Denmark, WI truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Denmark: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Denmark and Brown County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Brown County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 1.9 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Brown County compares with Wisconsin
Brown County against Wisconsin and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Brown County stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Brown County | Wisconsin | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 27.7 | 42.6 | 49.7 | 35% below the state |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 1.9 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 44% below the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 17% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.3% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 1.6× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 11.6% | 13.4% | 6.2% | 13% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 31.6% | 26.9% | 23.7% | 1.2× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 14.8% | 16.5% | 13.8% | 11% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 42.6% | 44.9% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 14.4% | 20.9% | 24.8% | 31% below the state |
Compared with Wisconsin, Brown County is lower on crashes per 100k residents / yr, deaths per 100 crashes and injuries per crash. Where it is higher: garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
The headline for Brown County: 1 in 23 crashes involve a garbage truck (40 since 2015), vs 2.7% across Wisconsin.
Overview
Police reported 897 crashes involving commercial trucks in Brown County since 2015: 338 people were injured and 17 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 5 days.
Denmark had 4 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Brown County numbers.
When crashes happen
November has the most truck crashes, 10.0% of the yearly total, while July has the fewest (7.0%).
Winter months (Nov–Mar) carry 42.6% of truck crashes, vs 44.9% for Wisconsin.
The busiest hour is 7–8 am, with 9.7% of truck crashes.
11.6% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 13.4% across Wisconsin.
Where crashes happen
Since 2015, fatal crashes with a large truck within 10 miles of Denmark happened on CR-G (1), CR-K (1), I-43 (1), SR-29 (1) and US-141 (1); no road leads clearly.
Garbage & waste trucks
40 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 4.5% share (Wisconsin: 2.7%).
The most garbage-truck crashes happen in January (15%).
Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 0.0, vs 1.9 for all truck crashes.
Route planning tips for Denmark fleets
- Plan November schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Brown County.
- For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at January schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
- The morning rush (6–10 am) holds 31.6% of truck crashes here, more than Wisconsin; adjust start times where you can.
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
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
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Brown County
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| CR-G | 1 |
| CR-K | 1 |
| I-43 | 1 |
| SR-29 | 1 |
| US-141 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Brown County) |
|---|---|
| I-041 | 95 |
| I-043 | 74 |
| Sth 032 | 59 |
| Sth 172 | 51 |
| Sth 029 | 29 |
| Sth 054 | 27 |
| SR-041 | 18 |
| Sth 096 | 17 |
Denmark at a glance
| Population | 2,892 |
| Land area | 2.0 sq mi |
| Density | 1,467 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 54208) | $95,509 |
| Median home value (ZIP 54208) | $299,460 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Brown 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 | 91 | — | 2.8 |
| 2000s | 103 | +13% | 1.9 |
| 2010s | 88 | -15% | 1.4 |
| 2020s | 62 | -29% | 1.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 91 a year in the 1990s and 62 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 1.8 a year in 2016–19, 1.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Denmark
How common are truck crashes in Denmark?
Brown County has had 897 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 338 people and killing 17.
Which month has the most truck crashes in Denmark?
The worst month is November: 10.0% of truck crashes in Brown County happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Denmark?
40 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Brown County since 2015, 4.5% of all truck crashes.
How do truck crashes in Denmark compare with Wisconsin?
The yearly rate is 27.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents in Brown County, vs 42.6 for Wisconsin.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Denmark?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.