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For a crash the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department investigated, its pages say: “Police reports for vehicle crashes in Nashville can now be obtained online via the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security at PurchaseTNCrash.gov.” “Crash reports can be purchased by mail request, at the records counter (refer to fee schedule), or online.” (Police Department Central Records Division | Nashville.gov)
Getting the crash report in Nashville
- Agency: Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Central Records Division
- Its crash-report page: Get Crash Report Online | Nashville.gov
- Who can get a copy: “A person accessing a crash report through PurchaseTNCrash.gov must certify that they were involved in the crash, have interest in property involved in the crash, or are a legal or insurance representative of a party involved in the crash.”
- Online: “Police reports for vehicle crashes in Nashville can now be obtained online via the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security at PurchaseTNCrash.gov.”
- You need: “Reports can be accessed online via search by entering the date of the crash.” “New users must subscribe to this service.” (Obtaining a Crash Report (apps.tn.gov))
- Fee: “1. Go Online” (Obtaining a Crash Report (apps.tn.gov))
- “Cost: $10.00 - credit card (Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover) You cannot use a prepaid card”
- In person, by mail or online: “Crash reports can be purchased by mail request, at the records counter (refer to fee schedule), or online.” (Police Department Central Records Division | Nashville.gov)
- You need: “A Photo ID is required for all records requests.” (Police Department Central Records Division | Nashville.gov) “If requesting via postal mail, you will need to complete the MNPDPublicRecordsPolicyandRequestForm. You will be required to send in your state issued photo ID along with the form when mailing the MNPD Public Records Policy and Request Form.” (Police Department Central Records Division | Nashville.gov)
- Address: “Records may also be requested by postal mail or in person to MNPD Central Records Department. Central Records is located at 811 Anderson Ln Suite 100 in Madison, TN 37115.” (Police Department Central Records Division | Nashville.gov)
- Hours: “Public Counter Hours are Monday - Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.” (Police Department Central Records Division | Nashville.gov)
- Fee: “All reports are charged per page based on the Mayor's Executive Order Number 35.” (Fee Schedule for Police Reports | Nashville.gov)
- “Full Accident”
- “Minor Accident”
- “CAD Report”
- “Incident Report”
- Fee: “Mayor’s Executive Order charges are as follows:” (Fee Schedule for Police Reports | Nashville.gov)
- “All black and white copies will be $0.15 per page”
- “All color copies will be $0.50 per page”
- “All request completed electronically will be free of charge unless a labor fee is required.”
- “All requests made in person, by mail, or email will have a labor fee charged after one (1) hour is spent producing the requested material.”
- Forms: “As of July 1, 2019, the Tennessee Legislature has amended the definition of personally identifying information of any person named in any motor vehicle accident report. Details are available within Tennessee Code Annotated § 10-7-504 (a) (31).” (Police Department Central Records Division | Nashville.gov)
- “Consent Form to Release Accident Report – Individual”
- “Consent Form to Release Accident Report – Third Party”
- “Consent Form to Release Accident Report – Attorney Certification”
- Fee: “U.S. Personal or cashier's check, or money order accepted by mail. Please do not send cash.” (Fee Schedule for Police Reports | Nashville.gov)
- Also on the page: online requests to MNPD itself through the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Public Portal at mnpd.justfoia.com (a JustFOIA site), which the word online in the Central Records Division page's crash-report sentence links to; it is not PurchaseTNCrash.gov; what the three consent forms are for: each is a letter asking MNPD for a copy of the accident report with no redactions, from the person named on the report authorizing someone else (the signature must be notarized), from an insurance company's third-party agent, or from the attorney of a party named in the report. See the page for how and what each needs.
- Exception: “Self-reported crashes submitted to our Report Minor Vehicle Crash online portal are not found PurchaseTNCrash.gov.”
- Online portal: PurchaseTNCrash.gov (Obtaining a Crash Report). Run by Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security. The city's page links to it.
- Tennessee Highway Patrol: “If the crash was investigated by the Tennessee Highway Patrol: Any driver/owner/passenger or their agent or legal representative may purchase a copy of the Crash Report for a fee of $4.00. The reports are available approximately 7 days after the date of the crash at the THP District Office. This can be purchased through the mail, or by visiting their office in person.” (Obtaining a Crash Report (apps.tn.gov))
Sources: Get Crash Report Online | Nashville.gov; Obtaining a Crash Report (apps.tn.gov); Police Department Central Records Division | Nashville.gov; Fee Schedule for Police Reports | Nashville.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 Nashville, 2020-2024
- Fatal crashes: 508
- Deaths: 544
- Roads with the most fatal crashes: I-24 (44), I-40 (38), I-65 (30)
- Nashville, TN injury guide: the deadliest roads, the court and the deadlines
- Fatal crashes in Nashville: deadliest roads, 2020-2024
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020-2023 Final File and 2024 Annual Report File; fatal crashes coded to Nashville.