Tompkins, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Tompkins: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Tompkins 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
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 |
Compared with New York, Delaware County is lower on injuries per crash and morning rush (6–10 am). It runs above New York on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share.
What stands out in Delaware County: 1 in 11 of truck crashes here involve garbage trucks: 9.3%, vs 3.6% in New York.
Overview
Since 2015, 266 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Delaware County. They injured 110 people and killed 7.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 12 days.
Tompkins had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Delaware County numbers.
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
The worst month is January with 13.2% of truck crashes; the quietest is April at 5.3%.
November through March accounts for 52.0% of truck crashes here, compared with 41.8% in New York.
By time of day, 2–3 pm stands out with 9.8% of truck crashes.
Snow, slush or ice was on the road in 22.6% of truck crashes, compared with 9.4% in New York.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Tompkins since 2015: SR-17 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
24 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 9.0% share (New York: 3.6%).
Their busiest month is December, with 17% of garbage-truck crashes.
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 0.0, vs 2.8 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Tompkins fleets
- Build extra time into January routes: it has the most truck crashes here.
- Garbage-truck crashes here peak in December; review collection routes for that month.
- With 22.6% of truck crashes on snow, slush or ice (above New York), plan winter equipment checks early.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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.
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
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-17 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Delaware County) |
|---|---|
| Franklin St. | 1 |
| St 28 | 1 |
Tompkins at a glance
| Population | 1,259 |
| Land area | 98.1 sq mi |
| Density | 13 per sq mi |
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 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 29 to 27. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal large-truck crashes: 1.5 a year in 2016–19, 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Tompkins
How many truck accidents are there in Tompkins?
Delaware County has had 266 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 110 people and killing 7.
When do most truck crashes happen in Tompkins?
Truck crashes in Delaware County peak in January, with 13.2% of the year's crashes.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Tompkins?
Since 2015, Delaware County has reported 24 garbage-truck crashes, or 9.0% of its truck crashes.
What is the truck crash rate in Tompkins compared with New York?
Delaware County records 70.2 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 28.0 across New York.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Tompkins?
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.