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
Jul 25, 2020 Middleton, Dane County, Wisconsin 1
Jul 25, 2020 Prattsville, Grant County, Arkansas 1
Jul 24, 2020 Aurora, Kane County, Illinois 1
Jul 23, 2020 Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts 1
Jul 22, 2020 Lake County, Florida 1
Jul 22, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jul 22, 2020 Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona 1
Jul 21, 2020 Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut 1
Jul 21, 2020 Tucson, Pima County, Arizona 1
Jul 20, 2020 Parker, Douglas County, Colorado 1
Jul 19, 2020 Ventura County, California 1
Jul 19, 2020 Modesto, Stanislaus County, California 1
Jul 19, 2020 Riverside County, California 1
Jul 18, 2020 Haywood County, North Carolina 1
Jul 18, 2020 Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan 2
Jul 17, 2020 Wood County, Ohio 2
Jul 17, 2020 Princeton, Sherburne County, Minnesota 1
Jul 16, 2020 Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida 1
Jul 15, 2020 Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana 1
Jul 15, 2020 Rialto, San Bernardino County, California 1
Jul 14, 2020 Cocoa, Brevard County, Florida 2
Jul 14, 2020 Denver, Denver County, Colorado 1
Jul 12, 2020 Hunterdon County, New Jersey 1
Jul 11, 2020 Missaukee County, Michigan 1
Jul 11, 2020 Midlothian, Cook County, Illinois 1

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.