Union Township, Union County, IN truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Union Township, Union County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Union Township, Union County and Union County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Union County numbers.

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0
truck crashes reported in Union Township, Union County since 2015
19
truck crashes in Union County since 2015
0
deaths in Union County
3
garbage-truck crashes (15.8%)
1
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Union County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr25.1
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)42%
Garbage-truck share of crashes15.8%
Indiana average
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Key findings

19
reported truck crashes in Union County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Union since 2015
3
crashes involving a garbage truck in Union County since 2015
Union County
too few crashes for patterns here, so this report uses Union County numbers

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

15.8%
3 of 19 crashes.
3 of 19 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

Stillwell Beckett Rd1

The headline for Union County: 19 reported truck crashes in Union County since 2015.

Overview

Since 2015, 19 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Union County. They injured 15 people and killed 0.

That averages about one truck crash every 211 days in fully reported years.

Union Township, Union County had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Union County numbers.

When crashes happen

Union County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Union since 2015 were spread across roads: Stillwell Beckett Rd (1).

Garbage & waste trucks

Garbage trucks account for 3 of the truck crashes here, or 15.8%, compared with 2.4% in Indiana.

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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

2005: 1 truck crash2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 3 truck crashes2006: 1 garbage-truck crash2007: 4 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 6 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 3 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 5 truck crashes2010: 1 garbage-truck crash2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 3 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 1 truck crash2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 2 truck crashes2015: 1 garbage-truck crash2016: 2 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 3 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 1 truck crash2018: 1 garbage-truck crash2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 2 truck crashes2022: 1 garbage-truck crash2023: 2 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 3 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 2 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucks (×5 scale)incomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Union County

Jan: 5.3% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 15.8% of truck crashesApr: 15.8% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 10.5% of truck crashesJul: 5.3% of truck crashesAug: 21.1% of truck crashesSep: 5.3% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 15.8% of truck crashesDec: 5.3% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles)
Stillwell Beckett Rd1

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Union County)
Mile2
SR-1012
Contreras1
Contreras Pike1
County Road 50 North1
E Mitchell Rd1
N Main St1
S. Main Street1

Union Township, Union County at a glance

Population1,425
Land area30.4 sq mi
Density47 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP 47003)$80,179
Median home value (ZIP 47003)$171,499

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Transfer stations in Union CountyWaste haulers in Union County

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).

1994: 1 reported truck crash1996: 2 reported truck crashes1997: 4 reported truck crashes1998: 3 reported truck crashes2000: 2 reported truck crashes2001: 2 reported truck crashes2003: 2 reported truck crashes2005: 1 reported truck crash2006: 3 reported truck crashes2007: 4 reported truck crashes2008: 6 reported truck crashes2009: 3 reported truck crashes2010: 5 reported truck crashes2011: 2 reported truck crashes2013: 3 reported truck crashes2014: 1 reported truck crash2015: 2 reported truck crashes2016: 2 reported truck crashes2017: 3 reported truck crashes2018: 1 reported truck crash2019: 1 reported truck crash2021: 1 reported truck crash2022: 2 reported truck crashes2023: 2 reported truck crashes2024: 3 reported truck crashes2025: 2 reported truck crashes 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 2 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 1 fatal truck crash1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 1 fatal truck crash1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 1 fatal truck crash1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 1 fatal truck crash2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 1 fatal truck crash2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 1 fatal truck crash2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 1 fatal truck crash2011: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Union County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Union County (FARS, separate scale, max 2)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.3
2000s2+38%0.2
2010s2-13%0.1
2020s2-17%0.0

In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.

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Nearby places

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Questions fleets ask about Union Township, Union County

How many truck crashes happen in Union Township, Union County?

Since 2015, 19 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Union County (15 injured, 0 killed).

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Union Township, Union County?

Garbage trucks were involved in 3 reported crashes in Union County since 2015 (15.8% of truck crashes).

What is the best way to plan truck routes in Union Township, Union County?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.