Georgetown, AR truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Georgetown: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Georgetown and Woodruff County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Woodruff County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 71 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Woodruff County compares with Arkansas
Woodruff County against Arkansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Woodruff County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Woodruff County | Arkansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 101.7 | 92.4 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 7.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.0× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.42 | 0.45 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 3.1% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 7% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 21.5% | 22.9% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 12.3% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 20% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 41.5% | 40.9% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 12.3% | 22.4% | 24.8% | 45% below the state |
Woodruff County sits below Arkansas on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Arkansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr and deaths per 100 crashes.
Woodruff County at a glance: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 1.6% for Arkansas.
Overview
Police reported 71 crashes involving commercial trucks in Woodruff County since 2015: 27 people were injured and 5 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 62 days in fully reported years.
Georgetown had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Woodruff County numbers.
When crashes happen
September has the most truck crashes, 16.9% of the yearly total, while August has the fewest (4.2%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 41.5% of truck crashes, vs 40.9% for Arkansas.
More truck crashes happen at 2–3 pm than at any other hour (15.5%).
Road surface: 3.1% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Arkansas: 3.3%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Georgetown happened on SR-323 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Woodruff County.
Route planning tips for Georgetown fleets
- Build extra time into September routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Woodruff County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-323 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Woodruff County) |
|---|---|
| US-64 | 22 |
| US-49 | 11 |
| US-64E | 11 |
| Sh17 | 6 |
| Sh33 | 4 |
| Sh38 | 4 |
| US-38 | 2 |
| Cr(Woodruff 626) | 1 |
Georgetown at a glance
| Population | 83 |
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Density | 287 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Woodruff County 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 | 4 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 5 | +49% | 0.4 |
| 2010s | 6 | +11% | 0.5 |
| 2020s | 6 | -1% | 0.2 |
In the 1990s about 4 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 6. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Georgetown
How common are truck crashes in Georgetown?
71 truck crashes have been reported in Woodruff County since 2015, with 5 deaths and 27 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Georgetown?
Truck crashes in Woodruff County peak in September, with 16.9% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Georgetown?
Since 2015, Woodruff County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Georgetown compare with Arkansas?
The yearly rate is 101.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Woodruff County, vs 92.4 for Arkansas.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Georgetown?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.