Fatal crash profile · Model

Jeep Cherokee

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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

Vehicles in fatal crashes by year
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%
Deaths in these crashes by year
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%
Crash factors compared
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

Weather at the time of the crash
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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Light conditions at the time of the crash
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

States with the most of these vehicles in fatal 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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Jeep Cherokee by model year

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
Apr 20, 2021 Hammond, Lake County, Indiana 2
Apr 20, 2021 Polk County, Florida 1
Apr 18, 2021 Camden, Camden County, New Jersey 1
Apr 15, 2021 El Dorado County, California 1
Apr 12, 2021 St. Louis, St. Louis city, Missouri 1
Apr 11, 2021 Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky 1
Apr 11, 2021 Walker County, Alabama 1
Apr 10, 2021 Trinity County, California 1
Apr 4, 2021 Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana 1
Apr 2, 2021 George County, Mississippi 1
Apr 1, 2021 Thornton, Adams County, Colorado 1
Mar 30, 2021 Pickens County, South Carolina 1
Mar 27, 2021 Duchesne County, Utah 2
Mar 21, 2021 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama 1
Mar 20, 2021 Fresno, Fresno County, California 3
Mar 18, 2021 San Diego, San Diego County, California 1
Mar 14, 2021 Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida 1
Mar 11, 2021 Prince William County, Virginia 1
Mar 7, 2021 Escambia County, Florida 1
Mar 6, 2021 Collier County, Florida 1
Mar 6, 2021 Wenden, La Paz County, Arizona 1
Mar 1, 2021 Olive Branch, Alexander County, Illinois 1
Feb 23, 2021 Manti, Sanpete County, Utah 2
Feb 22, 2021 North Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire 1
Feb 21, 2021 Mount Healthy, Hamilton County, Ohio 1

Compare Jeep Cherokee 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.