Creighton, MO truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Creighton: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Creighton and Cass County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Cass County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
18.5 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 3.7 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Cass County compares with Missouri
Cass County against Missouri and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Cass County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Cass County | Missouri | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 64.1 | 85.9 | 49.7 | 25% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 1.4× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.4% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 1.5× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 10.0% | 7.2% | 6.2% | 1.4× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 22.2% | 22.8% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 13.1% | 10.7% | 13.8% | 1.2× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.6% | 40.7% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 23.3% | 24.7% | 24.8% | same |
Cass County sits below Missouri on crashes per 100k residents / yr. It runs above Missouri on deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice.
The headline for Cass County: 1 in 30 garbage-truck share of crashes is 3.4%, against 2.2% for Missouri.
Overview
Since 2015, 863 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Cass County. They injured 380 people and killed 30.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 5 days.
With 2 truck crashes reported in Creighton since 2015, this page uses Cass County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
May has the most truck crashes, 10.1% of the yearly total, while December has the fewest (6.5%).
November through March accounts for 40.6% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.7% in Missouri.
More truck crashes happen at 3–4 pm than at any other hour (9.2%).
Road surface: 10.0% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Missouri: 7.2%).
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Creighton since 2015 were spread across roads: Sr-Z (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 27 crashes, 3.1% of the total, against 2.2% across Missouri.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in September (15% of them).
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 18.5, vs 3.7 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Creighton fleets
- Review driver schedules for May, the month with the most truck crashes.
- Garbage-truck crashes here peak in September; review collection routes for that month.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 10.0% of truck crashes here, more than Missouri; 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
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 Cass County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| Sr-Z | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Cass County) |
|---|---|
| Is 49 | 364 |
| Mo 7 | 88 |
| Mo 58 | 53 |
| Mo 291 | 50 |
| Mo 2 | 24 |
| Rt Y | 18 |
| Rt D | 17 |
| Rt J | 10 |
Creighton at a glance
| Population | 332 |
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Density | 962 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 64739) | $85,375 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Cass 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 | 38 | — | 2.0 |
| 2000s | 41 | +9% | 1.3 |
| 2010s | 52 | +28% | 1.4 |
| 2020s | 77 | +48% | 2.0 |
In the 1990s about 38 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 77. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.8 a year in 2016–19 and 2.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Creighton
How common are truck crashes in Creighton?
Cass County has had 863 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 380 people and killing 30.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Creighton?
The worst month is May: 10.1% of truck crashes in Cass County happen then.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Creighton?
Since 2015, Cass County has reported 27 garbage-truck crashes, or 3.1% of its truck crashes.
How does Creighton compare with Missouri for truck crashes?
Cass County records 64.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 85.9 across Missouri.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Creighton?
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.