Mirage, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Mirage: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Mirage and Rawlins County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Rawlins County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 27 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Rawlins County compares with Kansas
Rawlins County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Rawlins County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Rawlins County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 93.5 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 1.5× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.0 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 17% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 1.9× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.0% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 100% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 12.0% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 48% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 0.0% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 100% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 36.0% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 15% below the state |
| After dark | 24.0% | 23.2% | 24.8% | same |
Compared with Kansas, Rawlins County is lower on deaths per 100 crashes, on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above Kansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr and garbage-truck share.
Rawlins County at a glance: July the month with the most truck crashes: 18.5% of the year's total.
Overview
Rawlins County has recorded 27 truck crashes since 2015, with 9 people injured and 1 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 161 days.
Mirage had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Rawlins County numbers.
52% of truck crash reports in Rawlins County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in July (18.5% of the year) and are lowest in February (3.7%).
November through March accounts for 36.0% of truck crashes here, compared with 42.2% in Kansas.
The busiest hour is 12–1 pm, with 11.1% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 0.0% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Kansas: 9.3%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Mirage since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
1 crash involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 3.7% share (Kansas: 2.1%).
Route planning tips for Mirage fleets
- Review driver schedules for July, the month with the most truck crashes.
- 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 Rawlins County
By hour of day
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 (Rawlins County) |
|---|---|
| County Road B | 1 |
| Cr 11 | 1 |
| Herndon Bottom | 1 |
| Ra Co Rd 6 | 1 |
| Rd 11 | 1 |
| Road 11 | 1 |
| Road Bb | 1 |
| Road Y | 1 |
Mirage at a glance
| Population | 41 |
| Land area | 71.4 sq mi |
| Density | 1 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67730) | $66,250 |
| Median home value (ZIP 67730) | $137,392 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Rawlins 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 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 3 | -16% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 3 | +7% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -58% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 4 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Mirage
How common are truck crashes in Mirage?
Since 2015, 27 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Rawlins County (9 injured, 1 killed).
When do most truck crashes happen in Mirage?
The worst month is July: 18.5% of truck crashes in Rawlins County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Mirage?
Garbage trucks were involved in 1 reported crash in Rawlins County since 2015 (3.7% of truck crashes).
How do truck crashes in Mirage compare with Kansas?
Per 100,000 residents, Rawlins County has 93.5 truck crashes a year; Kansas has 61.4.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Mirage?
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.