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Crash report lookup: every state
Most states sell copies of police crash reports through one statewide portal, usually run by the state police, the transportation department or the DMV. Reports written by a city police department or a sheriff are often sold by that agency instead. Pick your state for the portal, the fee, the wait and who is allowed to request one.
Checked against each state's official pages on October 2, 2026
| State | Statewide source | Request at | Cost | Usually ready |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), Driver License Division | alabamadl.alea.gov | $15 per report | |
| Alaska | Alaska Department of Public Safety (Alaska State Troopers) public records portal; Alaska DMV for copies of crash forms drivers submitted | dpsalaska.justfoia.com | DPS: most requests for police reports have no cost (video, photo or audio is $36.49 per request). DMV copy of a previously submitted driver report: $10. | |
| Arizona | Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) Department Records Unit | psp.azdps.gov | $9.00 by email (up to 5 MB) or fax (20-page limit); $9.00 on paper by mail for the first nine pages plus $0.10 per additional page; $10.00 on CD | DPS receives completed trooper reports within 14 days of the incident; wait at least 14 days before checking |
| Arkansas | Arkansas State Police Crash Records Section (Arkansas Department of Public Safety) | crashreports.ark.org | $10 per report if you were involved in the crash; $25 per report if you were not involved (the portal's own page states $25.00) | Most reports can be ordered within about 10 days of the report being completed; the portal says most are accessible within 10 business days of the crash |
| California | California Highway Patrol (CHP), through its Online Crash Report System (Crash Portal) or any CHP Area office | crashes.chp.ca.gov | CHP 190 by mail or in person: $10.00 for 1-25 pages, $20.00 for 26-50 pages, $30.00 for 51-75 pages, $40.00 for 76-100 pages, with no extra charge for handling or mailing. The online portal fee is not stated on the CHP web pages. | typically within eight (8) business days from the date of the crash |
| Colorado | Colorado State Patrol Central Records Unit (for crashes CSP investigated); Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles (crash records it receives from law enforcement and online counter reports) | csp.colorado.gov | Varies by agency | CSP: the whole process "may take up to ten (10) working days" after the investigation is complete. DMV: "Please allow 90 days for receipt of the crash report by the law enforcement agency and for data to be entered into the driver license system." |
| Connecticut | Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP), Connecticut State Police Reports and Records Unit; BuyCrash (LexisNexis) for simple State Police crashes | accidents.despp.ct.gov | Accident Information Summary (preliminary, not the official report): free. Official State Police report: $16.00 non-refundable search fee under CGS 29-10b whether or not a report is produced; BuyCrash and online payments may add convenience fees. | Most simple crashes are on BuyCrash within thirty business days of the accident; Accident Information Summaries are available online for thirty days from the date of the accident; all other reports go through the Reports and Records Unit. |
| Delaware | Delaware State Police, Traffic Operations Section | dsp.delaware.gov | $25.00 for a standard collision report; $60.00 for a fatal collision report | |
| District of Columbia | Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Public Documents Section | mpdc.dc.gov | No fee for first-party requests; insurance companies pay $3 per PD-10 (MPD's reports overview page says $3 for all PD-10s) | |
| Florida | Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV), Florida Crash Portal | services.flhsmv.gov | $10.00 per report (section 321.23, Florida Statutes) plus a $2.00 convenience fee per online transaction | Reports may take up to 10 days to become available. For the first 60 days after the report is filed it is confidential and released only to the people listed in section 316.066(2). |
| Georgia | Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) crash reporting unit, sold online through the BuyCrash portal (LexisNexis); Georgia State Patrol reports are also available through the Department of Public Safety open records unit | buycrash.lexisnexisrisk.com | GDOT mail-in request: $5 each, plus $2 for a certified report. The BuyCrash price is not stated on official pages read. | GDOT mail requests take "at the least two weeks"; GDOT points people to BuyCrash for faster delivery |
| Hawaii | Varies by agency | |||
| Idaho | Idaho Transportation Department (ITD), Office of Highway Safety | apps.itd.idaho.gov | $7.00 per report plus an Idaho.gov transaction fee | "It will take a few weeks for a new report to become available online. It may take much longer depending on the law enforcement agency involved." |
| Illinois | Illinois State Police (ISP) Patrol Records Unit, for crashes ISP investigated | isp.illinois.gov | $5.00 statutory fee (service fee added online: 2.35% with a $1.00 minimum on credit cards); an unredacted copy needs a subpoena or judge's order plus a $20.00 subpoena processing fee | Online requests "may take 10 or more business days to process" |
| Indiana | Varies by agency | |||
| Iowa | Iowa Department of Transportation, Bureau of Enforcement, Audits, & Records (Motor Vehicle Division) | iowadot.gov | $4 for a copy of the officer's report (kept even if no report exists); $4 for a limited-information accident report; $5.50 per record for driver records | |
| Kansas | Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) Records Department, General Headquarters, Topeka | kansashighwaypatrol.govqa.us | $5.00 per crash report; $2.00 per witness statement | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky State Police (KSP), the statewide vehicle accident reporting system under KRS 189.635; reports are sold through the KSP web service and BuyCrash | buycrash.com | $10 for reports obtained through the KSP web site; $5 for paper copies (502 KAR 15:010) | |
| Louisiana | Louisiana State Police (LSP) Traffic Records Unit | lsp.org | Online: $11.50 per report plus $2.50 + 2.5% card fees. At a Troop office: $16.50 (certified check, company check or money order), or $16.50 plus $2.50 + 2.5% by credit card. | "Please allow fifteen (15) working days after the crash before submitting a request for reports or photographs." Fatality crashes: 60-day wait for photo requests, and fatal crash reports can only be bought in person at a Troop office. |
| Maine | Maine State Police Traffic Division, through the InforME Maine Crash Reporting Online Search & Ordering Service | apps1.web.maine.gov | Search is free; $10.00 per report ordered (non-refundable $10.00 for a manual search) | Agencies' reports are downloaded daily; once the report is in the database you should receive it within 24 hours of the search. If not found, try again in a few days. |
| Maryland | Maryland Department of State Police (MDSP) Central Records Division, for crashes handled by MSP barracks | mdsp.maryland.gov | $4.00 non-refundable document search fee, payable by check or money order to the Maryland State Police (no cash) | Wait at least 10 days after the accident to allow time for processing |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), Crash Records | atlas-myrmv.massdot.state.ma.us | $20 non-refundable search fee for each report requested | Wait at least 4 weeks after the crash to submit a request; allow 4 weeks for the RMV to process it. If a report is not found the RMV keeps searching for 90 days from the crash date. |
| Michigan | Michigan State Police (MSP) Traffic Crash Reporting Unit, through the Traffic Crash Purchasing System (TCPS, MiLogin account required) | michigan.gov | $15.00 per report | Typical processing is 3-30 days from the crash, depending on the reporting agency (no mandatory timeframe). Reports can be bought for up to 10 years after the crash. |
| Minnesota | Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Driver and Vehicle Services (DVS) Records Unit | dps.mn.gov | $5 per crash report | "Reports are available three weeks after the incident." |
| Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Public Safety (Mississippi Highway Patrol), sold online through ReportBeam | reportbeam.com | $15.00 per Mississippi Uniform Crash Report (mail-in or walk-in at a Highway Patrol district station); $20.00 online (DSB page adds a $5.00 handling fee for other-agency online reports) | |
| Missouri | Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) Patrol Records Division | mshp.govqa.us | $6.00 per basic motor vehicle crash report (extra fees for certified copies, photos, reconstruction reports, CDs) | Wait 10 days from the date of the crash investigation to request it; the Patrol notes a backlog, so a report may take much longer. |
| Montana | Varies by agency | |||
| Nebraska | Varies by agency | |||
| Nevada | Varies by agency | |||
| New Hampshire | Varies by agency | |||
| New Jersey | Varies by agency | |||
| New Mexico | Varies by agency | |||
| New York | Varies by agency | |||
| North Carolina | Varies by agency | |||
| North Dakota | Varies by agency | |||
| Ohio | Ohio Department of Public Safety (Crash Retrieval, unofficial copies from all agencies) and Ohio State Highway Patrol Central Records (official copies of OSHP-investigated crashes) | ohtrafficdata.dps.ohio.gov | $4.00 per Ohio State Highway Patrol crash report (plus a 1.95% card fee, $1.75 minimum); the ODPS search for unofficial copies lists no fee | OSHP reports can be ordered after 7 business days |
| Oklahoma | Varies by agency | |||
| Oregon | Varies by agency | |||
| Pennsylvania | Varies by agency | |||
| Rhode Island | Varies by agency | |||
| South Carolina | Varies by agency | |||
| South Dakota | Varies by agency | |||
| Tennessee | Varies by agency | |||
| Texas | Varies by agency | |||
| Utah | Varies by agency | |||
| Vermont | Varies by agency | |||
| Virginia | Varies by agency | |||
| Washington | Varies by agency | |||
| West Virginia | Varies by agency | |||
| Wisconsin | Varies by agency | |||
| Wyoming | Varies by agency |