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How to get a crash report from the Kansas City Missouri Police Department

The Kansas City Missouri Police Department sells crash reports through BuyCrash at buycrash.com. Cost: $9 per report.

From the Kansas City Missouri Police Department's own pages, checked October 2, 2026

Requesting the report

Coverscrashes inside Kansas City, Missouri worked by KCPD (Kansas City, Kansas is a different department)
Request onlinebuycrash.com
Cost$9 per report
What you needReport number, name and the date of the incident to retrieve the report.
Phone866-495-4206, x4 (BuyCrash technical help); KCPD Criminal Records Section 816-234-5100, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, for report case numbers

Need a different police report (theft, incident)? Other police reports: online through Request A Report (https://secure.coplogic.com/rar/startrequest/200000962/), in person at any patrol division station with photo ID after calling 816-234-5100, or by mail to Criminal Records Section, 1125 Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106. Page says reports are available to the public 20 business days from the incident and mail turnaround has increased to 24 weeks (online 12-16 weeks)..

Fatal crashes in Kansas City

434 people died in 400 crashes in Kansas City from 2020 through 2024 (NHTSA FARS), more of them on I-435 than on any other road. In 2024, 81 were killed, 8% fewer than in 2020.

Map, roads and hours for Kansas City

After you have the report

  1. Get the crash report

    Statewide copies come from Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) Patrol Records Division, cost $6.00 per basic motor vehicle crash report (extra fees for certified copies, photos, reconstruction reports, CDs) and are usually ready 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..

    How to get a Missouri crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    Missouri gives you five years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120(4)).

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

    Missouri is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the crash, through their liability insurance, pays for the injuries and damage.

    Missouri car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    If you were partly at fault, your damages are reduced by your percentage of fault, and you can still recover even if you were mostly at fault.

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Missouri is $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per crash and $25,000 for property (25/50/25).

    Every state’s minimums

Check your deadline and a rough claim range

A filing date and a rough value range for Missouri. Both take under a minute.

Check my deadline Estimate my claim

Questions

How much is a crash report from the Kansas City Missouri Police Department?

$9 per report.

Can I get my Kansas City crash report online?

Yes, at buycrash.com. You need: Report number, name and the date of the incident to retrieve the report.

Sources

  1. Kansas City Missouri Police Department crash reports: kcpolice.org/about/services/report-and-video-requests/online-crash-reports/
    KCPD: "Traffic crash reports are available for purchase online through BuyCrash. You will need to have your report number, name and the date of the incident to retrieve the report. The cost is $9 per report. For technical assistance with the system, call 866-495-4206, x4." Report and Video Requests page: "How to obtain your case report number: Call the Records Section Criminal Records Section at 816-234-5100. The current hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday."
  2. Request portal: www.buycrash.com/
  3. Other police reports: kcpolice.org/about/services/report-and-video-requests/

Read October 2, 2026. Laws and fees change; the linked page is the authority.