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How to get a crash report from the Portland Police Bureau

The Portland Police Bureau sells crash reports at portland.gov. Cost: $2.00 per incident for a police report, plus actual staff time beyond the first 30 minutes (City of Portland public records fee schedule effective July 1, 2025). The City's page lists an average of 11 business days to complete Police Records requests (past three months, as shown 2026-10-02). If you received a Traffic Crash Exchange Report, wait at least 72 hours before asking Records for the case number.

From the Portland Police Bureau's own pages, checked October 2, 2026

Requesting the report

Coverscrashes inside Portland city limits where a PPB officer filed a police report
Request onlineportland.gov
Cost$2.00 per incident for a police report, plus actual staff time beyond the first 30 minutes (City of Portland public records fee schedule effective July 1, 2025)
Usually readyThe City's page lists an average of 11 business days to complete Police Records requests (past three months, as shown 2026-10-02). If you received a Traffic Crash Exchange Report, wait at least 72 hours before asking Records for the case number.
What you needOnly a driver involved in a collision where an officer filed a police report may obtain a copy through the Traffic Division's instructions. By mail include the Uniform Public Records Request Form with a check or money order payable to 'TREASURER, CITY OF PORTLAND'. The City does not accept records requests by phone or email.
By mailPortland Police Bureau, Records Division, 1111 SW 2nd Avenue, Room 1126, Portland, Oregon 97204, with the Uniform Public Records Request Form and a check or money order payable to TREASURER, CITY OF PORTLAND.
Phone503-823-0043 (Police Records Division, per the Traffic Division page); 503-823-0041 automated information line; 503-823-0756 Public Records Unit

Need a different police report (theft, incident)? All police reports and records go through the Portland public records request portal; name record / background check is $2.00 per individual..

Fatal crashes in Portland

310 people died in 288 crashes in Portland from 2020 through 2024 (NHTSA FARS), more of them on I-5 than on any other road. In 2024, 60 were killed, 7% more than in 2020.

Map, roads and hours for Portland

After you have the report

  1. Get the crash report

    How to get an Oregon crash report

  2. Know your deadline

    Oregon gives you two years to file a personal injury lawsuit (Or. Rev. Stat. § 12.110(1)). If a city, county or state vehicle was involved: Notice of claim to a public body must be given within 180 days after the loss or injury (one year for wrongful death), or the action is barred.

    Work out your date

  3. Who pays

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

    Oregon car accident laws

  4. If you were partly at fault

    You can recover if your fault is not greater than the combined fault of the others (50% or less), with your award reduced by your share; above 50% you recover nothing.

    The rule and its statute

  5. The other driver’s minimum coverage

    The legal minimum liability coverage in Oregon is $25,000 per injured person, $50,000 per crash and $20,000 for property (25/50/20).

    Every state’s minimums

Check your deadline and a rough claim range

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

Check my deadline Estimate my claim

Questions

How much is a crash report from the Portland Police Bureau?

$2.00 per incident for a police report, plus actual staff time beyond the first 30 minutes (City of Portland public records fee schedule effective July 1, 2025).

How long does it take to get a Portland crash report?

The City's page lists an average of 11 business days to complete Police Records requests (past three months, as shown 2026-10-02). If you received a Traffic Crash Exchange Report, wait at least 72 hours before asking Records for the case number.

Can I get my Portland crash report online?

Yes, at portland.gov. You need: Only a driver involved in a collision where an officer filed a police report may obtain a copy through the Traffic Division's instructions. By mail include the Uniform Public Records Request Form with a check or money order payable to 'TREASURER, CITY OF PORTLAND'. The City does not accept records requests by phone or email.

Sources

  1. Portland Police Bureau crash reports: www.portland.gov/police/divisions/records
    PPB Records Division: "To submit a public records request visit City of Portland Records Requests." "The Records Division no longer has a public counter for in-person service." "Information on how to submit a public records request or get a copy of your police report, call the automated information line 503-823-0041." "Please note, as per City rule ARA 8.03 the City in general will not accept records requests via phone or email." Traffic Division: "How can I obtain a copy of a traffic collision report? Any driver involved in a motor vehicle collision where an Officer filed a Police Report, may…
  2. Request portal: www.portland.gov/public-records (City of Portland Public Records Request Portal;
  3. Other police reports: www.portland.gov/public-records

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