Anza, CA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Anza: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Anza and Riverside County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Riverside County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3.7 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 3.6 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Riverside County compares with California
Riverside County against California and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Riverside County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Riverside County | California | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 40.0 | 33.2 | 49.7 | 1.2× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.2% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 26% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.2% | 0.9% | 6.2% | 80% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 21.5% | 23.5% | 23.7% | 9% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 4.7% | 6.5% | 13.8% | 28% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.9% | 40.2% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 34.5% | 29.1% | 24.8% | 1.2× the state |
Compared with California, Riverside County is lower on garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above California on crashes per 100k residents / yr and after dark.
The headline for Riverside County: 0.2% share of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (California: 0.9%).
Overview
Since 2015, 11,638 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Riverside County. They injured 5,353 people and killed 418.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly 3 truck crashes every day.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Anza since 2015; patterns below come from Riverside County as a whole.
When crashes happen
The worst month is August with 9.1% of truck crashes; the quietest is November at 7.7%.
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 40.9% of truck crashes, vs 40.2% for California.
More truck crashes happen at 2–3 pm than at any other hour (6.0%).
0.2% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.9% across California.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Anza since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 140 of the truck crashes here, or 1.2%, compared with 1.6% in California.
The most garbage-truck crashes happen in October (14%).
They recorded 3.7 deaths per 100 crashes, against 3.6 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Anza fleets
- Review driver schedules for August, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Waste haulers: October is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Riverside County.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Riverside County
By hour of day
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 (Riverside County) |
|---|---|
| I-10 | 58 |
| I-15 | 37 |
| Sr-60 E/B | 37 |
| Sr-60 W/B | 30 |
| Sr-91 E/B | 29 |
| I-215 | 25 |
| SR-60 | 17 |
| SR-91 | 15 |
Anza at a glance
| Land area | 27.6 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 92539) | $90,394 |
| Median home value (ZIP 92539) | $294,128 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Riverside 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 | 3 | — | 23.9 |
| 2000s | 588 | +19483% | 22.6 |
| 2010s | 739 | +26% | 19.9 |
| 2020s | 1,115 | +51% | 29.0 |
In the 1990s about 3 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1,115. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 26.2 a year in 2016–19 and 29.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Anza
How many truck crashes happen in Anza?
11,638 truck crashes have been reported in Riverside County since 2015, with 418 deaths and 5,353 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Anza?
Truck crashes in Riverside County peak in August, with 9.1% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Anza?
Since 2015, Riverside County has reported 140 garbage-truck crashes, or 1.2% of its truck crashes.
How does Anza compare with California for truck crashes?
Per 100,000 residents, Riverside County has 40.0 truck crashes a year; California has 33.2.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Anza?
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.