St. Ansgar, IA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in St. Ansgar: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in St. Ansgar and Mitchell County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Mitchell County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3 of 95 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Mitchell County compares with Iowa
Mitchell County against Iowa and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Mitchell County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Mitchell County | Iowa | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 74.4 | 68.1 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 1.6× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.5% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.6× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 14.9% | 18.7% | 6.2% | 20% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.7% | 24.0% | 23.7% | 14% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 5.8% | 15.1% | 13.8% | 62% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.7% | 45.4% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 14.9% | 23.1% | 24.8% | 35% below the state |
Compared with Iowa, Mitchell County is lower on on snow, slush or ice, morning rush (6–10 am) and in rain, sleet or snow. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Mitchell County: 1 in 29 garbage-truck share of crashes is 3.5%, against 2.2% for Iowa.
Overview
Police reported 95 crashes involving commercial trucks in Mitchell County since 2015: 39 people were injured and 5 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 46 days in fully reported years.
With 1 truck crash reported in St. Ansgar since 2015, this page uses Mitchell County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
65% of truck crash reports in Mitchell County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 11.6% of truck crashes; the quietest is March at 5.3%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 43.7% of truck crashes, against 45.4% across Iowa.
The busiest hour is 1–2 pm, with 12.6% of truck crashes.
14.9% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 18.7% across Iowa.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of St. Ansgar happened on CR-A23/465TH St (1), CR-T040/MONUMENT Ave (1) and CR-T36/KIRKWOOD Ave (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 3 of the truck crashes here, or 3.2%, compared with 2.2% in Iowa.
Route planning tips for St. Ansgar fleets
- Build extra time into October routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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 Mitchell County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| CR-A23/465TH St | 1 |
| CR-T040/MONUMENT Ave | 1 |
| CR-T36/KIRKWOOD Ave | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Mitchell County) |
|---|---|
| US-218 | 11 |
| Ia 9 | 7 |
| Lancer Ave | 3 |
| 420Th St | 3 |
| 465Th St And Kirkwood Ave | 2 |
| 490Th St | 2 |
| B017/320Th St And Us 218 | 2 |
| Monument Ave | 2 |
St. Ansgar at a glance
| Population | 1,172 |
| Land area | 1.1 sq mi |
| Density | 1,076 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Mitchell 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 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 4 | +43% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 7 | +68% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 9 | +28% | 0.8 |
In the 1990s about 3 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 9. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about St. Ansgar
How many truck accidents are there in St. Ansgar?
Mitchell County has had 95 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 39 people and killing 5.
Which month has the most truck crashes in St. Ansgar?
October has the most truck crashes in Mitchell County, 11.6% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in St. Ansgar?
3 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Mitchell County since 2015, 3.2% of all truck crashes.
How does St. Ansgar compare with Iowa for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 74.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Mitchell County, vs 68.1 for Iowa.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in St. Ansgar?
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.