Fatal crash profile · Model year

2002 Jeep Liberty

Compared with Jeep Liberty · Jeep · All vehicles

Vehicles, 2020–2024
53
Fatal crashes
53
Deaths inside
35
Other deaths
25

Between 2020 and 2024, 53 vehicles described as 2002 Jeep Liberty were involved in 53 fatal crashes in the United States. 35 people died inside these vehicles and 25 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 11
2021 15
2022 11
2023 10
2024 6

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

58%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

  • About 1.1 times the share for Jeep Liberty: 53%
  • About 1.4 times the share for Jeep: 43%
  • About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
Deaths in these crashes by year
Category Inside these vehicles Other road users
2020 4 8
2021 13 3
2022 9 6
2023 5 6
2024 4 2

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

21%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding

  • About 1.3 times the share for Jeep Liberty: 16%
  • About 1.3 times the share for Jeep: 16%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%

19%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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

51%

of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)

  • About the same as the share for Jeep Liberty: 50%
  • About the same as the share for Jeep: 51%
  • About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
Crash factors compared
Category 2002 Jeep Liberty Jeep Liberty Jeep All vehicles
Driver speeding 20.8% 16.3% 16.5% 19.0%
Driver drinking 18.9% 20.2% 19.8% 17.7%
At night 50.9% 49.7% 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 33
Rain 9
Cloudy 6
Snow 1

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 29
Dark - Lighted 12
Dark - Not Lighted 11
Dusk 1

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
North Carolina 5
California 4
Florida 4
South Carolina 4
Alabama 4
Indiana 3
Louisiana 2
Michigan 2
Arizona 2
Colorado 2

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Crashes

Fatal crashes involving this vehicle

Date Location Deaths
Feb 15, 2022 Vermilion County, Illinois 2
Feb 9, 2022 Burnwell, Pike County, Kentucky 2
Dec 18, 2021 Anderson County, South Carolina 1
Dec 1, 2021 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa 1
Sep 13, 2021 Sonoma County, California 1
Aug 24, 2021 Leavenworth County, Kansas 1
Aug 5, 2021 Cochise County, Arizona 1
Jul 19, 2021 Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 1
Jun 30, 2021 Etowah County, Alabama 1
Jun 20, 2021 Fayetteville, Cumberland County, North Carolina 1
Jun 9, 2021 Pickens County, South Carolina 1
May 12, 2021 Marion County, Alabama 1
Apr 22, 2021 Jefferson County, Florida 2
Apr 13, 2021 Shelby County, Texas 1
Apr 12, 2021 Sacramento County, California 1
Mar 14, 2021 Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa 1
Feb 2, 2021 Williamsburg County, South Carolina 1
Dec 23, 2020 Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 1
Dec 8, 2020 Cleveland County, North Carolina 1
Oct 30, 2020 Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio 1
Oct 26, 2020 Montgomery County, Ohio 1
Oct 6, 2020 Mason County, Michigan 1
Aug 23, 2020 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana 1
Jul 21, 2020 Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas 1
Mar 29, 2020 Letcher County, Kentucky 1

Compare 2002 Jeep Liberty 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.