Lake Roberts, NM truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Lake Roberts: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Lake Roberts and Grant County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Grant County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 167 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Grant County compares with New Mexico
Grant County against New Mexico and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Grant County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Grant County | New Mexico | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 50.2 | 45.6 | 49.7 | 1.1× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 16.4 | 9.5 | 3.4 | 1.7× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.39 | 0.56 | 0.49 | 30% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 100% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 3.3% | 12.1% | 6.2% | 73% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 17.8% | 22.8% | 23.7% | 22% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 8.6% | 11.7% | 13.8% | 27% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 37.5% | 46.8% | 41.9% | 20% below the state |
| After dark | 31.6% | 30.2% | 24.8% | same |
Grant County has lower values than New Mexico for injuries per crash, garbage-truck share and on snow, slush or ice. It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr and deaths per 100 crashes.
What stands out in Grant County: 0 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 0.0%, vs 0.4% in New Mexico.
Overview
Since 2015, 167 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Grant County. They injured 67 people and killed 25.
That averages about one truck crash every 26 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Lake Roberts since 2015; patterns below come from Grant County as a whole.
28% of truck crash reports in Grant County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
The worst month is July with 13.2% of truck crashes; the quietest is November at 6.0%.
The five winter months (November to March) hold 37.5% of truck crashes, against 46.8% across New Mexico.
By time of day, 5–6 am stands out with 8.4% of truck crashes.
3.3% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 12.1% across New Mexico.
Where crashes happen
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Lake Roberts since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Grant County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Lake Roberts fleets
- Plan July schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Grant County.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
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 Grant 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 (Grant County) |
|---|---|
| I-10 | 45 |
| I10 E Bound Off Ramp | 6 |
| I-40 | 4 |
| Interstate 10 Mm 38 | 4 |
| Off Interstate 10, Mm 53 | 4 |
| US-180 | 4 |
| I-10 Eb Mm 48 | 3 |
| I-10 Wb, Mm 43 | 3 |
Lake Roberts at a glance
| Land area | 0.3 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 88049) | $59,219 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Grant 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 | 5 | — | 0.9 |
| 2000s | 5 | +5% | 0.3 |
| 2010s | 8 | +55% | 0.6 |
| 2020s | 16 | +117% | 1.8 |
In the 1990s about 5 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 16. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.5 a year in 2016–19 and 1.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Lake Roberts
How many truck accidents are there in Lake Roberts?
Grant County has had 167 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 67 people and killing 25.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Lake Roberts?
Truck crashes in Grant County peak in July, with 13.2% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Lake Roberts?
0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Grant County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Lake Roberts compared with New Mexico?
Grant County records 50.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 45.6 across New Mexico.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Lake Roberts?
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.