Mission Creek, KS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Mission Creek: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Mission Creek and Wabaunsee County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Wabaunsee County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 161 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Wabaunsee County compares with Kansas
Wabaunsee County against Kansas and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Wabaunsee County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Wabaunsee County | Kansas | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 195.6 | 61.4 | 49.7 | 3.2× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.6 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 46% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 20.3% | 9.3% | 6.2% | 2.2× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 22.9% | 23.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 24.2% | 15.2% | 13.8% | 1.6× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 46.4% | 42.2% | 41.9% | 1.1× the state |
| After dark | 39.2% | 23.2% | 24.8% | 1.7× the state |
Wabaunsee County sits below Kansas on deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share. It runs above Kansas on crashes per 100k residents / yr, injuries per crash and on snow, slush or ice.
The headline for Wabaunsee County: 20.3% of truck crashes happened on snow, slush or ice, vs 9.3% in Kansas.
Overview
Police reported 161 crashes involving commercial trucks in Wabaunsee County since 2015: 57 people were injured and 6 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 26 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Mission Creek since 2015; patterns below come from Wabaunsee County as a whole.
79% of truck crash reports in Wabaunsee County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (11.8% of the year) and are lowest in April (5.0%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 46.4% of truck crashes, against 42.2% across Kansas.
More truck crashes happen at 7–8 am than at any other hour (9.9%).
20.3% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.3% across Kansas.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Mission Creek.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Wabaunsee County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Mission Creek fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- With 20.3% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above Kansas), plan winter equipment checks early.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Wabaunsee 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 (Wabaunsee County) |
|---|---|
| I-070 | 122 |
| Carlson | 2 |
| I-70 | 2 |
| Buffalo Mound | 1 |
| Burr Oak | 1 |
| Gookins | 1 |
| Keene Eskridge | 1 |
| Keene-Eskridge | 1 |
Mission Creek at a glance
| Population | 531 |
| Land area | 79.7 sq mi |
| Density | 7 per sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Wabaunsee 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 | 8 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 13 | +58% | 0.5 |
| 2010s | 12 | -3% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 15 | +19% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 8 a year in the 1990s and 15 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. 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 Mission Creek
How many truck crashes happen in Mission Creek?
Wabaunsee County has had 161 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 57 people and killing 6.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Mission Creek?
January has the most truck crashes in Wabaunsee County, 11.8% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Mission Creek?
Since 2015, Wabaunsee County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How does Mission Creek compare with Kansas for truck crashes?
Per 100,000 residents, Wabaunsee County has 195.6 truck crashes a year; Kansas has 61.4.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Mission Creek?
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.