Haakon County, SD truck route planning & crash data

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

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14
truck crashes since 2015
3
people injured
2
deaths
0
garbage-truck crashes (0.0%)
1
fatal truck crashes in the county, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters 2015–2024, NHTSA FARS

Risk scorecard

92 out of 100
High truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Haakon County, 2020–2024: 10.91 per 100,000 a year, higher than 92% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr69.4
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)21%
Garbage-truck share of crashes0.0%
South Dakota average
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Key findings

#57 of 65
for truck crashes in South Dakota, out of 65 counties
14
reported truck crashes in Haakon County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck in Haakon County since 2015
0
garbage-truck crashes reported in Haakon County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

0.0%
0 of 14 crashes.
0 of 14 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

SR-341

Haakon County at a glance: #57 of 65 for truck crashes in South Dakota, out of 65 counties.

Overview

Police reported 14 crashes involving commercial trucks in Haakon County since 2015: 3 people were injured and 2 were killed.

That averages about one truck crash every 287 days in fully reported years.

When crashes happen

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

Where crashes happen

Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck in Haakon County happened on SR-34 (1); no road leads clearly.

Garbage & waste trucks

Since 2015, no garbage-truck crashes were reported for Haakon County.

Route planning tips for Haakon 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: 1 truck crash2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 0 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: 3 truck crashes2010: 0 garbage-truck crashes2011: 1 truck crash2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 0 truck crashes2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 0 truck crashes2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 0 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 2 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 2 truck crashes2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 1 truck crash2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 0 truck crashes2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 1 truck crash2019: 0 garbage-truck crashes2020: 1 truck crash2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 1 truck crash2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 1 truck crash2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 1 truck crash2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 3 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 1 truck crash2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucksincomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Haakon County

Jan: 0.0% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 0.0% of truck crashesApr: 7.1% of truck crashesMay: 0.0% of truck crashesJun: 7.1% of truck crashesJul: 14.3% of truck crashesAug: 14.3% of truck crashesSep: 21.4% of truck crashesOct: 14.3% of truck crashesNov: 7.1% of truck crashesDec: 14.3% of truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Winter (Nov–Mar)

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (in Haakon County)
SR-341

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Haakon County)
Sd Hwy 348
Sd Hwy 732
US-142
Northwestern Ave1
Sd Hwy 631

Haakon County at a glance

Population1,834
Land area1,810.5 sq mi
Density1 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$60,956

Historical data: truck crashes in Haakon 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).

1997: 2 reported truck crashes1998: 1 reported truck crash2002: 1 reported truck crash2004: 3 reported truck crashes2005: 1 reported truck crash2008: 3 reported truck crashes2010: 3 reported truck crashes2011: 1 reported truck crash2015: 2 reported truck crashes2016: 2 reported truck crashes2017: 1 reported truck crash2019: 1 reported truck crash2020: 1 reported truck crash2021: 1 reported truck crash2022: 1 reported truck crash2023: 1 reported truck crash2024: 3 reported truck crashes2025: 1 reported truck crash 1982: 0 fatal truck crashes1983: 0 fatal truck crashes1984: 0 fatal truck crashes1985: 0 fatal truck crashes1986: 0 fatal truck crashes1987: 0 fatal truck crashes1988: 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: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 1 fatal truck crash2003: 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: 1 fatal truck crash2013: 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: 1 fatal truck crash 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Haakon County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Haakon County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s1—0.0
2000s1-20%0.1
2010s1+25%0.1
2020s1+33%0.2

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. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.

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Cities, towns & communities in Haakon County

MidlandPhilip

ZIP codes in Haakon County

575525755357567

Nearby counties

Stanley CountyJackson CountyJones CountyZiebach CountyMeade CountyMellette CountyPennington CountyDewey CountySully CountyBennett CountySouth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about Haakon County

How common are truck crashes in Haakon County?

Haakon County has had 14 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 3 people and killing 2.

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Haakon County?

0 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Haakon County since 2015, 0.0% of all truck crashes.

How do I plan a garbage truck route in Haakon County?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.