Long Beach, MS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Long Beach: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Long Beach and Harrison County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Harrison County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
3.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 3.1 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Harrison County compares with Mississippi
Harrison County against Mississippi and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Harrison County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Harrison County | Mississippi | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 39.6 | 65.0 | 49.7 | 39% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 39% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.60 | 0.54 | 0.49 | 1.1× the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 3.5% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 2.2× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.4% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 75% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 23.3% | 23.7% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 19.4% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 1.6× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.4% | 40.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 22.1% | 24.0% | 24.8% | 8% below the state |
Compared with Mississippi, Harrison County is lower on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice. It stands out for higher injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and in rain, sleet or snow.
What stands out in Harrison County: 1 in 28 garbage-truck share of crashes is 3.5%, against 1.6% for Mississippi.
Overview
Since 2015, 998 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Harrison County. They injured 599 people and killed 31.
That averages about one truck crash every 4 days in fully reported years.
Long Beach had 21 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Harrison County numbers.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in June (10.4% of the year) and are lowest in January (6.8%).
The five winter months (November to March) hold 40.4% of truck crashes, against 40.8% across Mississippi.
More truck crashes happen at 2–3 pm than at any other hour (8.4%).
0.4% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 1.7% across Mississippi.
Where crashes happen
The deadliest road for trucks within 10 miles of Long Beach is I-10, with 8 fatal large-truck crashes since 2015. It is followed by CR-CANAL Rd (1), CR-COUNTY Farm Rd (1) and US-49 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 37 of the truck crashes here, or 3.7%, compared with 1.6% in Mississippi.
Garbage-truck crashes peak in November (16% of them).
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 3.0, vs 3.1 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Long Beach fleets
- Build extra time into June routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Check whether your routes use I-10, the road with the most fatal truck crashes in this area.
- Garbage-truck crashes here peak in November; review collection routes for that month.
- 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 Harrison County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| I-10 | 8 |
| CR-CANAL Rd | 1 |
| CR-COUNTY Farm Rd | 1 |
| US-49 | 1 |
| US-90 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Harrison County) |
|---|---|
| I-10 | 65 |
| Canal Road | 14 |
| County Farm Road | 11 |
| Pass Road | 10 |
| County Farm Rd | 9 |
| Seaway Road | 8 |
| Canal Rd | 6 |
| Dedeaux Road | 6 |
Long Beach at a glance
| Population | 17,217 |
| Land area | 10.2 sq mi |
| Density | 1,681 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 39560) | $69,769 |
| Median home value (ZIP 39560) | $214,043 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Harrison 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 | 34 | — | 1.9 |
| 2000s | 72 | +110% | 2.4 |
| 2010s | 64 | -11% | 0.9 |
| 2020s | 96 | +49% | 4.4 |
In the 1990s about 34 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 96. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.8 a year in 2016–19 and 4.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Long Beach
How many truck crashes happen in Long Beach?
Since 2015, 998 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Harrison County (599 injured, 31 killed).
Where do fatal truck crashes happen most in Long Beach?
Since 2015, I-10 has had the most fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Long Beach: 8.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Long Beach?
June has the most truck crashes in Harrison County, 10.4% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Long Beach?
Since 2015, Harrison County has reported 37 garbage-truck crashes, or 3.7% of its truck crashes.
How does Long Beach compare with Mississippi for truck crashes?
Harrison County records 39.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 65.0 across Mississippi.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Long Beach?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.