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For a crash the Lexington Police Department investigated, its page says: “Collision reports are available online through BuyCrash.” “Collision reports can be obtained in person at Lexington Police Headquarters, 150 E. Main St., Lexington, KY 40507.”
Getting the crash report in Lexington
- Agency: Lexington Police Department, Central Records Unit
- Its crash-report page: Traffic collision reports | City of Lexington, Kentucky
- Who can get a copy: “Only individuals involved in a collision may obtain a report pertaining to that incident.”
- Online: “Collision reports are available online through BuyCrash.”
- You need: “Use “Lexington Police Department” as the jurisdiction.”
- Fee: “To obtain a report online, there is a fee of $10 per report.”
- You need: “To get a report you will need the following information:”
- “Last name of the owner/driver of the vehicle”
- “Report date”
- You also need: “And one of the following:”
- “Case number (local code number is 10 digits) or”
- “The reporting officer's badge number (five digits) or”
- “Driver's license number of involved person”
- In person: “Collision reports can be obtained in person at Lexington Police Headquarters, 150 E. Main St., Lexington, KY 40507.”
- Fee: “To obtain a report in person, there is a fee of $10 per report.”
- You need: “To get a report in person, you will need the following information:”
- “Case number”
- “Name of driver/owner”
- “Location of collision”
- “Date of collision”
- “Photo ID”
- Hours: “Hours Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.”
- By mail: “Requests for collision reports can be mailed to the Lexington Police Department.”
- Fee: “When requesting by mail, include the $5 fee for the report and a self-addressed stamped envelope.”
- You need: “To get a report by mail, you will need to the following information in your written request:”
- “Case number”
- “Name of driver/owner”
- “Location of collision”
- “Date of collision”
- “Photo ID”
- Mail to: “Lexington Police Department Central Records 150 E. Main St. Lexington, KY 40507”
- When it is ready: “Collision reports on open cases may be received five days after the report is filed.”
- Online portal: BuyCrash. Not a government site. The city's page links to it.
Sources: Traffic collision reports | City of Lexington, Kentucky; Title 502 Chapter 15 Regulation 010 • Kentucky Administrative Regulations • Legislative Research Commission (apps.legislature.ky.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 Lexington, 2020-2024
- Fatal crashes: 179
- Deaths: 192
- Roads with the most fatal crashes: New Circle Rd (State Route 4 / State Route 0004) (16), I-75 (12), Winchester Rd (US-60) (11)
- Lexington, KY injury guide: the deadliest roads, the court and the deadlines
- Fatal crashes in Lexington: deadliest roads, 2020-2024
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File; fatal crashes coded to Lexington.