Baudette, MN truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Baudette: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Baudette and Lake of the Woods County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lake of the Woods County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 9 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Lake of the Woods County: 9 truck crashes on record for Lake of the Woods County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 9 crashes involving commercial trucks in Lake of the Woods County since 2015: 6 people were injured and 0 were killed.
Baudette had 4 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Lake of the Woods County numbers.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Lake of the Woods County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Baudette since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Lake of the Woods County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Baudette fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Sources: the FMCSA crash file for all reported truck crashes and NHTSA FARS for fatal crashes with a large truck. Every statement here comes straight from those numbers.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Lake of the Woods County
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 (Lake of the Woods County) |
|---|---|
| Mnth 11 | 4 |
| 8Th Ave Se | 2 |
| Mnth 72 | 2 |
| 29Th Ave Sw | 1 |
Baudette at a glance
| Population | 935 |
| Land area | 4.2 sq mi |
| Density | 221 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 56623) | $87,750 |
| Median home value (ZIP 56623) | $232,913 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lake of the Woods 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 | 2 | — | 0.4 |
| 2000s | 1 | -30% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | -29% | 0.1 |
| 2020s | 1 | -17% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Baudette
How common are truck crashes in Baudette?
9 truck crashes have been reported in Lake of the Woods County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 6 injuries.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Baudette?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Lake of the Woods County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Baudette?
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.