Faulk County, SD truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes in Faulk County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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16
truck crashes since 2015
1
people injured
0
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
0
fatal truck crashes in the county, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

No fatal crashes involving a large truck were recorded in Faulk County since 2015.
Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

0 out of 100
Low truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Faulk County, 2020–2024: 0.00 per 100,000 a year, higher than 0% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr68.1
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)44%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
South Dakota average
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Key findings

#55 of 65
rank among South Dakota's 65 counties by yearly truck crashes
16
truck crashes reported in Faulk County since 2015
0
fatal crashes with a large truck in Faulk County since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Faulk County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 16 crashes.
0 of 16 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.

What stands out in Faulk County: #55 of 65 rank among South Dakota's 65 counties by yearly truck crashes.

Overview

Police reported 16 crashes involving commercial trucks in Faulk County since 2015: 1 people were injured and 0 were killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 251 days.

When crashes happen

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

Where crashes happen

NHTSA lists no located fatal large-truck crashes in Faulk County since 2015.

Garbage & waste trucks

FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Faulk County since 2015.

Route planning tips for Faulk County fleets

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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.

Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks

2005: 0 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 3 truck crashes2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 0 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 3 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 0 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 6 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 5 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 1 truck crash2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 2 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 0 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 1 truck crash2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 2 truck crashes2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 5 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 0 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 3 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 1 truck crash2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 2 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 Faulk County

Jan: 12.5% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 6.3% of truck crashesMay: 6.3% of truck crashesJun: 0.0% of truck crashesJul: 12.5% of truck crashesAug: 6.3% of truck crashesSep: 12.5% of truck crashesOct: 12.5% of truck crashesNov: 31.3% of truck crashesDec: 0.0% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Faulk County since 2015.

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Faulk County)
US-2128
Ave3
Sd Hwy 203
Sd Hwy 471

Faulk County at a glance

Population2,136
Land area981.7 sq mi
Density2 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$66,486

Historical data: truck crashes in Faulk 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: 3 reported truck crashes1998: 1 reported truck crash2000: 2 reported truck crashes2001: 1 reported truck crash2003: 3 reported truck crashes2004: 1 reported truck crash2006: 3 reported truck crashes2008: 3 reported truck crashes2010: 6 reported truck crashes2011: 5 reported truck crashes2013: 1 reported truck crash2014: 2 reported truck crashes2016: 1 reported truck crash2017: 2 reported truck crashes2018: 5 reported truck crashes2019: 1 reported truck crash2022: 1 reported truck crash2023: 3 reported truck crashes2024: 1 reported truck crash2025: 2 reported truck crashes 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 1 fatal truck crash1985: 1 fatal truck crash1986: 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: 1 fatal truck crash2002: 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: 0 fatal truck crashes2015: 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 Faulk County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Faulk County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s1—0.0
2000s1+30%0.1
2010s2+77%0.0
2020s1-49%0.0

Reported truck crashes averaged 1 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.

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Cities, towns & communities in Faulk County

ArcadeBlumengard ColonyBrentwood ColonyBryantCentervilleClarkCresbardDevoeEllisvilleEmersonEnterpriseEvergreen ColonyFairviewFaulktonFreedomHillsdaleIrvingLafoonMyronO'NeilOnakaOrientPioneerSaratogaSenecaShermanTamworthThunderbird ColonyUnionWesleyZell

ZIP codes in Faulk County

57435574385746657473

Nearby counties

Edmunds CountyHand CountyHyde CountyPotter CountySpink CountyMcPherson CountyWalworth CountyBrown CountySully CountyHughes CountySouth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about Faulk County

How many truck crashes happen in Faulk County?

Since 2015, 16 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Faulk County (1 injured, 0 killed).

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Faulk County?

Since 2015, Faulk County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.

How can I plan a safer truck route in Faulk County?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.