Steele County, ND truck route planning & crash data

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

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18
truck crashes since 2015
4
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

93 out of 100
High truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Steele County, 2020–2024: 11.32 per 100,000 a year, higher than 93% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr92.6
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)22%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
North Dakota average
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Key findings

#44 of 53
among 53 counties in North Dakota for truck crashes per year
18
truck crashes reported in Steele County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck in Steele County since 2015
0
crashes involving a garbage truck in Steele County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 18 crashes.
0 of 18 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-32N1

The headline for Steele County: #44 of 53 among 53 counties in North Dakota for truck crashes per year.

Overview

Police reported 18 crashes involving commercial trucks in Steele County since 2015: 4 people were injured and 1 were killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 223 days.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Steele County has on record.

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck in Steele County happened on SR-32N (1); no road leads clearly.

Garbage & waste trucks

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

Route planning tips for Steele County fleets

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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: 0 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 1 truck crash2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 2 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 0 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 1 truck crash2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 3 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 1 truck crash2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 1 truck crash2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 2 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 2 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 3 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 3 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 1 truck crash2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 2 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 0 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 5 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Steele County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 5.6% of truck crashesMar: 11.1% of truck crashesApr: 5.6% of truck crashesMay: 5.6% of truck crashesJun: 5.6% of truck crashesJul: 16.7% of truck crashesAug: 16.7% of truck crashesSep: 11.1% of truck crashesOct: 16.7% of truck crashesNov: 0.0% of truck crashesDec: 5.6% 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 Steele County)
SR-32N1

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Steele County)
137Th Ave Ne2
2Nd St Ne2
Ave Se1

Steele County at a glance

Population1,767
Land area712.1 sq mi
Density2 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$85,684

Historical data: truck crashes in Steele 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: 1 reported truck crash1996: 1 reported truck crash2000: 1 reported truck crash2007: 1 reported truck crash2008: 2 reported truck crashes2010: 1 reported truck crash2011: 3 reported truck crashes2012: 1 reported truck crash2013: 1 reported truck crash2014: 2 reported truck crashes2015: 2 reported truck crashes2016: 3 reported truck crashes2017: 3 reported truck crashes2019: 1 reported truck crash2020: 1 reported truck crash2021: 2 reported truck crashes2022: 1 reported truck crash2025: 5 reported truck crashes 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: 1 fatal truck crash1989: 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: 2 fatal truck crashes2006: 0 fatal truck crashes2007: 0 fatal truck crashes2008: 1 fatal truck crash2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 0 fatal truck crashes2011: 1 fatal truck crash2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 0 fatal truck crashes2019: 0 fatal truck crashes2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 1 fatal truck crash2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 0 fatal truck crashes2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Steele County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Steele County (FARS, separate scale, max 2)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s0—0.0
2000s0+60%0.3
2010s2+325%0.1
2020s2-12%0.2

Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 2010s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.

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Cities, towns & communities in Steele County

Beaver CreekBroadlawnCarpenterColgateEastonEdendaleEngerFinleyFranklinGolden LakeGreenviewHattonHopeHugoMelroseNewburghPrimroseRiversideSharonSherbrookeWestfieldWillow Lake

ZIP codes in Steele County

5804658230582405827458277

Nearby counties

Griggs CountyTraill CountyGrand Forks CountyBarnes CountyNelson CountyCass CountyFoster CountyEddy CountyWalsh CountyStutsman CountyNorth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about Steele County

How common are truck crashes in Steele County?

18 truck crashes have been reported in Steele County since 2015, with 1 deaths and 4 injuries.

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Steele County?

Since 2015, Steele County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.

How do I plan a garbage truck route in Steele County?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.