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How to get a crash report from the Gwinnett County Police Department
The Gwinnett County Police Department sells crash reports through BuyCrash at buycrash.com. Hard copy at a Gwinnett police location: $5 per accident report. Online BuyCrash: "there is a charge for this service" (amount not stated on the current page; an older Gwinnett news release says $6). Hard copy reports are typically available for pickup four business days after the report was taken. Call 770.513.5000 for status.
From the Gwinnett County Police Department's own pages, checked October 2, 2026
Requesting the report
| Covers | crashes worked by Gwinnett County Police officers in Gwinnett County; cities with their own police departments (for example Lawrenceville, Duluth, Snellville) are separate |
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| Request online | buycrash.com |
| Cost | Hard copy at a Gwinnett police location: $5 per accident report. Online BuyCrash: "there is a charge for this service" (amount not stated on the current page; an older Gwinnett news release says $6). |
| Usually ready | Hard copy reports are typically available for pickup four business days after the report was taken. Call 770.513.5000 for status. |
| What you need | Online access is for anyone involved in the collision or their authorized legal/insurance representative. At the scene the officer gives a BuyCrash card with the collision date, agency number, case number and the other driver's last name. For pickup, bring payment (exact change preferred for small amounts). |
| In person | Any of 7 locations, Monday through Friday, closed on county holidays: Police Headquarters, 770 Hi Hope Rd, Lawrenceville, GA 30044, 770.513.5000, 8:00am-5:00pm. Precincts, each 8:00am-4:00pm: Bay Creek, 185 Ozora Road, Loganville 30052; Central, 3125 Satellite Blvd, Duluth 30096; East, 2273 Alcovy Rd, Dacula 30019; North, 2735 Mall of GA Blvd, Buford 30518; South, 2180 Stone Dr, Lilburn 30047; West, 6160 Crescent Dr, Norcross 30071. |
| Phone | 770.513.5000 (Police Headquarters; report status) |
Georgia crash reports are also on BuyCrash, which Gwinnett's page says is managed with the state's central accident report repository: https://www.buycrash.com/
Need a different police report (theft, incident)? Incident reports are available at the same 7 locations (average 10 cents per page); open records requests also go through https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/government/departments/communications/media-relations/open-records..
Fatal crashes in Gwinnett County
306 people died in 280 crashes in Gwinnett County from 2020 through 2024 (NHTSA FARS), more of them on I-85 than on any other road. In 2024, 65 were killed, 14% more than in 2020.
After you have the report
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Get the crash report
Statewide copies come from 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, cost GDOT mail-in request: $5 each, plus $2 for a certified report. The BuyCrash price is not stated on official pages read. and are usually ready GDOT mail requests take "at the least two weeks"; GDOT points people to BuyCrash for faster delivery.
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Know your deadline
Georgia gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Ga. Code Ann. § 9-3-33). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: A written ante litem notice of a tort claim against the State of Georgia must be given within 12 months of the date the loss was discovered or should have been discovered; claims against cities and counties have their own, shorter or different notice deadlines.
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Who pays
Georgia is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.
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If you were partly at fault
If you were partly at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, but you recover nothing if you were 50% or more responsible. Georgia's 2025 tort reform law (SB 68) did not change this bar.
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The other driver’s minimum coverage
The legal minimum liability coverage in Georgia is $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per crash and $25,000 for property (25/50/25).
Check your deadline and a rough claim range
A filing date and a rough value range for Georgia. Both take under a minute.
Questions
How much is a crash report from the Gwinnett County Police Department?
Hard copy at a Gwinnett police location: $5 per accident report. Online BuyCrash: "there is a charge for this service" (amount not stated on the current page; an older Gwinnett news release says $6).
How long does it take to get a Gwinnett County crash report?
Hard copy reports are typically available for pickup four business days after the report was taken. Call 770.513.5000 for status.
Can I get my Gwinnett County crash report online?
Yes, at buycrash.com. You need: Online access is for anyone involved in the collision or their authorized legal/insurance representative. At the scene the officer gives a BuyCrash card with the collision date, agency number, case number and the other driver's last name. For pickup, bring payment (exact change preferred for small amounts).
Sources
- Gwinnett County Police Department crash reports: www.gwinnettcounty.com/government/departments/police/police-services/accident-re
Gwinnett County Police: "The Gwinnett County Police Department offers an online service for motorists to obtain copies of vehicle collision reports. ... anyone involved in a collision in Gwinnett County or his or her authorized legal/insurance representative can obtain their accident reports online on www.buycrash.com. Please be advised there is a charge for this service." "Hard copy reports: Reports are typically available for pickup four business days after the report was taken. To get the status of a police report, please call 770.513.5000. Incident and accident reports may be obtained at a…
- Request portal: www.buycrash.com/
- Other police reports: www.gwinnettcounty.com/government/departments/police/police-services/accident-re
Read October 2, 2026. Laws and fees change; the linked page is the authority.