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How to get a Mississippi crash report
Copies come from Mississippi Department of Public Safety (Mississippi Highway Patrol), sold online through ReportBeam. Request one at reportbeam.com. Cost: $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).
Checked against the official pages on October 2, 2026
The statewide copy
| Who has it | Mississippi Department of Public Safety (Mississippi Highway Patrol), sold online through ReportBeam |
|---|---|
| Where to request it | reportbeam.com |
| Covers | Mississippi Highway Patrol crash reports at district stations; the DPS Driver Service Bureau says reports on state highways, county roads and city streets handled by other agencies come from the local law enforcement agency or can also be bought online |
| Cost | $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) |
| Who can get a copy | Under Miss. Code 63-3-417(1), on written request: any person involved in the accident, the spouse or next of kin, any person against whom a claim is made, or the representative of an estate; the requester's legal counsel or insurer's representative. The parties' own version of the accident is withheld. |
| By mail | MHP reports are available by mail-in or walk-in ($15.00); the mailing address and request form are not on the pages read. |
Reports taken by city police or a sheriff
Reports from city police and county sheriffs come from the local law enforcement agency (per the DPS Driver Service Bureau) or can be bought online; for example Horn Lake charges $10.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page if purchased at its facility (search-result excerpt of its services page).
The form
Officers in Mississippi write crash reports on the Mississippi Uniform Crash Report. Most boxes on it hold numeric codes for things like contributing factors, injuries and road conditions.
After you have the report
Mississippi gives you three years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Miss. Code Ann. § 15-1-49(1)). Every Mississippi deadline and fault rule.
Mississippi is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.
3,703 people died in crashes in Mississippi from 2020 to 2024 (NHTSA FARS). See the record for your county.
Check your deadline and a rough claim range
A filing date and a rough value range for Mississippi. Both take under a minute.
Questions
How much does a Mississippi crash report cost?
$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), from Mississippi Department of Public Safety (Mississippi Highway Patrol), sold online through ReportBeam. Reports taken by a city police department or sheriff may be priced differently by that agency.
Are Mississippi crash reports public?
Under Miss. Code 63-3-417(1), on written request: any person involved in the accident, the spouse or next of kin, any person against whom a claim is made, or the representative of an estate; the requester's legal counsel or insurer's representative. The parties' own version of the accident is withheld.
Sources
- Statewide crash reports: www.dps.ms.gov/investigation/accident-investigation
DPS: "Effective immediately, Commissioner Santa Cruz has approved the increase in the fee for the purchase of a copy of a Mississippi Uniform Crash Report from $10 per copy to $15 per copy." "Anyone elgible to purchase a crash report online can do so by visiting www.reportbeam.com and select 'Purchase a Report' under the 'Public Access' tab. ... The online fee is $20.00." DSB: "A crash (accident) report completed by the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) is available at each district Highway Patrol station in person ($15.00) or online ($20.00). For all other accident reports on state highways, c…
- Request portal: www.reportbeam.com
- Local police and sheriff reports: www.driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov/DriverRecords/Accidents_Judgements
- Driver report duty (Miss. Code 63-3-411 (title: duties of drivers involved in accidents ... duty to report), 63-3-417): www.dps.ms.gov/sites/dps/files/StatutesbyDescription_20191104_0.pdf
DPS statute listing: "63-3-411 Misdemeanor Drivers Involved In Accidents Involving Injury or Death or Property Damage; duty to report". The text of 63-3-411 could not be read on an official page, so whether it requires a driver-filed written report (rather than notice to police) is not confirmed.
- When to call police (Miss. Code 63-3-411): www.dps.ms.gov/sites/dps/files/StatutesbyDescription_20191104_0.pdf
DPS statute listing (official): "63-3-411 Misdemeanor Drivers Involved In Accidents Involving Injury or Death or Property Damage; duty to report". Justia's heading for the same section (unofficial): "Duties of drivers involved in accidents involving injury or death or property damage of $500 or more to report accidents".
Read October 2, 2026. Laws and fees change; the linked page is the authority.