Lower Lake, CA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Lower Lake: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Lower Lake and Lake County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lake County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3 of 275 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Lake County compares with California
Lake County against California and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Lake County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Lake County | California | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 36.1 | 33.2 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 7.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 2.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.50 | 0.44 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.1% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 32% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.5% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 1.6× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.2% | 23.5% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 7.8% | 6.5% | 13.8% | 1.2× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.4% | 40.2% | 41.9% | 9% below the state |
| After dark | 13.0% | 29.1% | 24.8% | 55% below the state |
Lake County has lower values than California for garbage-truck share, winter months (nov–mar) and after dark. It runs above California on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
Lake County at a glance: 7.8 deaths for every 100 truck crashes, against 3.6 across California.
Overview
Since 2015, 275 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Lake County. They injured 140 people and killed 21.
That averages about one truck crash every 15 days in fully reported years.
Lower Lake had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Lake County numbers.
When crashes happen
The worst month is June with 13.8% of truck crashes; the quietest is February at 6.2%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 36.4% of truck crashes, vs 40.2% for California.
By time of day, 12–1 pm stands out with 11.6% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 1.5% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (California: 0.9%).
Where crashes happen
SR-29 leads within 10 miles of Lower Lake with 4 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. After it: SR-20 (3), Hwy 13 (1) and SR-281 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 3 of the truck crashes here, or 1.1%, compared with 1.6% in California.
Route planning tips for Lower Lake fleets
- Review driver schedules for June, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Where you can, review stops along SR-29; it has the most fatal large-truck crashes nearby.
- With 1.5% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above California), plan winter equipment checks early.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Lake County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-29 | 4 |
| SR-20 | 3 |
| Hwy 13 | 1 |
| SR-281 | 1 |
| SR-53 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Lake County) |
|---|---|
| SR-20 | 5 |
| SR-29 | 4 |
| Rt20/Irvine Ave | 3 |
| Rt 53 / 68 Ft S Of 40Th Av | 2 |
| Rt20/ High Valley Rd | 2 |
| Rt20/.2Mi W Of Witter Springs Rd | 2 |
| Rt20/.3M W Colusa County Line | 2 |
| Rt20/.8M E Blue Lakes Rd | 2 |
Lower Lake at a glance
| Land area | 2.7 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lake 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 | — | — | 1.4 |
| 2000s | 16 | — | 1.4 |
| 2010s | 18 | +13% | 1.1 |
| 2020s | 27 | +52% | 2.2 |
In the 2000s about 16 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 27. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.8 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 2.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Lower Lake
How many truck accidents are there in Lower Lake?
275 truck crashes have been reported in Lake County since 2015, with 21 deaths and 140 injuries.
Which road has the most fatal truck crashes in Lower Lake?
Since 2015, SR-29 has had the most fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Lower Lake: 4.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Lower Lake?
The worst month is June: 13.8% of truck crashes in Lake County happen then.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Lower Lake?
3 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Lake County since 2015, 1.1% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Lower Lake compared with California?
Per 100,000 residents, Lake County has 36.1 truck crashes a year; California has 33.2.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Lower Lake?
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.