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For a crash the Long Beach Police Department investigated, its page says: “Submit the completed form either by mail or by hand delivery to: Long Beach Police Department ATTN: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DIVISION 400 West Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802”
Getting the crash report in Long Beach
- Agency: Long Beach Police Department, Information Management Division
- Its crash-report page: Request a Police Report
- Who can get a copy: “Traffic collision reports are normally released to persons of proper interest per CID §20012. Attorneys representing involved parties must submit a signed authorization of the individual represented and insurance companies must include a policy or claim number on this application form.” (report receipt single sided fillable pd 10 2025)
- By mail or in person: “Submit the completed form either by mail or by hand delivery to: Long Beach Police Department ATTN: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DIVISION 400 West Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802”
- You need: “This form must be filled out completely and signed.” (report receipt single sided fillable pd 10 2025) “If requested by mail, please provide a copy of your photo identification.”
- Form: “Use this form to request all types of police reports, including traffic collision reports.” (report receipt single sided fillable pd 10 2025)
- Address: “Completed applications and checks should be mailed to: Long Beach Police Department Information Management Division 400 West Broadway Long Beach, CA 90802” (report receipt single sided fillable pd 10 2025)
- Fee: “If mailing in a request, only checks or money orders are accepted.”
- Fee: “If submitting a request in-person, cash, checks, money orders, debit/credit cards (except Discover and American Express) are accepted.”
- Fee, the city's pages differ: “The Long Beach Police Department charges a non-refundable $30 fee for processing each application for release of a police report. This fee will be charged to process all types of reports: incident reports, arrest reports, traffic collision reports, and information-only reports. Victims of crimes will be exempt from the report request fee.” “The Long Beach Police Department charges a non-refundable $29 fee for processing each application for release of a police report.” (report receipt single sided fillable pd 10 2025)
- Exception: “The Information Management Division will submit applications for release of reports involving a fatality, felony hit-and-run, or city property damage to the Collision Investigation Detail (CID). The report will be mailed once CID has reviewed the application and approved the report for release.” (report receipt single sided fillable pd 10 2025)
- When it is ready: “The processing time for your report will vary depending on the incident and may take up to about six months.”
Sources: Request a Police Report; report receipt single sided fillable pd 10 2025; FAQ (chp.ca.gov). Checked November 4, 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 Long Beach, 2020-2024
- Fatal crashes: 200
- Deaths: 209
- Roads with the most fatal crashes: I-710 (29), Pacific Coast Hwy (State Route 1) (17), I-405 (14)
- Long Beach, CA injury guide: the deadliest roads, the court and the deadlines
- Fatal crashes in Long Beach: deadliest roads, 2020-2024
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File; fatal crashes coded to Long Beach.