Kaktovik, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Kaktovik: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Kaktovik and North Slope Borough, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use North Slope Borough numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 3 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
North Slope Borough at a glance: 3 reported truck crashes in North Slope Borough since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 3 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in North Slope Borough. They injured 1 people and killed 1.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Kaktovik since 2015; patterns below come from North Slope Borough as a whole.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than North Slope Borough has on record.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Kaktovik since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in North Slope Borough since 2015.
Route planning tips for Kaktovik fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
Reporting was incomplete in 2020 and 2021, so those years are greyed out and left out of rates and comparisons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in North Slope Borough
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
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (North Slope Borough) |
|---|---|
| Ft N Of Milepost 320 Dalton Hwy | 1 |
| Mile 330.5 Dalton Highway | 1 |
| Mile 378 Dalton Highway | 1 |
Kaktovik at a glance
| Population | 272 |
| Land area | 0.8 sq mi |
| Density | 351 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99747) | $93,750 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in North Slope Borough 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).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | +5% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | +43% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 0 | -100% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2010s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
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Questions fleets ask about Kaktovik
How many truck accidents are there in Kaktovik?
North Slope Borough has had 3 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 1 people and killing 1.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Kaktovik?
Since 2015, North Slope Borough has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Kaktovik?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
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.