St. Francis, SD truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in St. Francis: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in St. Francis and Todd County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Todd County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 8 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
What stands out in Todd County: 8 truck crashes on record for Todd County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 8 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Todd County. They injured 3 people and killed 6.
St. Francis had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Todd County numbers.
When crashes happen
There are too few truck crashes in Todd County to show a reliable monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location within 10 miles of St. Francis since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Todd County since 2015.
Route planning tips for St. Francis fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
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
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Todd 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 (Todd County) |
|---|---|
| US-83 | 4 |
| Sd Hwy 63 | 2 |
| US-18 | 2 |
St. Francis at a glance
| Population | 468 |
| Land area | 0.4 sq mi |
| Density | 1,293 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 57570) | $51,788 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Todd 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 | 1 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 2 | +33% | 0.6 |
| 2010s | 2 | +31% | 0.4 |
| 2020s | 1 | -60% | 0.2 |
From the 1990s to the 2020s, yearly reported truck crashes went from 1 to 1. Some of the change may reflect how crashes were reported. Fatal crashes involving a large truck averaged 0.0 a year in 2016–19 and 0.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about St. Francis
How common are truck crashes in St. Francis?
Since 2015, 8 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Todd County (3 injured, 6 killed).
How many garbage truck crashes are there in St. Francis?
Since 2015, Todd County has reported 0 garbage-truck crashes, or 0.0% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in St. Francis?
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.