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How do I get a crash report in Mesa?
For a crash the Mesa Police Department investigated, its page says: “The Mesa Police Department has partnered with LexisNexis to provide our accident reports online for purchase.”
Getting the crash report in Mesa
- Agency: Mesa Police Department, Criminal Justice Information Division
- Its crash-report page: Criminal Justice Information Division - City of Mesa
- State release rule: “Except as otherwise provided by law, on request shall provide a copy of the unredacted report to the following: (a) A person who is involved in the accident or the owner of a vehicle involved in the accident or a representative of the person or owner.” (28-667 - Written accident report; definition (azleg.gov))
- Online: “The Mesa Police Department has partnered with LexisNexis to provide our accident reports online for purchase.”
- You need: “Require a Mesa Police Department departmental report number (DR#), date of accident and a valid credit card to access your report for a quick and easy download.”
- Fee: “Fees are $2.60 for involved parties if name on credit card matches a name on the accident report. For all other parties there is an additional convenience fee.”
- Also on the page: copies directly from the Mesa Police Department. See the page for how and what each needs.
- Exception: “Fatal traffic accident reports are not available online. These reports must be requested through the Mesa Police Department.”
- Exception: “Incident reports related to an accident report, such as a DUI, are not available online. These reports must be requested through the Mesa Police Department.”
- Exception: “Non-criminal accident reports are available online from February 24, 2009 to present.”
- Online portal: BuyCrash. Run by LexisNexis; not a government site. The city's page links to it.
- Arizona Department of Public Safety: “Records for collisions (accidents) that were investigated by State Troopers occurring on an Interstate or State Highway or minor vehicle collisions reported through the Citizen’s Report of a Collision reporting tool.” (Records Request | Department of Public Safety (azdps.gov))
Sources: Criminal Justice Information Division - City of Mesa; 28-667 - Written accident report; definition (azleg.gov); Records Request | Department of Public Safety (azdps.gov). Checked November 3, 2026; quotes are copied from those pages. Fees, forms and rules can change, so check the department's page before you send a request.
Fatal crashes in Mesa, 2020-2024
- Fatal crashes: 280
- Deaths: 297
- Roads with the most fatal crashes: US-60 (street name not recorded) (24), State Route 202 (13), E University Dr (11)
- Mesa, AZ injury guide: every road, the court and the deadlines
- Fatal crashes in Mesa: deadliest roads, 2020-2024
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File; fatal crashes coded to Mesa.