Fatal crash profile · Make
Jeep
Compared with All vehicles
- 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
| 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%
| 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%
| 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
| 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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| 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | I-10 | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2024 | Baltimore, Baltimore city, Maryland | SR-129 MCCULLOH ST | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Spring Lake, Cumberland County, North Carolina | SR-87 S BRAGG BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2024 | Meriden, New Haven County, Connecticut | SR-15 | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | MU-FONDREN RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Newport, Herkimer County, New York | CR-88 BUTLER RD | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | New York City, New York County, New York | SPRING ST | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | Liberal, Seward County, Kansas | WESTERN AVE S | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | MU-DIXIE DR | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska | MU-4421 S 144TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Pulaski County, Kentucky | US-27 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Chicago, Cook County, Illinois | MU- UNION AVE | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | McHenry County, Illinois | TS-DAVIS RD | 3 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Rincon, Effingham County, Georgia | CS-69805 | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Hemet, Riverside County, California | FLORIDA AVE | 1 |
| Oct 27, 2024 | Dothan, Houston County, Alabama | US-84 SR-12 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Des Moines, King County, Washington | MU-S 216TH ST | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina | SR-109 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Kankakee County, Illinois | CR-2/MAIN ST/13000E RD | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut | I-91 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Fresno, Fresno County, California | BLACKSTONE AVE | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Forest Lakes Estates, Coconino County, Arizona | CR-510 | 1 |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Albertville, Marshall County, Alabama | US-431 SR-1 | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Houston, Harris County, Texas | MU-HOLCOMBE BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 25, 2024 | Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina | US-70 N CHURCH ST | 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.