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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 2024 | Smyrna, Kent County, Delaware | US-13 S DUPONT HWY | 1 |
| May 29, 2024 | Nassau County, Florida | SR-200 | 1 |
| May 28, 2024 | Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin | US-151 | 1 |
| May 21, 2024 | Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | SR-87 BUCKEYE RD | 1 |
| May 19, 2024 | Otoe County, Nebraska | SR-2 | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | Crawford County, Wisconsin | SR-171 | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | Atlantic County, New Jersey | US-322 BLACK HORSE PKE | 1 |
| May 17, 2024 | Lancaster, Los Angeles County, California | 60TH ST W | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Mercer County, Pennsylvania | SSR-4005 | 1 |
| May 12, 2024 | Flint, Genesee County, Michigan | SR-54 N DORT HWY | 1 |
| May 10, 2024 | Lexington-Fayette, Fayette County, Kentucky | US-60 WINCHESTER RD | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | Outagamie County, Wisconsin | CR-U | 1 |
| May 5, 2024 | New Hyde Park, Nassau County, New York | PROSPECT AVE | 1 |
| May 4, 2024 | Ontario, San Bernardino County, California | PHILADELPHIA ST | 1 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | Le Flore County, Oklahoma | US-59 | 1 |
| Apr 28, 2024 | Miami-Dade County, Florida | MU-248TH ST | 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado | E PLATTE AVE | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Dallas, Dallas County, Texas | I635 FRONTAGE | 1 |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Cape Coral, Lee County, Florida | CR-78 | 1 |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina | I-40 | 1 |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Gaston County, North Carolina | US-321 | 1 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | Flint Township, Genesee County, Michigan | S BALLENGER HWY | 1 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Huntington, Cabell County, West Virginia | US-60 3RD AVE | 1 |
| Apr 17, 2024 | King George County, Virginia | SR-3 KINGS HIGHWAY | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio | CR-74 NEEDMORE RD | 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.