Deville, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Deville: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Deville and Rapides Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Rapides Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
4.2 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.5 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Rapides Parish compares with Louisiana
Rapides Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Rapides Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Rapides Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 75.9 | 81.5 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 17% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.76 | 0.77 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | same |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.2% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 1.7× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 26.0% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.7% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 7% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.3% | 40.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 21.0% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 12% below the state |
Compared with Louisiana, Rapides Parish is lower on deaths per 100 crashes, in rain, sleet or snow and after dark. Where it is higher: on snow, slush or ice and morning rush (6–10 am).
Rapides Parish at a glance: 1.2% share of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (Louisiana: 0.8%).
Overview
Since 2015, 1,152 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Rapides Parish. They injured 848 people and killed 27.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 4 days.
Deville had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Rapides Parish numbers.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in March (10.2% of the year) and are lowest in January (6.8%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 40.3% of truck crashes, against 40.3% across Louisiana.
The busiest hour is 7–8 am, with 8.3% of truck crashes.
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 1.2% of truck crashes, compared with 0.8% in Louisiana.
Where crashes happen
SR-28 leads within 10 miles of Deville with 7 fatal crashes involving a large truck since 2015. Next come SR-115 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
24 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 2.1% share (Louisiana: 2.2%).
Their busiest month is July, with 25% of garbage-truck crashes.
They recorded 4.2 deaths per 100 crashes, against 2.5 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Deville fleets
- Review driver schedules for March, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Look at alternatives to SR-28 at busy times: it leads this area in fatal truck crashes.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at July schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- 26.0% of truck crashes happen between 6 and 10 am, above Louisiana; consider earlier or later starts where possible.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 1.2% of truck crashes here, more than Louisiana; schedule winter checks early.
- 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 Rapides Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-28 | 7 |
| SR-115 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Rapides Parish) |
|---|---|
| I-49 | 252 |
| La-28 | 143 |
| US-71 | 139 |
| US-165 | 127 |
| US-167 | 60 |
| La-1 | 48 |
| La-112 | 28 |
| I-0 | 26 |
Deville at a glance
| Land area | 13.1 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 71328) | $56,170 |
| Median home value (ZIP 71328) | $158,066 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Rapides Parish 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 | 31 | — | 3.6 |
| 2000s | 69 | +121% | 2.3 |
| 2010s | 97 | +40% | 1.9 |
| 2020s | 94 | -3% | 2.4 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 31 to 94. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 2.0 a year in 2016–19 and 2.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Deville
How many truck crashes happen in Deville?
1,152 truck crashes have been reported in Rapides Parish since 2015, with 27 deaths and 848 injuries.
Where do fatal truck crashes happen most in Deville?
NHTSA data shows SR-28 with 7 fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Deville since 2015, the highest of any road.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Deville?
Truck crashes in Rapides Parish peak in March, with 10.2% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Deville?
Garbage trucks were involved in 24 reported crashes in Rapides Parish since 2015 (2.1% of truck crashes).
How does Deville compare with Louisiana for truck crashes?
Rapides Parish records 75.9 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 81.5 across Louisiana.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Deville?
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.