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How to Get a Crash Report in Tucson, AZ

How to get a crash report in Tucson, AZ: how to request a copy, who can get one and the fees, quoted from the Tucson Police Department's own pages.

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How do I get a crash report in Tucson?

For a crash the Tucson Police Department investigated, its page says: “Collision reports are stored electronically in a secure database and are available for purchase at Crashdocs.” “Submit your completed form via email to tpdpublicrecords@tucsonaz.gov.”

Getting the crash report in Tucson

  • Agency: Tucson Police Department, Records Section
  • Its crash-report page: Request Tucson Police Public Records City of Tucson
  • 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: “Collision reports are stored electronically in a secure database and are available for purchase at Crashdocs.”
  • By email: “Submit your completed form via email to tpdpublicrecords@tucsonaz.gov.”
    • Fee: “An invoice will be emailed to you after your request is received. Do not pay before receiving an invoice.”
  • By mail: “Submit your completed form via mail to: Tucson Police Department Records Section 270 S Stone Ave Tucson, AZ 85701-1917”
    • Fee: “An invoice will be mailed to you after your request is received. Do not pay before receiving an invoice.”
  • Form (by email and by mail): “Tucson Police Department Records Request Form Information you provide will assist the TPD Records Section in fulfilling your request.” (tpd records request form (PDF))
  • You need (by email and by mail): “I certify under penalty of perjury that the requested record(s) will not be used for commercial purposes as defined in A.R.S. § 39-121.03.” (tpd records request form (PDF))
  • Fee (by email and by mail): “Case/Collision $5.00 per report plus $0.25 per page after 15 pages.” (tpd records request form (PDF))
  • Fee (by email and by mail): “Checks and money orders should be made payable to "City of Tucson" and mailed with a copy of the invoice to: Tucson Police Department Records Section 270 S Stone Ave Tucson, AZ 85701-1917”
  • Exception: “Some information may be protected by law and not releasable.” (tpd records request form (PDF))
  • Online portal: CRASHDOCS.org. 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: Request Tucson Police Public Records City of Tucson; 28-667 - Written accident report; definition (azleg.gov); tpd records request form (PDF); 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 Tucson, 2020-2024

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File; fatal crashes coded to Tucson.

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