Los Alamos, NM truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Los Alamos: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Los Alamos and Los Alamos County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Los Alamos County numbers.

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3
truck crashes reported in Los Alamos since 2015
3
truck crashes in Los Alamos County since 2015
0
deaths in Los Alamos County
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Los Alamos County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr1.4
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)33%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
New Mexico average
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Key findings

3
reported truck crashes in Los Alamos County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Los Alamos since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Los Alamos County since 2015
Los Alamos County
too few crashes for patterns here, so this report uses Los Alamos County numbers

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 3 crashes.
0 of 3 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-5021

Los Alamos County at a glance: 3 reported truck crashes in Los Alamos County since 2015.

Overview

Los Alamos County has recorded 3 truck crashes since 2015, with 0 people injured and 0 killed.

Only 3 truck crashes were reported in Los Alamos since 2015; patterns below come from Los Alamos County as a whole.

When crashes happen

Los Alamos County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Los Alamos since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-502 (1).

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Los Alamos County.

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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: 1 truck crash2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 0 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 0 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 1 truck crash2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 0 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 0 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 3 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 3 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 0 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 0 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 0 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: 0 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: 0 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 Los Alamos County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 33.3% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 0.0% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 0.0% of truck crashesJul: 33.3% of truck crashesAug: 0.0% of truck crashesSep: 33.3% of truck crashesOct: 0.0% of truck crashesNov: 0.0% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles)
SR-5021

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Los Alamos County)
Diamond1
E Jemez Rd / Laredo Ave1
West Rd & Diamond Dr1

Los Alamos at a glance

Land area11.1 sq mi

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Transfer stations in Los Alamos CountyRecycling centers in Los Alamos CountyLandfills in Los Alamos County

Historical data: truck crashes in Los Alamos 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).

1996: 1 reported truck crash1998: 1 reported truck crash2000: 2 reported truck crashes2005: 1 reported truck crash2008: 1 reported truck crash2011: 3 reported truck crashes2014: 3 reported truck crashes2019: 1 reported truck crash2020: 1 reported truck crash2022: 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: 1 fatal truck crash1988: 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: 0 fatal truck crashes2012: 0 fatal truck crashes2013: 0 fatal truck crashes2014: 1 fatal truck crash2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 0 fatal truck crashes2017: 0 fatal truck crashes2018: 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 Los Alamos County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Los Alamos County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s0—0.0
2000s0-20%0.0
2010s1+75%0.1
2020s0-52%0.0

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Nearby places

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Questions fleets ask about Los Alamos

How common are truck crashes in Los Alamos?

Since 2015, 3 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Los Alamos County (0 injured, 0 killed).

How many garbage truck crashes are there in Los Alamos?

0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Los Alamos County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.

How can I plan a safer truck route in Los Alamos?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.