ZIP 47104 (Bethlehem, IN) truck route planning & crash data

Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 47104: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Clark County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.

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1,289
truck crashes since 2015 (Clark County)
441
people injured
34
deaths
29
garbage-truck crashes (2.2%)
3
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

44 out of 100
Moderate truck-crash risk
Fatal truck crashes per resident in Clark County, 2020–2024: 2.04 per 100,000 a year, higher than 44% of US counties.
Truck crashes / 100,000 residents / yr84.7
Share in winter (Nov–Mar)41%
Garbage-truck share of crashes2.4%
Indiana average
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Key findings

4.0%
on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 10.6% across Indiana
January
more garbage-truck crashes happen in January than in any other month (17%)
July
the month with the most truck crashes: 9.8% of the year's total
13.9%
share of truck crashes in rain, sleet or snow (Indiana: 17.4%)

Snapshot

Crashes by month

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Darker = more crashes. Winter (Nov–Mar) holds 41% of truck crashes.

Garbage trucks vs all trucks

2.2%
29 of 1,289 crashes.
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 2.9 for all trucks.

Deadliest roads

I-712
SR-1461

How Clark County compares with Indiana

Clark County against Indiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.

Clark County
85 per 100k
truck crashes per 100,000 residents per year
VS
Indiana
81 per 100k
US average: 50 per 100k
#11 of 92 Indiana counties for truck crasheseach bar = one county, most crashes on the left
Clark County · 108/yr
Marion County · 930Ohio County · 1

Where Clark County stands out

Clark CountyIndianaUnited States
Snow, slush or iceshare of truck crashes
▼ 62% below the state
Rain, sleet or snowshare of truck crashes
▼ 20% below the state

Full comparison

Measure (2015–2025)Clark CountyIndianaUnited Statesvs state
Crashes per 100k residents / yr84.780.849.7same
Deaths per 100 crashes2.92.93.4same
Injuries per crash0.350.360.49same
Garbage-truck share2.4%2.4%2.3%same
On snow, slush or ice4.0%10.6%6.2%62% below the state
Morning rush (6–10 am)23.0%22.4%23.7%same
In rain, sleet or snow13.9%17.4%13.8%20% below the state
Winter months (Nov–Mar)41.0%42.7%41.9%same
After dark30.9%32.0%24.8%same

Clark County sits below Indiana on on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow.

What stands out in Clark County: 4.0% on snowy, slushy or icy roads, against 10.6% across Indiana.

Overview

Clark County has recorded 1,289 truck crashes since 2015, with 441 people injured and 34 killed.

In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 3 days.

When crashes happen

July has the most truck crashes, 9.8% of the yearly total, while June has the fewest (7.3%).

The five winter months (November to March) hold 41.0% of truck crashes, against 42.7% across Indiana.

More truck crashes happen at 12–1 am than at any other hour (7.5%).

4.0% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 10.6% across Indiana.

Where crashes happen

Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 47104 since 2015 were spread across roads: I-71 (2) and SR-146 (1).

Garbage & waste trucks

Garbage trucks account for 29 of the truck crashes here, or 2.2%, compared with 2.4% in Indiana.

Garbage-truck crashes peak in January (17% of them).

Deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes: 0.0, vs 2.9 for all truck crashes.

Route planning tips for ZIP 47104 fleets

  • Review driver schedules for July, the month with the most truck crashes.
  • For residential and commercial waste routes, look again at January schedules: garbage-truck crashes peak then.
  • Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.

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: 107 truck crashes2005: 2 garbage-truck crashes2006: 89 truck crashes2006: 1 garbage-truck crash2007: 84 truck crashes2007: 0 garbage-truck crashes2008: 74 truck crashes2008: 1 garbage-truck crash2009: 67 truck crashes2009: 3 garbage-truck crashes2010: 64 truck crashes2010: 2 garbage-truck crashes2011: 110 truck crashes2011: 2 garbage-truck crashes2012: 99 truck crashes2012: 4 garbage-truck crashes2013: 67 truck crashes2013: 2 garbage-truck crashes2014: 94 truck crashes2014: 4 garbage-truck crashes2015: 127 truck crashes2015: 7 garbage-truck crashes2016: 136 truck crashes2016: 1 garbage-truck crash2017: 110 truck crashes2017: 2 garbage-truck crashes2018: 84 truck crashes2018: 2 garbage-truck crashes2019: 86 truck crashes2019: 3 garbage-truck crashes2020: 90 truck crashes2020: 6 garbage-truck crashes2021: 123 truck crashes2021: 0 garbage-truck crashes2022: 97 truck crashes2022: 3 garbage-truck crashes2023: 112 truck crashes2023: 1 garbage-truck crash2024: 124 truck crashes2024: 1 garbage-truck crash2025: 99 truck crashes2025: 2 garbage-truck crashes2026: 101 truck crashes2026: 1 garbage-truck crash 20052008201120142017202020232026
All commercial trucksGarbage / refuse trucks (×10 scale)incomplete reporting

Seasonality: when trucks crash in Clark County

Jan: 8.5% of truck crashesJan: 17.2% of garbage-truck crashesFeb: 7.7% of truck crashesFeb: 10.3% of garbage-truck crashesMar: 8.1% of truck crashesMar: 6.9% of garbage-truck crashesApr: 7.5% of truck crashesApr: 13.8% of garbage-truck crashesMay: 8.6% of truck crashesMay: 3.4% of garbage-truck crashesJun: 7.3% of truck crashesJun: 13.8% of garbage-truck crashesJul: 9.8% of truck crashesJul: 3.4% of garbage-truck crashesAug: 9.4% of truck crashesAug: 3.4% of garbage-truck crashesSep: 9.2% of truck crashesSep: 3.4% of garbage-truck crashesOct: 7.4% of truck crashesOct: 10.3% of garbage-truck crashesNov: 8.5% of truck crashesNov: 3.4% of garbage-truck crashesDec: 8.0% of truck crashesDec: 10.3% of garbage-truck crashes JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
All trucks (share of crashes by month)Garbage trucksWinter (Nov–Mar)

By hour of day

12a: 97 crashes1a: 18 crashes2a: 13 crashes3a: 12 crashes4a: 23 crashes5a: 43 crashes6a: 55 crashes7a: 75 crashes8a: 86 crashes9a: 73 crashes10a: 62 crashes11a: 77 crashes12p: 86 crashes1p: 75 crashes2p: 87 crashes3p: 72 crashes4p: 73 crashes5p: 73 crashes6p: 42 crashes7p: 34 crashes8p: 31 crashes9p: 27 crashes10p: 29 crashes11p: 26 crashes 12a3a6a9a12p3p6p9p
Morning rush 6–10 amsince 2015

Most dangerous roads for trucks

RoadFatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles)
I-712
SR-1461

Roads named most in all truck crash reports

RoadTruck crashes since 2015 (Clark County)
I-65457
I-65S54
I-65N41
US-3137
I-26534
SR-6027
SR-6227
SR-62E20

ZIP 47104 at a glance

Population9
Density1 per sq mi
Home ownership100%

Waste facilities and haulers nearby

Transfer stations in Clark CountyRecycling centers in Clark CountyLandfills in Clark CountyWaste haulers in Clark County

Historical data: truck crashes in Clark 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).

1993: 31 reported truck crashes1994: 27 reported truck crashes1995: 28 reported truck crashes1996: 28 reported truck crashes1997: 58 reported truck crashes1998: 49 reported truck crashes1999: 51 reported truck crashes2000: 34 reported truck crashes2001: 24 reported truck crashes2002: 101 reported truck crashes2003: 111 reported truck crashes2004: 103 reported truck crashes2005: 107 reported truck crashes2006: 89 reported truck crashes2007: 84 reported truck crashes2008: 74 reported truck crashes2009: 67 reported truck crashes2010: 64 reported truck crashes2011: 110 reported truck crashes2012: 99 reported truck crashes2013: 67 reported truck crashes2014: 94 reported truck crashes2015: 127 reported truck crashes2016: 136 reported truck crashes2017: 110 reported truck crashes2018: 84 reported truck crashes2019: 86 reported truck crashes2020: 90 reported truck crashes2021: 123 reported truck crashes2022: 97 reported truck crashes2023: 112 reported truck crashes2024: 124 reported truck crashes2025: 99 reported truck crashes 1982: 3 fatal truck crashes1983: 4 fatal truck crashes1984: 1 fatal truck crash1985: 2 fatal truck crashes1986: 1 fatal truck crash1987: 2 fatal truck crashes1988: 0 fatal truck crashes1989: 2 fatal truck crashes1990: 1 fatal truck crash1991: 1 fatal truck crash1992: 1 fatal truck crash1993: 0 fatal truck crashes1994: 1 fatal truck crash1995: 5 fatal truck crashes1996: 1 fatal truck crash1997: 3 fatal truck crashes1998: 2 fatal truck crashes1999: 0 fatal truck crashes2000: 2 fatal truck crashes2001: 0 fatal truck crashes2002: 5 fatal truck crashes2003: 0 fatal truck crashes2004: 2 fatal truck crashes2005: 1 fatal truck crash2006: 3 fatal truck crashes2007: 1 fatal truck crash2008: 1 fatal truck crash2009: 0 fatal truck crashes2010: 2 fatal truck crashes2011: 2 fatal truck crashes2012: 1 fatal truck crash2013: 1 fatal truck crash2014: 1 fatal truck crash2015: 0 fatal truck crashes2016: 1 fatal truck crash2017: 1 fatal truck crash2018: 4 fatal truck crashes2019: 3 fatal truck crashes2020: 3 fatal truck crashes2021: 1 fatal truck crash2022: 3 fatal truck crashes2023: 4 fatal truck crashes2024: 2 fatal truck crashes 198519901995200020052010201520202025
All reported truck crashes in Clark County (FMCSA)Fatal truck crashes in Clark County (FARS, separate scale, max 5)incomplete reporting
DecadeTruck crashes / yrChangeFatal crashes / yr (FARS)
1990s39—1.5
2000s79+104%1.5
2010s98+23%1.6
2020s108+10%2.6

Reported truck crashes averaged 39 a year in the 1990s and 108 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 2.2 a year in 2016–19, 2.6 a year in 2020–24.

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Nearby ZIP codes

ZIP 47162ZIP 47147ZIP 47243ZIP 47141ZIP 47138ZIP 47111ZIP 47163ZIP 47250ZIP 47126ZIP 47230Clark CountyIndiana

Questions fleets ask about ZIP 47104

How common are truck crashes in ZIP 47104?

Since 2015, 1,289 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Clark County (441 injured, 34 killed).

When do most truck crashes happen in ZIP 47104?

Truck crashes in Clark County peak in July, with 9.8% of the year's crashes.

How many garbage truck crashes are there in ZIP 47104?

Since 2015, Clark County has reported 29 garbage-truck crashes, or 2.2% of its truck crashes.

What is the truck crash rate in ZIP 47104 compared with Indiana?

Clark County records 84.7 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 80.8 across Indiana.

How can I plan a safer truck route in ZIP 47104?

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2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.