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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2020 | Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama | I-59 | 1 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Uniontown, Fayette County, Pennsylvania | SR-2027 CONNELLSVILLE ST | 1 |
| Oct 3, 2020 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia | I-264 | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2020 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | PARKTON RD | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | York County, South Carolina | SR-75 | 1 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Humboldt County, California | HERRICK AV | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2020 | Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, Alaska | TUDOR RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Poplar Bluff, Butler County, Missouri | BARRON RD | 1 |
| Sep 27, 2020 | St. Francois County, Missouri | SR-K | 1 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Madison County, Alabama | CR-TONEY SCHOOL RD | 1 |
| Sep 20, 2020 | Atlanta, DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-42 | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2020 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-997 | 2 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin | MINERAL POINT RD | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Buffalo County, Wisconsin | SR-35 | 1 |
| Sep 16, 2020 | Polk County, Florida | CR-542 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Gallup, McKinley County, New Mexico | I-40 | 1 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | SR-80 | 2 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | DeKalb County, Georgia | SR-10 | 1 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | College Park, Clayton County, Georgia | I-85 | 1 |
| Sep 6, 2020 | Mason County, Michigan | CR-N JEBAVY DR | 1 |
| Sep 5, 2020 | Whitehall, Washington County, New York | US-4 | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2020 | Colton, San Bernardino County, California | I-10 | 1 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Montgomery County, Alabama | I-65 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Charleston County, South Carolina | SR-171 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Assumption Parish, Louisiana | SR-1 | 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.