Raymond, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Raymond: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Raymond and Rice County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Rice County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 79 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
How Rice County compares with Kansas
Rice County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Rice County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Rice County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 72.5 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 1.2× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.7 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 44% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 1.4% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 35% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 2.7% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 71% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 29.7% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 1.3× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.5% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 38% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 29.7% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 30% below the state |
| After dark | 12.2% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 48% below the state |
Rice County sits below Kansas on deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It runs above Kansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Rice County: August the month with the most truck crashes: 13.9% of the year's total.
Overview
Since 2015, 79 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Rice County. They injured 25 people and killed 2.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 54 days.
Raymond had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Rice County numbers.
63% of truck crash reports in Rice County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in August (13.9% of the year) and are lowest in February (1.3%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 29.7% of truck crashes, against 42.2% across Kansas.
The busiest hour is 11 am–12 pm, with 12.7% of truck crashes.
Road surface: 2.7% 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 Raymond happened on 8th Rd (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 1.3%, compared with 2.1% in Kansas.
Route planning tips for Raymond fleets
- Plan August schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Rice County.
- Morning starts matter: 29.7% of truck crashes fall between 6 and 10 am, higher than Kansas.
- 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 Rice County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| 8th Rd | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Rice County) |
|---|---|
| 8Th | 5 |
| Main | 3 |
| Grand | 3 |
| Broadway | 3 |
| 22Nd | 3 |
| 11Th | 1 |
| 17Th | 1 |
| 19Th | 1 |
Raymond at a glance
| Population | 81 |
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Density | 261 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 67573) | $61,964 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Rice 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 | — | 0.4 |
| 2000s | 4 | +0% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 8 | +91% | 0.5 |
| 2020s | 5 | -35% | 0.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 4 a year in the 1990s and 5 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Raymond
How many truck crashes happen in Raymond?
Since 2015, 79 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Rice County (25 injured, 2 killed).
Which month has the most truck crashes in Raymond?
The worst month is August: 13.9% of truck crashes in Rice County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Raymond?
Since 2015, Rice County has reported 1 garbage-truck crash, or 1.3% of its truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Raymond compare with Kansas?
The yearly rate is 72.5 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Rice County, vs 61.4 for Kansas.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Raymond?
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.