Kotzebue, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Kotzebue: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Kotzebue and Northwest Arctic Borough, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Northwest Arctic Borough numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 0 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Northwest Arctic Borough at a glance: 0 reported truck crashes in Northwest Arctic Borough since 2015.
Overview
The FMCSA crash file lists no truck crashes in Northwest Arctic Borough since 2015.
Kotzebue had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Northwest Arctic Borough numbers.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Northwest Arctic Borough has on record.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Kotzebue since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Northwest Arctic Borough since 2015.
Route planning tips for Kotzebue fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2020 and 2021; rates and comparisons skip those years.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
No truck crashes reported here since 2005.
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Northwest Arctic Borough
No truck crashes reported here since 2015.
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded within 10 miles since 2015.
Kotzebue at a glance
| Population | 2,889 |
| Land area | 24.4 sq mi |
| Density | 118 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99752) | $110,357 |
| Median home value (ZIP 99752) | $283,547 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Northwest Arctic 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 | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2010s | — | — | 0.0 |
| 2020s | — | — | 0.0 |
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Kotzebue
How common are truck crashes in Kotzebue?
Since 2015, 0 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Northwest Arctic Borough (0 injured, 0 killed).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Kotzebue?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
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.