Crowder, MS truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Crowder: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Crowder and Panola County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Panola County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
9 of 415 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Panola County compares with Mississippi
Panola County against Mississippi and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Panola County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Panola County | Mississippi | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 107.1 | 65.0 | 49.7 | 1.6× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.4 | same |
| Injuries per crash | 0.56 | 0.54 | 0.49 | same |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 1.3× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 1.3% | 1.7% | 6.2% | 24% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 21.2% | 23.7% | 23.7% | 10% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 10.6% | 12.5% | 13.8% | 15% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.7% | 40.8% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 25.1% | 24.0% | 24.8% | same |
Compared with Mississippi, Panola County is lower on on snow, slush or ice, morning rush (6–10 am) and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Mississippi on crashes per 100k residents / yr and garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Panola County: May worst month: 11.6% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month.
Overview
Since 2015, 415 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Panola County. They injured 230 people and killed 21.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 10 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Crowder since 2015; patterns below come from Panola County as a whole.
When crashes happen
May has the most truck crashes, 11.6% of the yearly total, while November has the fewest (5.5%).
November through March accounts for 40.7% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.8% in Mississippi.
More truck crashes happen at 12–1 pm than at any other hour (8.7%).
Road surface: 1.3% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (Mississippi: 1.7%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Crowder since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 9 of the truck crashes here, or 2.2%, compared with 1.6% in Mississippi.
Route planning tips for Crowder fleets
- Plan May schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Panola County.
- 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 Panola 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 (Panola County) |
|---|---|
| I-55 | 27 |
| SR-6 | 4 |
| US-278 | 4 |
| Ms 310 | 3 |
| Perkins Lane | 3 |
| Eureka Road | 2 |
| Good Hope Rd | 2 |
| Hwy 51 South | 2 |
Crowder at a glance
| Population | 534 |
| Land area | 0.5 sq mi |
| Density | 1,171 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 38622) | $30,400 |
| Median home value (ZIP 38622) | $55,600 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Panola 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 | 10 | — | 1.5 |
| 2000s | 21 | +114% | 0.8 |
| 2010s | 28 | +35% | 0.9 |
| 2020s | 39 | +38% | 1.4 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 10 a year in the 1990s and 39 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 1.2 a year in 2016–19, 1.4 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Crowder
How many truck crashes happen in Crowder?
Panola County has had 415 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 230 people and killing 21.
When do most truck crashes happen in Crowder?
May has the most truck crashes in Panola County, 11.6% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Crowder?
Garbage trucks were involved in 9 reported crashes in Panola County since 2015 (2.2% of truck crashes).
How does Crowder compare with Mississippi for truck crashes?
The yearly rate is 107.1 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Panola County, vs 65.0 for Mississippi.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Crowder?
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.