Fatal crash profile · Model
Jeep Cherokee
Compared with Jeep · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 1,180
- Fatal crashes
- 1,177
- Deaths inside
- 538
- Other deaths
- 785
Between 2020 and 2024, 1,180 vehicles described as Jeep Cherokee were involved in 1,177 fatal crashes in the United States. 538 people died inside these vehicles and 785 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 | 199 |
| 2021 | 226 |
| 2022 | 265 |
| 2023 | 252 |
| 2024 | 238 |
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
41%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 43%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 89 | 130 |
| 2021 | 108 | 145 |
| 2022 | 123 | 174 |
| 2023 | 120 | 170 |
| 2024 | 98 | 166 |
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
16%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 16%
- About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%
17%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 90 percent of the share for Jeep: 20%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Jeep Cherokee | Jeep | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 15.9% | 16.5% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 17.5% | 19.8% | 17.7% |
| At night | 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 | 835 |
| Cloudy | 170 |
| Rain | 80 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 12 |
| Snow | 12 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 600 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 298 |
| Dark - Lighted | 210 |
| Dusk | 29 |
| Dawn | 19 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 108 |
| California | 76 |
| Florida | 71 |
| Michigan | 65 |
| Pennsylvania | 52 |
| North Carolina | 51 |
| New York | 43 |
| Illinois | 41 |
| Wisconsin | 39 |
| Virginia | 38 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Jeep Cherokee by model year
- 2021 38 crashes
- 2020 88 crashes
- 2019 203 crashes
- 2018 67 crashes
- 2017 109 crashes
- 2016 163 crashes
- 2015 134 crashes
- 2014 93 crashes
- 2001 41 crashes
- 2000 31 crashes
- 1999 38 crashes
- 1998 36 crashes
- 1997 18 crashes
- 1996 27 crashes
- 1995 12 crashes
- 1994 13 crashes
- 1993 10 crashes
- 1992 10 crashes
- 1991 10 crashes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2022 | Kenosha County, Wisconsin | CR-W FOX RIVER RD | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | TL 38 CHISHOLM TRAIL PKWY | 1 |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Leflore County, Mississippi | US-82 | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Austin, Travis County, Texas | SR-71/BEN WHITE BLVD | 1 |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Clarence, Erie County, New York | CR-247 DELAWARE RD | 2 |
| Mar 5, 2022 | Burr Ridge, DuPage County, Illinois | SR-83 | 1 |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Wyoming, Wyoming County, West Virginia | SR-97 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Fall River, Bristol County, Massachusetts | BEDFORD ST | 1 |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Dakota County, Minnesota | CR-54 | 1 |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Flagler County, Florida | SR-20 | 1 |
| Feb 20, 2022 | Macoupin County, Illinois | CR-14 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Davenport, Delaware County, New York | SR-23 | 1 |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Tuscaloosa County, Alabama | US-11 SR-7 | 1 |
| Feb 16, 2022 | Martin County, Florida | SR-76 | 1 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Harrison County, Texas | I-20 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | Amarillo, Potter County, Texas | 10TH AVE | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | Pearl, Rankin County, Mississippi | SR-468 | 1 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | St. Clair Shores, Macomb County, Michigan | CR-10 MILE RD | 2 |
| Feb 13, 2022 | Lombard, DuPage County, Illinois | SR-53 | 1 |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Otsego County, Michigan | SR-32 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas | US-59/MEDFORD DR | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2022 | DeSoto County, Mississippi | SR-302 | 1 |
| Feb 11, 2022 | Washtenaw County, Michigan | US-12 MICHIGAN AVE | 1 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | Christian County, Missouri | CR-MYRON WHITE AVE | 1 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Powhatan County, Virginia | SR-288 WORLD WAR II VETERANS | 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.