Fatal crash profile · Model

Jeep Grand Cherokee

Compared with Jeep · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
2,704
Fatal crashes
2,684
Deaths inside
1,270
Other deaths
1,757

Between 2020 and 2024, 2,704 vehicles described as Jeep Grand Cherokee were involved in 2,684 fatal crashes in the United States. 1,270 people died inside these vehicles and 1,757 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 556
2021 567
2022 548
2023 508
2024 525

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

42%

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 271 334
2021 279 367
2022 252 363
2023 227 343
2024 241 350

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

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.2 times the share for Jeep: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 20%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 18%

51%

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 Grand Cherokee Jeep All vehicles
Driver speeding 19.4% 16.5% 19.0%
Driver drinking 20.0% 19.8% 17.7%
At night 51.4% 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 1,924
Cloudy 352
Rain 185
Fog, Smog, Smoke 28
Snow 24

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 1,278
Dark - Not Lighted 651
Dark - Lighted 592
Dusk 66
Dawn 57

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 194
Florida 181
California 180
Michigan 146
New York 127
Illinois 113
North Carolina 109
Pennsylvania 100
Georgia 96
Colorado 89

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Jeep Grand 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
Dec 30, 2023 Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1
Dec 30, 2023 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Dec 28, 2023 Dillon County, South Carolina 1
Dec 28, 2023 Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 1
Dec 27, 2023 China, Kennebec County, Maine 1
Dec 25, 2023 Cooke County, Texas 1
Dec 25, 2023 Buffalo, Erie County, New York 1
Dec 25, 2023 Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan 1
Dec 24, 2023 Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 24, 2023 Lincoln County, Idaho 1
Dec 23, 2023 Howell County, Missouri 1
Dec 21, 2023 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Dec 20, 2023 Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee 1
Dec 19, 2023 Ascension Parish, Louisiana 3
Dec 18, 2023 Augusta, Hampshire County, West Virginia 1
Dec 18, 2023 Acworth, Cobb County, Georgia 1
Dec 16, 2023 Deschutes County, Oregon 2
Dec 16, 2023 Brown County, Minnesota 2
Dec 15, 2023 Baytown, Harris County, Texas 1
Dec 15, 2023 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida 1
Dec 14, 2023 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 1
Dec 14, 2023 Collier County, Florida 1
Dec 13, 2023 Canton Township, Wayne County, Michigan 1
Dec 10, 2023 Lavaca County, Texas 3
Dec 10, 2023 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 2

Compare Jeep Grand 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.