Belvidere, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Belvidere: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Belvidere and Mellette County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Mellette County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 15 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
Mellette County at a glance: 15 truck crashes reported in Mellette County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 15 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Mellette County. They injured 1 people and killed 2.
Across the years with complete reporting, that is roughly one truck crash every 309 days.
With 0 truck crashes reported in Belvidere since 2015, this page uses Mellette County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Mellette County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, no fatal large-truck crashes with a location were recorded within 10 miles of Belvidere.
Garbage & waste trucks
No crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Mellette County since 2015.
Route planning tips for Belvidere fleets
- 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.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Mellette County
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 (Mellette County) |
|---|---|
| US-83 | 8 |
| Sd Hwy 44 | 5 |
| Ave | 1 |
| Sd Hwy 53 | 1 |
Belvidere at a glance
| Population | 43 |
| Land area | 0.8 sq mi |
| Density | 57 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57521) | $57,813 |
Historical data: truck crashes in Mellette 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 | 2 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 1 | -60% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 1 | +0% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 2 | +88% | 0.0 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 2 to 2. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Belvidere
How common are truck crashes in Belvidere?
15 truck crashes have been reported in Mellette County since 2015, with 2 deaths and 1 injuries.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Belvidere?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Mellette County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in Belvidere?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.