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How to get a crash report from the New York City Police Department

The New York City Police Department sells crash reports at collisionreport.nypdonline.org. It may take up to seven business days from date of the incident for your report to be accessible on the portal.

From the New York City Police Department's own pages, checked October 2, 2026

Requesting the report

Coversmotor vehicle collisions inside New York City worked by the NYPD
Request onlinecollisionreport.nypdonline.org
Usually readyIt may take up to seven business days from date of the incident for your report to be accessible on the portal
What you needOnline portal covers collision reports taken after September 30, 2016. For a precinct request: two copies of the Request for Copy of Collision Record form (PD 301-165); by mail also a stamped self-addressed envelope and a photocopy of a current valid photo ID.
In personAt the NYPD precinct where the collision occurred (find precinct: https://www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-precinct.page), during the first 30 days from when the report was filed. Precinct hours are not stated.
By mailMail two completed copies of the Request for Copy of Collision Record, a stamped self-addressed 9 1/2 x 4 envelope and a photocopy of valid photo ID to the precinct of occurrence
Phone646-610-5000

After 30 days all requests go to the New York State DMV (form MV-198C): https://dmv.ny.gov/records/order-and-access-motor-vehicle-crash-accident-reports ; the DMV page lists $7.00 search fee plus $15.00 report fee online (or $10 search plus $15 report through the Records Request Navigator), and reports available at least 14 days after the crash for NYC electronic reports.

Need a different police report (theft, incident)? NYPD page for non-injury vehicle collisions (a Report of Motor Vehicle Crash MV-104 is filed with the DMV for insurance purposes)..

Fatal crashes in New York

1,137 people died in 1,082 crashes in New York from 2020 through 2024 (NHTSA FARS), more of them on I-278 than on any other road. In 2024, 209 were killed, 10% fewer than in 2020.

Map, roads and hours for New York

After you have the report

  1. Get the crash report

    How to get a New York crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    New York gives you three years to file a personal injury lawsuit (N.Y. C.P.L.R. § 214(5)). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: A notice of claim must be served on a public corporation (city, county, town, school district) within 90 days after the claim arises (for wrongful death, 90 days from appointment of the estate's representative); suit then must be brought within one year and 90 days.

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

    New York is a no-fault state: your own personal injury protection (PIP) pays first, with at least $50,000 required, and you can sue the other driver only past the state's threshold. Give your own auto insurer written notice of the accident as soon as you reasonably can and no later than 30 days after the crash, unless you can show clear and reasonable justification for being late.

    New York car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    For car-crash injury claims (actions subject to the no-fault law, Insurance Law Article 51), you recover nothing if your fault is greater than the other party's (51% or more), and otherwise your award is reduced by your share. This replaced New York's pure comparative rule for these claims in May 2026; other kinds of cases remain pure comparative under CPLR 1411(a).

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in New York is $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per crash and $10,000 for property (25/50/10).

    Every state’s minimums

Check your deadline and a rough claim range

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

Check my deadline Estimate my claim

Questions

How long does it take to get a New York City crash report?

It may take up to seven business days from date of the incident for your report to be accessible on the portal.

Can I get my New York City crash report online?

Yes, at collisionreport.nypdonline.org. You need: Online portal covers collision reports taken after September 30, 2016. For a precinct request: two copies of the Request for Copy of Collision Record form (PD 301-165); by mail also a stamped self-addressed envelope and a photocopy of a current valid photo ID.

Sources

  1. New York City Police Department crash reports: www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/services/vehicles-property/reports.page
    If your motor vehicle has been involved in an collision, you may request a copy of the report at the precinct where the collision occurred during the first 30 days from when the report was filed. You can download and complete two copies of the Police Collision Report (Request for Copy of Collision Record), and either mail them to the precinct of occurrence or drop them off in person at the precinct. You can also request a collision report online using the Collision Report Retrieval Portal. This online resource allows motorists to access collision reports taken after September 30, 2016. Please …
  2. Request portal: collisionreport.nypdonline.org/
  3. Other police reports: www.nyc.gov/site/nypd/services/vehicles-property/non-injury-vehicle-collisions.p

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