College City, CA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in College City: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in College City and Colusa County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Colusa County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3 of 393 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Colusa County compares with California
Colusa County against California and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Colusa County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Colusa County | California | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 157.3 | 33.2 | 49.7 | 4.7× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 1.5× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.34 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 23% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.8% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 52% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.0% | 23.5% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 4.2% | 6.5% | 13.8% | 36% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 31.9% | 40.2% | 41.9% | 21% below the state |
| After dark | 30.6% | 29.1% | 24.8% | same |
Colusa County has lower values than California for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above California on crashes per 100k residents / yr and deaths per 100 crashes.
The headline for Colusa County: September worst month: 16.0% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Since 2015, 393 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Colusa County. They injured 134 people and killed 21.
That averages about one truck crash every 11 days in fully reported years.
College City had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Colusa County numbers.
When crashes happen
September has the most truck crashes, 16.0% of the yearly total, while January has the fewest (5.3%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 31.9% of truck crashes, against 40.2% across California.
More truck crashes happen at 7–8 am than at any other hour (8.7%).
0.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.9% across California.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of College City happened on CR-OLD Hwy 99W (1), I-5 (1) and Old Hwy 99W (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 3 crashes, 0.8% of the total, against 1.6% across California.
Route planning tips for College City 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
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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Colusa County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| CR-OLD Hwy 99W | 1 |
| I-5 | 1 |
| Old Hwy 99W | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Colusa County) |
|---|---|
| Rt5/1000Ft N Greenbay Rd | 4 |
| SR-20 | 4 |
| Rt5 Nb/1.6M N Lurline Rd O/C | 3 |
| Rt 5/Rt 20 | 3 |
| Old Hwy 99W/1M N Hahn Rd | 3 |
| Lonestar Road | 2 |
| Old Hwy 99W/Myers Rd | 2 |
| Rt20/2.1M W Walnut Dr | 2 |
College City at a glance
| Land area | 2.9 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 95912) | $86,457 |
| Median home value (ZIP 95912) | $434,530 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Colusa 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 | — | — | 0.8 |
| 2000s | 26 | — | 0.9 |
| 2010s | 29 | +11% | 1.4 |
| 2020s | 34 | +19% | 1.8 |
From the 2000s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 26 to 34. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.8 a year in 2016–19 and 1.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about College City
How common are truck crashes in College City?
Colusa County has had 393 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 134 people and killing 21.
When do most truck crashes happen in College City?
September has the most truck crashes in Colusa County, 16.0% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in College City?
Since 2015, Colusa County has reported 3 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.8% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in College City compared with California?
Colusa County records 157.3 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 33.2 across California.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in College City?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.