Center Township, Union County, IN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Center Township, Union County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Center Township, Union County and Union County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Union County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3 of 19 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Union County at a glance: 19 truck crashes on record for Union County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 19 crashes involving commercial trucks in Union County since 2015: 15 people were injured and 0 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Center Township, Union County since 2015; patterns below come from Union County as a whole.
When crashes happen
Union County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Center.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 3 crashes, 15.8% of the total, against 2.4% across Indiana.
Route planning tips for Center Township, Union County fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Union County
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 (Union County) |
|---|---|
| Mile | 2 |
| SR-101 | 2 |
| Contreras | 1 |
| Contreras Pike | 1 |
| County Road 50 North | 1 |
| E Mitchell Rd | 1 |
| N Main St | 1 |
| S. Main Street | 1 |
Center Township, Union County at a glance
| Population | 2,825 |
| Land area | 27.9 sq mi |
| Density | 101 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 47353) | $76,754 |
| Median home value (ZIP 47353) | $167,148 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Union 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 | 2 | — | 0.3 |
| 2000s | 2 | +38% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 2 | -13% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 2 | -17% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Center Township, Union County
How many truck accidents are there in Center Township, Union County?
Union County has had 19 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 15 people and killing 0.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Center Township, Union County?
Since 2015, Union County has reported 3 garbage-truck crashes, or 15.8% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Center Township, Union County?
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.