Fatal crash profile · Make

Jeep

Vehicles, 2020–2024: 8,664
Fatal crashes: 8,553
Deaths inside: 4,129
Other deaths: 5,541

Between 2020 and 2024, 8,664 vehicles described as Jeep were involved in 8,553 fatal crashes in the United States. 4,129 people died inside these vehicles and 5,541 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	1,556
2021	1,780
2022	1,819
2023	1,742
2024	1,767

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

43%

of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles

About 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 51%

Deaths in these crashes by year

Category	Inside these vehicles	Other road users
2020	743	973
2021	881	1,117
2022	883	1,170
2023	818	1,119
2024	804	1,162

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 85 percent of the share for all vehicles: 19%

20%

of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking

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 all vehicles: 49%

Crash factors compared

Category	Jeep	All vehicles
Driver speeding	16.5%	19.0%
Driver drinking	19.8%	17.7%
At night	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	6,221
Cloudy	1,153
Rain	582
Snow	90
Fog, Smog, Smoke	86

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	4,153
Dark - Not Lighted	2,173
Dark - Lighted	1,720
Dusk	219
Dawn	155

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	768
Florida	618
California	560
Michigan	428
New York	348
North Carolina	330
Illinois	330
Georgia	323
Pennsylvania	314
Ohio	297

Larger states have more vehicles on the road.

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Explore

Jeep models

Grand Cherokee 2,684 crashes
Wrangler 2,122 crashes
Cherokee 1,177 crashes
Compass 666 crashes
Liberty 662 crashes
Patriot 497 crashes
Renegade 311 crashes
Gladiator 167 crashes
Commander 114 crashes
Wrangler JK 76 crashes
Grand Cherokee L 56 crashes
Wagoneer 33 crashes
CJ-7 17 crashes
Grand Wagoneer 11 crashes
CJ-5 7 crashes
Comanche 5 crashes
CJ-8 Scrambler 2 crashes
Wagoneer L 2 crashes
Grand Wagoneer L 1 crash

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
Apr 29, 2023	Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania	SR-66B BUSINESS RT 66 RD	1
Apr 29, 2023	Carroll County, Maryland	SR-97 NEW WASHINGTON RD	1
Apr 29, 2023	Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana	I-465	1
Apr 29, 2023	Fresno County, California	CLOVIS AVE	1
Apr 28, 2023	Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas	BUS-I 45	1
Apr 28, 2023	Jackson County, Michigan	E GANSON ST	1
Apr 28, 2023	Barren County, Kentucky	SR-1297 OLD BOWLING GREEN RD	1
Apr 28, 2023	Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois	US-20 GRANT HWY	1
Apr 28, 2023	Grovetown, Columbia County, Georgia	SR-232	1
Apr 28, 2023	Marion County, Florida	US-441	1
Apr 28, 2023	Newark, New Castle County, Delaware	SR-72 LIBRARY AVE	1
Apr 28, 2023	Snowflake, Navajo County, Arizona	SAVAGE ST	1
Apr 27, 2023	Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas	I-35	1
Apr 27, 2023	Katy, Harris County, Texas	I10 FRONTAGE	1
Apr 27, 2023	Camden, Benton County, Tennessee	CR-CEDAR HOLLOW DR	1
Apr 27, 2023	Dakota County, Nebraska	SR-35	1
Apr 27, 2023	Boone County, Indiana	SR-47	1
Apr 26, 2023	Hardin County, Texas	US-69	1
Apr 26, 2023	Shawnee, Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma	US-177 US-270	1
Apr 26, 2023	Robeson County, North Carolina	SSR-1945 MEADOW RD	1
Apr 26, 2023	LaPorte County, Indiana	I-94	1
Apr 25, 2023	Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia	US-33	1
Apr 25, 2023	Harris County, Texas	CR-MORTON RD	1
Apr 25, 2023	San Jacinto, Riverside County, California	SOBOBA RD	1
Apr 25, 2023	Fresno County, California	SR-180	2

Compare Jeep 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.