Mascoutah, IL truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Mascoutah: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Mascoutah and St. Clair County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use St. Clair County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 3.0 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How St. Clair County compares with Illinois
St. Clair County against Illinois and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where St. Clair County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | St. Clair County | Illinois | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 68.3 | 56.0 | 49.7 | 1.2× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 1.4× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 4.4% | 9.0% | 6.2% | 51% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.4% | 24.3% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 15.3% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 14% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 43.0% | 42.0% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 24.4% | 24.1% | 24.8% | same |
St. Clair County sits below Illinois on on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Illinois on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
What stands out in Mascoutah: I-64 most fatal truck crashes within 10 miles of Mascoutah: 6 since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 2,013 crashes involving commercial trucks in St. Clair County since 2015: 1,143 people were injured and 59 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 2 days.
Mascoutah had 124 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use St. Clair County numbers.
When crashes happen
January has the most truck crashes, 10.0% of the yearly total, while September has the fewest (6.9%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 43.0% of truck crashes, vs 42.0% for Illinois.
More truck crashes happen at 2–3 pm than at any other hour (7.5%).
4.4% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.0% across Illinois.
Where crashes happen
I-64 leads within 10 miles of Mascoutah with 6 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. It is followed by US-50 (3), SR-15 (1) and SR-158 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 37 crashes, 1.8% of the total, against 1.4% across Illinois.
Their busiest month is December, with 16% of garbage-truck crashes.
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 0.0, vs 3.0 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Mascoutah fleets
- Review driver schedules for January, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Where you can, review stops along I-64; it has the most fatal large-truck crashes nearby.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at December schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- 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 St. Clair County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-64 | 6 |
| US-50 | 3 |
| SR-15 | 1 |
| SR-158 | 1 |
| SR-161 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (St. Clair County) |
|---|---|
| I-64 | 421 |
| I-55 | 231 |
| I-255 | 118 |
| Mississippi Ave | 59 |
| I-70 | 50 |
| Il-13 | 20 |
| US-50 | 19 |
| Camp Jackson Rd | 17 |
Mascoutah at a glance
| Population | 9,118 |
| Land area | 9.6 sq mi |
| Density | 946 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 62225) | $103,284 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in St. Clair 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 | 67 | — | 5.2 |
| 2000s | 117 | +74% | 3.4 |
| 2010s | 143 | +23% | 3.4 |
| 2020s | 180 | +26% | 4.8 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 67 a year in the 1990s and 180 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. NHTSA counts 4.5 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 4.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Mascoutah
How common are truck crashes in Mascoutah?
St. Clair County has had 2,013 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 1,143 people and killing 59.
What is the most dangerous road for trucks in Mascoutah?
NHTSA data shows I-64 with 6 fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Mascoutah since 2015, the highest of any road.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Mascoutah?
Truck crashes in St. Clair County peak in January, with 10.0% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Mascoutah?
37 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in St. Clair County since 2015, 1.8% of all truck crashes.
How does Mascoutah compare with Illinois for truck crashes?
Per 100,000 residents, St. Clair County has 68.3 truck crashes a year; Illinois has 56.0.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Mascoutah?
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.