Sanborn County, SD truck route planning & crash data

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

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19
truck crashes since 2015
2
people injured
3
deaths
1
garbage-truck crashes (5.3%)
2
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

89 out of 100
High truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Sanborn County, 2020–2024: 8.36 per 100,000 a year, higher than 89% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr72.2
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)37%
Garbage-truck share of crashes5.3%
South Dakota average
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Key findings

#51 of 65
rank among South Dakota's 65 counties by yearly truck crashes
19
truck crashes reported in Sanborn County since 2015
2
deadly crashes involving a large truck in Sanborn County since 2015
1
crashes involving a garbage truck in Sanborn County since 2015

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

5.3%
1 of 19 crashes.
1 of 19 truck crashes since 2015.

Deadliest roads

241st St1
SR-371

Sanborn County at a glance: #51 of 65 rank among South Dakota's 65 counties by yearly truck crashes.

Overview

Since 2015, 19 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Sanborn County. They injured 2 people and killed 3.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 211 days.

When crashes happen

There are too few truck crashes in Sanborn County to show a reliable monthly pattern.

Where crashes happen

Fatal large-truck crashes in Sanborn County since 2015 were spread across roads: 241st St (1) and SR-37 (1).

Garbage & waste trucks

Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 1 crash, 5.3% of the total, against 1.6% across South Dakota.

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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

2005: 2 truck crashes2005: 0 garbage-truck crashes2006: 1 truck crash2006: 0 garbage-truck crashes2007: 3 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 0 truck crashes2008: 0 garbage-truck crashes2009: 0 truck crashes2009: 0 garbage-truck crashes2010: 2 truck crashes2010: 1 garbage-truck crash2011: 2 truck crashes2011: 0 garbage-truck crashes2012: 1 truck crash2012: 0 garbage-truck crashes2013: 1 truck crash2013: 0 garbage-truck crashes2014: 2 truck crashes2014: 0 garbage-truck crashes2015: 2 truck crashes2015: 0 garbage-truck crashes2016: 1 truck crash2016: 0 garbage-truck crashes2017: 1 truck crash2017: 0 garbage-truck crashes2018: 1 truck crash2018: 0 garbage-truck crashes2019: 2 truck crashes2019: 1 garbage-truck crash2020: 0 truck crashes2020: 0 garbage-truck crashes2021: 4 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 2 truck crashes2022: 0 garbage-truck crashes2023: 2 truck crashes2023: 0 garbage-truck crashes2024: 0 truck crashes2024: 0 garbage-truck crashes2025: 4 truck crashes2025: 0 garbage-truck crashes2026: 0 truck crashes2026: 0 garbage-truck crashes 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucks (×5 scale)incomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Sanborn County

Jan: 5.3% of truck crashesFeb: 0.0% of truck crashesMar: 10.5% of truck crashesApr: 10.5% of truck crashesMay: 15.8% of truck crashesJun: 0.0% of truck crashesJul: 5.3% of truck crashesAug: 10.5% of truck crashesSep: 5.3% of truck crashesOct: 15.8% of truck crashesNov: 10.5% of truck crashesDec: 10.5% 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 Sanborn County)
241st St1
SR-371

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Sanborn County)
Sd Hwy 378
Sd Hwy 347
Sd Hwy 2242

Sanborn County at a glance

Population2,392
Land area569.2 sq mi
Density4 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP average)$82,708

Historical data: truck crashes in Sanborn 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: 2 reported truck crashes1997: 3 reported truck crashes1998: 1 reported truck crash2000: 2 reported truck crashes2002: 1 reported truck crash2004: 1 reported truck crash2005: 2 reported truck crashes2006: 1 reported truck crash2007: 3 reported truck crashes2010: 2 reported truck crashes2011: 2 reported truck crashes2012: 1 reported truck crash2013: 1 reported truck crash2014: 2 reported truck crashes2015: 2 reported truck crashes2016: 1 reported truck crash2017: 1 reported truck crash2018: 1 reported truck crash2019: 2 reported truck crashes2021: 4 reported truck crashes2022: 2 reported truck crashes2023: 2 reported truck crashes2025: 4 reported truck crashes 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: 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: 1 fatal truck crash2011: 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: 1 fatal truck crash2020: 0 fatal truck crashes2021: 0 fatal truck crashes2022: 0 fatal truck crashes2023: 1 fatal truck crash2024: 0 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Sanborn County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Sanborn County (FARS, separate scale, max 1)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s2—0.0
2000s1-33%0.0
2010s2+50%0.2
2020s2+33%0.2

Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 2 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 0.2 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.

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Cities, towns & communities in Sanborn County

AftonArtesianBenedictButlerDianaElliottFloydForestburgJacksonLetcherLoganOneidaRavennaSilver CreekTwin LakeUnionWarrenWoonsocket

ZIP codes in Sanborn County

573145735957385

Nearby counties

Davison CountyMiner CountyJerauld CountyHanson CountyBeadle CountyAurora CountyKingsbury CountyMcCook CountyDouglas CountyLake CountySouth Dakota

Questions fleets ask about Sanborn County

How many truck crashes happen in Sanborn County?

Since 2015, 19 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Sanborn County (2 injured, 3 killed).

How many garbage truck accidents happen in Sanborn County?

Garbage trucks were involved in 1 reported crash in Sanborn County since 2015 (5.3% of truck crashes).

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

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.