Woonsocket, SD truck route planning & crash data

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

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0
truck crashes reported in Woonsocket since 2015
19
truck crashes in Sanborn County since 2015
3
deaths in Sanborn County
1
garbage-truck crashes (5.3%)
1
fatal truck crashes within 10 mi, 2015–24

Where fatal truck crashes happened

Fatal crash with a large truck (bigger = more deaths) heat glow = clusters dashed = 10 mi radius 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

19
truck crashes on record for Sanborn County since 2015
1
fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Woonsocket since 2015
1
garbage-truck crashes reported in Sanborn County since 2015
Sanborn County
not enough local crashes for patterns; see Sanborn County figures below

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

CR-393 Ave1

The headline for Sanborn County: 19 truck crashes on record for Sanborn County since 2015.

Overview

Police reported 19 crashes involving commercial trucks in Sanborn County since 2015: 2 people were injured and 3 were killed.

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

With 0 truck crashes reported in Woonsocket since 2015, this page uses Sanborn County numbers for its patterns and comparisons.

When crashes happen

Monthly patterns need more crashes than Sanborn County has on record.

Where crashes happen

Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Woonsocket since 2015 were spread across roads: CR-393 Ave (1).

Garbage & waste trucks

Garbage trucks account for 1 of the truck crashes here, or 5.3%, compared with 1.6% in South Dakota.

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About the data

This report uses the FMCSA crash file (reported crashes of trucks over 10,000 lb) and NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes). It reports the numbers without guessing at reasons.

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 (within 10 miles)
CR-393 Ave1

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

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

Woonsocket at a glance

Population646
Land area0.8 sq mi
Density824 per sq mi
Median household income (ZIP 57385)$70,404
Median home value (ZIP 57385)$128,603

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

In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 2. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods. 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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Nearby places

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Questions fleets ask about Woonsocket

How common are truck crashes in Woonsocket?

19 truck crashes have been reported in Sanborn County since 2015, with 3 deaths and 2 injuries.

How many garbage truck crashes are there in Woonsocket?

1 crash involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Sanborn County since 2015, 5.3% of all truck crashes.

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.