Walton, NY truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Walton: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Walton 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). Where it is higher: crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and garbage-truck share.
Delaware County at a glance: 1 in 11 garbage-truck share of crashes is 9.3%, against 3.6% for New York.
Overview
Delaware County has recorded 266 truck crashes since 2015, with 110 people injured and 7 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 12 days.
Walton 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.
The busiest hour is 2–3 pm, 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
NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Walton since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
24 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 9.0% share (New York: 3.6%).
Garbage-truck crashes peak in December (17% of them).
They recorded 0.0 deaths per 100 crashes, against 2.8 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Walton fleets
- Plan January schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Delaware County.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at December schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- 22.6% of truck crashes were on snow, slush or ice, above New York; plan winter equipment checks before the season.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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.
Reporting to FMCSA was incomplete in 2023, 2024 and 2025; rates and comparisons skip those years.
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 |
Walton at a glance
| Population | 2,844 |
| Land area | 1.5 sq mi |
| Density | 1,844 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 13856) | $48,958 |
| Median home value (ZIP 13856) | $156,425 |
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 Walton
How many truck accidents are there in Walton?
266 truck crashes have been reported in Delaware County since 2015, with 7 deaths and 110 injuries.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Walton?
January has the most truck crashes in Delaware County, 13.2% of the yearly total.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Walton?
24 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Delaware County since 2015, 9.0% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Walton compare with New York?
Per 100,000 residents, Delaware County has 70.2 truck crashes a year; New York has 28.0.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Walton?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
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.