Ohio County, IN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Ohio County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Ohio County: #92 of 92 rank among Indiana's 92 counties by yearly truck crashes.
Overview
Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Ohio County. They injured 4 people and killed 0.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 251 days.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Ohio County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded in Ohio County.
Garbage & waste trucks
2 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 12.5% share (Indiana: 2.4%).
Route planning tips for Ohio County fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Ohio County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Ohio County since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Ohio County) |
|---|---|
| SR-56N | 6 |
| Aberdeen | 2 |
| Aberdeen Rd | 1 |
| Cass Union Rd | 1 |
| Fisse | 1 |
| Nelson | 1 |
| SR-56W | 1 |
| Short Cut Rd | 1 |
Ohio County at a glance
| Population | 5,996 |
| Land area | 86.2 sq mi |
| Density | 70 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $75,014 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Ohio 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 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 1 | +50% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | -8% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | +21% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 1 truck crash a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Cities, towns & communities in Ohio County
ZIP codes in Ohio County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Ohio County
How many truck crashes happen in Ohio County?
Ohio County has had 16 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 4 people and killing 0.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Ohio County?
Since 2015, Ohio County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 12.5% of its truck crashes.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Ohio County?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.