
- About 60 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
33%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 1.9 times the share for Jeep Cherokee: 17%
- About 1.7 times the share for Jeep: 20%
- About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 18%
44%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Jeep Cherokee: 49%
- About 90 percent of the share for Jeep: 51%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 1997 Jeep Cherokee | Jeep Cherokee | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 11.1% | 15.9% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 33.3% | 17.5% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 44.4% | 48.9% | 50.8% | 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 | 14 |
| Rain | 3 |
| Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 4 |
| Dawn | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Oregon | 3 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
| Iowa | 1 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 |
| Utah | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2024 | Clackamas County, Oregon | SR-224 ODOT 171 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Douglas County, Oregon | SR-138 ODOT 138 | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2024 | Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia | US-11 WINCHESTER AVE | 1 |
| Jan 6, 2024 | Walker County, Georgia | SR-1 | 1 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | Floyd County, Iowa | US-218/AVE OF THE SAINTS/HIAWA | 1 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | Lane County, Oregon | SR-99E ODOT 58 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2022 | St. Johns County, Florida | I-95 | 1 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Kitsap County, Washington | CR-SE MILE HILL DR | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Cape May County, New Jersey | CR-620 SHUNPIKE RD | 1 |
| May 21, 2021 | Coal Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania | ARCH ST | 1 |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Pickens County, South Carolina | SR-183 | 1 |
| Mar 27, 2021 | Duchesne County, Utah | SR-40 | 2 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Vernon, Sussex County, New Jersey | CR-517 | 1 |
| Aug 15, 2020 | Lee County, Mississippi | CR-1501 | 1 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Monterey County, California | SR-1 | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2020 | Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California | ALAMEDA ST | 1 |
| Jan 21, 2020 | Dolores County, Colorado | US-491 | 1 |
| Jan 11, 2020 | Lawrence County, Illinois | US-50 | 2 |
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.