Arctic Village, AK truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Arctic Village: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Arctic Village and Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 5 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area: 5 truck crashes reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 5 crashes involving commercial trucks in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015: 5 people were injured and 0 were killed.
Arctic Village had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area numbers.
When crashes happen
Yukon-Koyukuk 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 Arctic Village since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015.
Route planning tips for Arctic Village fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 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 Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
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 (Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area) |
|---|---|
| Milepost 289 Parks Hwy | 2 |
| Milepost 303.2 Parks Hwy | 1 |
| Milepost 8 Dalton Highway | 1 |
| Parks Highway Mp300 | 1 |
Arctic Village at a glance
| Land area | 63.6 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 99722) | $38,125 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Yukon-Koyukuk 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).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | — | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 1 | — | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 2 | +45% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 0 | -100% | 0.2 |
In the 2000s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2010s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Arctic Village
How common are truck crashes in Arctic Village?
Since 2015, 5 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area (5 injured, 0 killed).
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Arctic Village?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Arctic Village?
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.