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For a crash the Sacramento Police Department investigated, its page says: “Motor vehicle accident reports, written by SPD officers may be available for purchase online.” “Motor vehicle accident reports, written by the Sacramento Police Department, are available for purchase online or by mail.”
Getting the crash report in Sacramento
- Agency: Sacramento Police Department, Records Division
- Its crash-report page: Request a Police Report | City of Sacramento
- Who can get a copy: “Traffic reports can be released to authorized persons such as the victim, the victim's representative, or as provided in Section 20012 of the California Vehicle Code.”
- Online: “Motor vehicle accident reports, written by SPD officers may be available for purchase online.”
- Fee: “Cost of an online report is $5.00.”
- When it is ready: “Reports are typically available five to ten days from the date of the accident. If your report is not available after ten days, please contact Records at 916-808-0620.”
- By mail: “Motor vehicle accident reports, written by the Sacramento Police Department, are available for purchase online or by mail.”
- You need: “To request a copy of an accident report by mail, please provide:”
- “The type of report - Traffic.”
- “A report number, if known.”
- “The date and location (address and/or cross-streets) of occurrence.”
- “The party/parties involved in the collision and their addresses, if known.”
- “The vehicle license number, when applicable.”
- “The insurance policy number if the requestor is an insurance company.”
- “A release from an involved party if the request is from an attorney.”
- “Authorizing documentation e.g., power of attorney, death certificate, or birth certificate, if the request is from an interested party other than a listed victim”
- Mail to: “Sacramento Police Department Attn: Records Report Requests 5770 Freeport Blvd., Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95822”
- You need: “To request a copy of an accident report by mail, please provide:”
- Exception: “Some accident reports may not be available online as a result of the following: A Sacramento Police officer did not respond to the scene of the accident. The accident occurred on private property. There were serious injuries and/or a fatality as a result of the accident. The accident was a hit and run.”
- Exception: “The Sacramento Police Department reserves the right to further restrict the availability of online accident reports.”
- Exception: “Traffic Accident Reports - Copies of the entire report may be released unless the report indicates Hit and Run or Fatal. In those cases, the report will only be released after approval of the Traffic Section or after 90 days has elapsed.”
- Exception: “Police reports are not released to arrested individuals and/or suspects. These individuals may obtain reports through their legal representatives through the discovery and/or subpoena process.”
- Online portal: BuyCrash. Not a government site. The city's page links to it.
Sources: Request a Police Report | City of Sacramento; 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 Sacramento, 2020-2024
- Fatal crashes: 298
- Deaths: 314
- Roads with the most fatal crashes: I-5 (33), State Route 99 (19), US-50 (18)
- Sacramento, CA injury guide: the deadliest roads, the court and the deadlines
- Fatal crashes in Sacramento: deadliest roads, 2020-2024
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File; fatal crashes coded to Sacramento.