Atka, AK truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Atka: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Atka and Aleutians West Census Area, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Aleutians West Census Area numbers.

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truck crashes reported in Atka since 2015
1
truck crashes in Aleutians West Census Area since 2015
0
deaths in Aleutians West Census Area
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garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
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fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Aleutians West Census Area, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr2.0
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)100%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
Alaska average
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Key findings

1
truck crashes reported in Aleutians West Census Area since 2015
0
deadly crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Atka since 2015
0
reported garbage-truck crashes in Aleutians West Census Area since 2015
Aleutians West Census Area
small sample: patterns below come from Aleutians West Census Area

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 1 crashes.
0 of 1 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

What stands out in Aleutians West Census Area: 1 truck crashes reported in Aleutians West Census Area since 2015.

Overview

Police reported 1 crash involving commercial trucks in Aleutians West Census Area since 2015: 0 people were injured and 0 were killed.

With 0 truck crashes reported in Atka since 2015, this page uses Aleutians West Census Area numbers for its patterns and comparisons.

When crashes happen

Aleutians West Census Area has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Atka since 2015.

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Aleutians West Census Area.

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About the data

This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.

Crash reporting for 2020 and 2021 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2009: 2 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 0 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 0 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 2 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 1 truck crash2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 0 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 0 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 1 truck crash2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 0 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 0 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 0 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 0 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 2009201220152018202120242026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Aleutians West Census Area

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 0.0% of truck crashesJul: 0.0% of truck crashesAug: 0.0% of truck crashesSep: 0.0% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 0.0% of truck crashesDec: 100.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Aleutians West Census Area)
Airport Beach Rd 634 Ft W Of Salmon Way1

Atka at a glance

Population60
Land area8.5 sq mi
Density7 per sq mi

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Transfer stations in Aleutians West Census AreaLandfills in Aleutians West Census AreaWaste haulers in Aleutians West Census Area

Historical data: truck crashes in Aleutians West Census Area since the 1990s

Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).

2009: 2 reported truck crashes2012: 2 reported truck crashes2013: 1 reported truck crash2017: 1 reported truck crash 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Aleutians West Census Area (FMCSA)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s——0.0
2000s2—0.0
2010s0-80%0.0
2020s0-100%0.0

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Nearby places

AdakNikolskiUnalaskaAkutanSt. GeorgeSt. PaulFalse PassCold BayKing CoveNelson LagoonAleutians West Census AreaAlaska

Questions fleets ask about Atka

How many truck crashes happen in Atka?

Aleutians West Census Area has had 1 reported truck crash since 2015, injuring 0 people and killing 0.

Are garbage truck crashes common in Atka?

Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Aleutians West Census Area since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).

How can I plan a safer truck route in Atka?

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Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2020 and 2021; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.