Garden City, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Garden City: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Garden City and Finney County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Finney County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 314 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Finney County compares with Kansas
Finney County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Finney County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Finney County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 70.2 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 1.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.42 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 1.3× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.7% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 67% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 5.4% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 42% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.0% | 23.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.8% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 42% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 46.3% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 22.3% | 23.2% | 24.8% | same |
Finney County has lower values than Kansas for garbage-truck share, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash.
Finney County at a glance: 1 in 147 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 0.7%, vs 2.1% in Kansas.
Overview
Since 2015, 314 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Finney County. They injured 128 people and killed 17.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 14 days.
Garden City had 100 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Finney County numbers.
59% of truck crash reports in Finney County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
January has the most truck crashes, 11.1% of the yearly total, while April has the fewest (4.1%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 46.3% of truck crashes, against 42.2% across Kansas.
By time of day, 10–11 am stands out with 8.6% of truck crashes.
5.4% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.3% across Kansas.
Where crashes happen
US-83 leads within 10 miles of Garden City with 5 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. It is followed by US-50 (4) and N Towns Rd (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 2 of the truck crashes here, or 0.6%, compared with 2.1% in Kansas.
Route planning tips for Garden City fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Look at alternatives to US-83 at busy times: it leads this area in fatal truck crashes.
- 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 Finney County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-83 | 5 |
| US-50 | 4 |
| N Towns Rd | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Finney County) |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 8 |
| Anderson | 7 |
| Ibp | 6 |
| Mary | 6 |
| US-50 | 6 |
| Fulton | 4 |
| Railroad | 3 |
| Parallel | 3 |
Garden City at a glance
| Population | 27,996 |
| Land area | 11.2 sq mi |
| Density | 2,499 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67846) | $73,218 |
| Median home value (ZIP 67846) | $193,585 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Finney 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 | 26 | — | 2.1 |
| 2000s | 24 | -8% | 1.7 |
| 2010s | 28 | +19% | 1.1 |
| 2020s | 27 | -3% | 1.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 26 a year in the 1990s and 27 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 2.0 a year in 2016–19, 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Garden City
How many truck crashes happen in Garden City?
Finney County has had 314 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 128 people and killing 17.
Where do fatal truck crashes happen most in Garden City?
Since 2015, US-83 has had the most fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Garden City: 5.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Garden City?
Truck crashes in Finney County peak in January, with 11.1% of the year's crashes.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Garden City?
Since 2015, Finney County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.6% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Garden City compared with Kansas?
Per 100,000 residents, Finney County has 70.2 truck crashes a year; Kansas has 61.4.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Garden City?
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.