Fatal crash profile · Model
Polaris Ranger
Compared with Polaris · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 374
- Fatal crashes
- 374
- Deaths inside
- 377
- Other deaths
- 7
Between 2020 and 2024, 374 vehicles described as Polaris Ranger were involved in 374 fatal crashes in the United States. 377 people died inside these vehicles and 7 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 other vehicles or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 74 |
| 2021 | 74 |
| 2022 | 73 |
| 2023 | 78 |
| 2024 | 75 |
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
98%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About the same as the share for Polaris: 96%
- About 1.9 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74 | 1 |
| 2021 | 73 | 2 |
| 2022 | 77 | 0 |
| 2023 | 77 | 1 |
| 2024 | 76 | 3 |
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
32%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Polaris: 38%
- About 1.7 times the share for all vehicles: 19%
37%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About three-quarters of the share for Polaris: 49%
- About double the share for all vehicles: 18%
49%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 85 percent of the share for Polaris: 57%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | Polaris Ranger | Polaris | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 32.1% | 38.2% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 37.4% | 48.9% | 17.7% |
| At night | 48.9% | 57.3% | 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 | 293 |
| Cloudy | 43 |
| Rain | 13 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 4 |
| Blowing Snow | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 224 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 117 |
| Dusk | 15 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 5 |
| Dark - Lighted | 5 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 33 |
| Texas | 33 |
| Missouri | 25 |
| Illinois | 23 |
| Arkansas | 23 |
| Iowa | 22 |
| Minnesota | 16 |
| Oklahoma | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Explore
Polaris Ranger by model year
- 2023 13 crashes
- 2022 18 crashes
- 2021 28 crashes
- 2020 38 crashes
- 2019 45 crashes
- 2018 30 crashes
- 2017 26 crashes
- 2016 24 crashes
- 2015 33 crashes
- 2014 21 crashes
- 2013 23 crashes
- 2012 19 crashes
- 2011 16 crashes
- 2009 11 crashes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2022 | Cherokee County, Georgia | CR-104800/HIDDEN BRANCHES TRL | 1 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Russell County, Kentucky | CR-FLOYD RIDGE RD | 1 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Chilton County, Alabama | CR-77 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Colquitt County, Georgia | CR-024700/KILGORE RD | 1 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Douglas County, Wisconsin | DIETZ RD | 1 |
| Nov 7, 2021 | Buchanan County, Iowa | CR-W45/BUFFALO CREEK BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Hidalgo County, Texas | CR-MILE 1 1/2 RD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | Denton County, Texas | CR-GEORGE FOSTER RD | 1 |
| Oct 24, 2021 | Warren County, Kentucky | CR-HARRY CHERRY RD | 1 |
| Oct 23, 2021 | Freeborn County, Minnesota | CR-19 S SHORE DR | 1 |
| Oct 17, 2021 | Jefferson County, Illinois | E FLAGG RD | 1 |
| Oct 10, 2021 | Leslie County, Kentucky | SR-699 CUTSHIN RD | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2021 | Lee County, Florida | BARCELONA AVE | 1 |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Lawrence County, South Dakota | US-14A | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Lawrence County, Kentucky | US-23 | 1 |
| Oct 4, 2021 | Vandalia, Fayette County, Illinois | E 900 AVE | 1 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Arden, Barbour County, West Virginia | CR-12/1 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | Webster County, Mississippi | CR-WEBSTER LODI RD | 1 |
| Sep 26, 2021 | Warren County, Indiana | CR-300 | 1 |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Latah County, Idaho | FORKS RD | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Grenada County, Mississippi | CR-HOLCOMB SWEETHOME RD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Hendry County, Florida | NEELY DAVIS RD | 1 |
| Sep 19, 2021 | Independence County, Arkansas | CR- N VAUGHN ST | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Ripley County, Indiana | CR-75W | 1 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | Washington County, Georgia | CR-190 NEW BETHEL RD | 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.