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How to Get a Crash Report in Minneapolis, MN

How to get a crash report in Minneapolis, MN: how to request a copy, who can get one and the fees, quoted from official pages.

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How do I get a crash report in Minneapolis?

For a crash the Minneapolis Police Department investigated, its pages say: “Electronically: Go to the Open City Portal and select the link to “Accident Reports.” Attach this or another authorization form, copies of ID and required documents to the request as you submit it.” (Accident report identity verfication form (PDF)) “We can complete the following in person requests: A copy of an accident report You will need a valid ID and authorization.” (Police Public Service Counter - City of Minneapolis)

Getting the crash report in Minneapolis

  • Agency: Minneapolis Police Department, Records Information Unit
  • Its crash-report page: Accident Reports - City of Minneapolis
  • Who can get a copy: “The following people may request an accident report:” (Accident report request form - City of Minneapolis)
    • “A person who was in the accident (or their lawyer or insurance company)”
    • “The representative, trustee, surviving spouse or next of kin of a person who died in the accident (or their lawyer or insurance company)”
    • “A person who was injured in or lost money because of the accident (or their lawyer or insurance company)”
  • Online: “Electronically: Go to the Open City Portal and select the link to “Accident Reports.” Attach this or another authorization form, copies of ID and required documents to the request as you submit it.” (Accident report identity verfication form (PDF))
    • Steps: “If you are in a car accident in Minneapolis, you can request a copy of the accident report.”
      • “To make sure the report is available, contact us”
      • “Step 1: Complete an accident request form”
      • “Step 2: Submit the request online”
  • In person: “We can complete the following in person requests: A copy of an accident report You will need a valid ID and authorization.” (Police Public Service Counter - City of Minneapolis)
  • You need (online and in person): “When you request a complete report, you will need to show proof of your identity and role. Your request cannot be processed without the accompanying proof of identity or authorization.” (Accident report identity verfication form (PDF))
  • You need (online and in person): “You may present the required proof of identity to a notary public and provide a notarized form instead of sending copies of your identification.” (Accident report identity verfication form (PDF))
  • If someone died in the crash (online and in person): “My relationship is to a deceased person involved in the accident:” (Accident report identity verfication form (PDF))
    • “1. Proof of Identity: present a government issued ID in-person, send a legible copy, or have this form notarized.”
    • “2. Proof of death: present in-person or send a copy”
    • “3. Proof of estate representation or trustee relationship (if applicable): present in-person or send a copy”
  • Form (online and in person): “You can request an accident report from the police using our form.” (Accident report request form - City of Minneapolis)
  • Fee (online and in person): “We do not charge for individual accident reports.”
  • Also on the page: the Records Information Unit's contact details, which the page gives for making sure the report is available: phone 612-673-2961 (phone hours 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday) and email Police-RecordsInformationUnit@minneapolismn.gov; the Records Information Unit's office hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday). See the page for how and what each needs.
  • Exception: “We only process police data requests for the City of Minneapolis. We do not handle requests for other law enforcement agency's data.” (Police Public Service Counter - City of Minneapolis)
  • Online portal: Open City portal (OpenCity, City of Minneapolis). Run by City of Minneapolis. The city's page links to it.

Sources: Accident Reports - City of Minneapolis; Accident report request form - City of Minneapolis; Accident report identity verfication form (PDF); Police Public Service Counter - City of Minneapolis; Request a crash report | Minnesota Department of Public Safety (dps.mn.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 Minneapolis, 2020-2024

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

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