Slope County, ND truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Slope County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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20
truck crashes since 2015
9
people injured
1
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes in the county, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Slope County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr261.7
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)42%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
North Dakota average
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Key findings

#42 of 53
rank among North Dakota's 53 counties by yearly truck crashes
August
worst month: 15.0% of truck crashes, vs 8.3% in an average month
20
reported truck crashes in Slope County since 2015
1
fatal large-truck crashes in Slope County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 20 crashes.
0 of 20 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

CR-211

What stands out in Slope County: #42 of 53 rank among North Dakota's 53 counties by yearly truck crashes.

Overview

Police reported 20 crashes involving commercial trucks in Slope County since 2015: 9 people were injured and 1 were killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.

When crashes happen

The worst month is August with 15.0% of truck crashes; the quietest is October at 0.0%.

Where crashes happen

Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck in Slope County since 2015: CR-21 (1). No single road stands out.

Garbage & waste trucks

No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Slope County since 2015.

Route planning tips for Slope County fleets

  • Build extra time into August routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
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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

2005: 0 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 1 truck crash2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 2 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 1 truck crash2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 5 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 4 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 7 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 6 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 0 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 1 truck crash2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 5 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 5 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 3 truck crashes2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 1 truck crash2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 1 truck crash2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 1 truck crash2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Slope County

Jan: 10.0% of truck crashesFeb: 10.0% of truck crashesMar: 10.0% of truck crashesApr: 5.0% of truck crashesMay: 5.0% of truck crashesJun: 10.0% of truck crashesJul: 5.0% of truck crashesAug: 15.0% of truck crashesSep: 15.0% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 10.0% of truck crashesDec: 5.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Slope County)
CR-211

Slope County at a glance

Population660
Land area1,215.3 sq mi
Density1 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$83,600

Historical data: truck crashes in Slope 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).

1992: 2 reported truck crashes1995: 2 reported truck crashes1996: 5 reported truck crashes1997: 1 reported truck crash1998: 2 reported truck crashes1999: 2 reported truck crashes2000: 2 reported truck crashes2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 1 reported truck crash2009: 2 reported truck crashes2010: 1 reported truck crash2011: 5 reported truck crashes2012: 4 reported truck crashes2013: 7 reported truck crashes2014: 6 reported truck crashes2016: 1 reported truck crash2017: 5 reported truck crashes2018: 5 reported truck crashes2019: 3 reported truck crashes2021: 1 reported truck crash2022: 1 reported truck crash2023: 1 reported truck crash2024: 1 reported truck crash2025: 1 reported truck crash 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 0 fatal truck crashes1990: 0 fatal truck crashes1991: 0 fatal truck crashes1992: 0 fatal truck crashes1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 0 fatal truck crashes1995: 0 fatal truck crashes1996: 0 fatal truck crashes1997: 0 fatal truck crashes1998: 0 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 0 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 0 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 0 fatal truck crashes2005: 0 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 0 fatal truck crashes2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 1 fatal truck crash2012: 2 fatal truck crashes2013: 1 fatal truck crash2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 1 fatal truck crash2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Slope County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Slope County (FARS, separate scale, max 2)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.0
2000s1-66%0.0
2010s4+517%0.5
2020s1-77%0.0

From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. NHTSA counts 0.2 fatal large-truck crashes a year in 2016–19 and 0.0 a year in 2020–24.

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Cities, towns & communities in Slope County

AmidonBucklinCarrollCashCedar CreekConnorCrawfordHarperHughesHumeMineral SpringsMoordMoundNew EnglandPeaceful ValleyRainy ButteRichland CenterSand CreekSheetsWhite LakeWoodberry

ZIP codes in Slope County

5862058647

Nearby counties

Bowman CountyGolden Valley CountyBillings CountyStark CountyHettinger CountyAdams CountyDunn CountyGrant CountyMcKenzie CountyMercer CountyNorth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about Slope County

How many truck crashes happen in Slope County?

Slope County has had 20 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 9 people and killing 1.

What is the worst month for truck crashes in Slope County?

The worst month is August: 15.0% of truck crashes in Slope County happen then.

Are garbage truck crashes common in Slope County?

Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Slope County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).

How can I plan a safer truck route in Slope County?

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.