Downsville, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Downsville: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Downsville and Delaware County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Delaware County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.8 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
How Delaware County compares with New York State
Delaware 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 Delaware County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2022) | Delaware County | New York State | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 70.2 | 28.0 | 49.7 | 2.5× the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 1.4× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.42 | 0.73 | 0.49 | 42% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 9.3% | 3.6% | 2.3% | 2.6× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 22.6% | 9.4% | 6.2% | 2.4× the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 21.0% | 25.1% | 23.7% | 17% below the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 26.6% | 17.9% | 13.8% | 1.5× the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 52.0% | 41.8% | 41.9% | 1.2× the state |
| After dark | 29.4% | 22.1% | 24.8% | 1.3× the state |
Delaware County has lower values than New York for injuries per crash and morning rush (6–10 am). It stands out for higher crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Delaware County: 1 in 11 crashes involve a garbage truck (24 since 2015), vs 3.6% across New York.
Overview
Police reported 266 crashes involving commercial trucks in Delaware County since 2015: 110 people were injured and 7 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 12 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Downsville since 2015, this page uses Delaware County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
98% of truck crash reports in Delaware County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
January has the most truck crashes, 13.2% of the yearly total, while April has the fewest (5.3%).
November through March accounts for 52.0% of truck crashes here, compared with 41.8% in New York.
More truck crashes happen at 2–3 pm than at any other hour (9.8%).
Road surface: 22.6% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice (New York: 9.4%).
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of Downsville since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 24 of the truck crashes here, or 9.0%, compared with 3.6% in New York.
The most garbage-truck crashes happen in December (17%).
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 0.0, vs 2.8 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Downsville fleets
- Plan January schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Delaware County.
- Waste haulers: December is the peak month for garbage-truck crashes in Delaware County.
- With 22.6% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above New York), plan winter equipment checks early.
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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 Delaware 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 (Delaware County) |
|---|---|
| Franklin St. | 1 |
| St 28 | 1 |
Downsville at a glance
| Land area | 4.4 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 13755) | $64,375 |
| Median home value (ZIP 13755) | $170,669 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Delaware 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 | 29 | — | 1.1 |
| 2000s | 31 | +7% | 1.0 |
| 2010s | 32 | +2% | 0.9 |
| 2020s | 27 | -16% | 1.0 |
In the 1990s about 29 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 27. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 1.5 a year in 2016–19 and 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Downsville
How common are truck crashes in Downsville?
266 truck crashes have been reported in Delaware County since 2015, with 7 deaths and 110 injuries.
When do most truck crashes happen in Downsville?
Truck crashes in Delaware County peak in January, with 13.2% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Downsville?
Since 2015, Delaware County has reported 24 garbage-truck crashes, or 9.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Downsville compared with New York?
Per 100,000 residents, Delaware County has 70.2 truck crashes a year; New York has 28.0.
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Downsville?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
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.