Pharsalia, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Pharsalia: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Pharsalia and Chenango County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Chenango County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
5 of 221 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Chenango County compares with New York State
Chenango County against New York State and the US, 2015–2022 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Chenango County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Chenango County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 55.4 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 2.0× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 4.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 2.2× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.43 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 41% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 2.5% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 31% below the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 25.1% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 2.7× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 24.1% | 25.1% | 23.7% | same |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 29.1% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 1.6× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 50.2% | 41.8% | 41.9% | 1.2× the state |
| After dark | 23.6% | 22.1% | 24.8% | same |
Chenango County has lower values than New York for injuries per crash and garbage-truck share. It runs above New York on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and on snow, slush or ice.
The headline for Chenango County: 25.1% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 9.4% across New York.
Overview
Police reported 221 crashes involving commercial trucks in Chenango County since 2015: 99 people were injured and 9 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 14 days.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Pharsalia since 2015; patterns below come from Chenango County as a whole.
96% of truck crash reports in Chenango County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Truck crashes peak in January (13.1% of the year) and are lowest in August (4.5%).
November through March accounts for 50.2% of truck crashes here, compared with 41.8% in New York.
By time of day, 12–1 pm stands out with 9.5% of truck crashes.
25.1% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 9.4% across New York.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Pharsalia since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
5 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 2.3% share (New York: 3.6%).
Route planning tips for Pharsalia fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Icy and snowy roads show up in 25.1% of truck crashes here, more than New York; schedule winter checks early.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Crash reporting for 2023, 2024 and 2025 is incomplete; those years are shown in grey and not used for rates.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Chenango 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 (Chenango County) |
|---|---|
| Hoben Rd. | 1 |
| SR-206 | 1 |
| State Highway 12B | 1 |
Pharsalia at a glance
| Population | 501 |
| Land area | 38.8 sq mi |
| Density | 13 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 13844) | $61,071 |
| Median home value (ZIP 13844) | $86,710 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Chenango 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 | 16 | — | 0.8 |
| 2000s | 20 | +18% | 0.5 |
| 2010s | 22 | +11% | 0.9 |
| 2020s | 27 | +25% | 0.8 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 16 to 27. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 1.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.8 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Pharsalia
How common are truck crashes in Pharsalia?
Chenango County has had 221 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 99 people and killing 9.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Pharsalia?
January has the most truck crashes in Chenango County, 13.1% of the yearly total.
Are garbage truck crashes common in Pharsalia?
Since 2015, Chenango County has reported 5 garbage-truck crashes, or 2.3% of its truck crashes.
How does Pharsalia compare with New York for truck crashes?
Chenango County records 55.4 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 28.0 across New York.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Pharsalia?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
Crash reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2023, 2024 and 2025; those years are greyed out and left out of rates. 2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.