Hill City, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Hill City: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Hill City and Graham County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Graham County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 24 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Graham County compares with Kansas
Graham County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Graham County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Graham County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 92.1 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 1.5× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.2 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 12% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.46 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 1.4× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 8.3% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 10% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 20.8% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 10% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.3% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 45% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 29.2% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 31% below the state |
| After dark | 16.7% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 28% below the state |
Graham County has lower values than Kansas for deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Kansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr and injuries per crash.
The headline for Graham County: 0 garbage-truck share of crashes is 0.0%, against 2.1% for Kansas.
Overview
Since 2015, 24 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Graham County. They injured 11 people and killed 1.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 167 days.
Only 6 truck crashes were reported in Hill City since 2015; patterns below come from Graham County as a whole.
50% of truck crash reports in Graham County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
August has the most truck crashes, 16.7% of the yearly total, while March has the fewest (0.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 29.2% of truck crashes, against 42.2% across Kansas.
The busiest hour is 7–8 am, with 16.7% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 8.3% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Kansas: 9.3%).
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Hill City happened on US-283 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Graham County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Hill City fleets
- Build extra time into August routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- 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 Graham County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| US-283 | 1 |
Hill City at a glance
| Population | 1,374 |
| Land area | 1.7 sq mi |
| Density | 817 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67642) | $49,896 |
| Median home value (ZIP 67642) | $99,763 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Graham 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 | 4 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 2 | -51% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 3 | +67% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | -44% | 0.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 4 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. NHTSA counts 0.0 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Hill City
How many truck accidents are there in Hill City?
24 truck crashes have been reported in Graham County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 11 injuries.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Hill City?
The worst month is August: 16.7% of truck crashes in Graham County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Hill City?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Graham County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Hill City compare with Kansas?
The yearly rate is 92.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Graham County, vs 61.4 for Kansas.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Hill 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.