How to get a car accident report in Arizona

Arizona provides state-police crash reports through AZDPS Public Services Portal (PSP). Crashes handled by local police or county sheriffs are requested from the responding agency (listed below).

Official source

AZDPS Public Services Portal (PSP)

Official Arizona crash-report source — $9.00 (email or portal download; or first 9 pages by U.S. mail, then $0.10 per additional page; CD $15.00). No personal checks; credit cards accepted only in the portal after creating an account.. State-police crashes; locals request from the responding agency.

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Source: Arizona — AZDPS Public Services Portal (PSP). Checked 2026-07-24. Details can change — always confirm with the official source.

Step by step

Identify the investigating agency. Figure out who worked the crash. If it happened on an Interstate or a state highway (Arizona DPS State Troopers) or was a minor crash you self-reported via the Citizen's Report of a Collision tool, use the state DPS portal below. If it was on a city street, town road, or county road, DPS does NOT have it — go to that local police department or county sheriff instead.
Wait for the report to be filed. DPS Troopers submit completed reports to the Department Records Unit within about 14 days of the crash. Wait roughly two weeks before requesting; you can confirm availability by calling (602) 223-2230 or (602) 223-2236.
Create a Public Services Portal account. Go to psp.azdps.gov (the AZDPS Public Services Portal), create a free account, and select "Request a Report or Records."
Enter your crash details. Provide the DPS incident number (starts with a capital "I" followed by 8 digits) for the fastest automated processing, or enter the involved parties' names, the crash date, and the location. Requesters who are a party, owner, insurer, or attorney can get the unredacted report; others receive a redacted copy. Do not request for commercial solicitation.
Pay the $9 fee and receive the report. Pay $9.00 by credit card in the portal. Reports are delivered by email/portal download (or mail/fax/CD for higher fees). Requests from entitled parties are auto-processed and generally fulfilled within about 48 hours.

State police / highway patrol crashes

For a crash investigated by Arizona DPS State Troopers (Interstate or state highway) — or a minor collision you self-reported through the Citizen's Report of a Collision tool — request the report through the AZDPS Public Services Portal at https://psp.azdps.gov: create an account, choose \"Request a Report or Records,\" enter the incident number (\"I\" + 8 digits) or party/date/location details, and pay the $9 fee. Alternatively, contact the DPS Department/Public Records Unit at (602) 223-2230 or (602) 223-2236, or request in person/by mail at the Public Services Center, 2222 W. Encanto Blvd., Phoenix, AZ 85009. (Note: Arizona DPS is the state's highway patrol; Arizona has no separately named \"State Police.\")

Crashes handled by local police or sheriffs

DPS does not hold reports written by local agencies — crashes on city, town, or county roads are handled by the investigating agency (municipal PD, county sheriff, or town marshal). Routing varies by agency: many use LexisNexis BuyCrash (buycrash.lexisnexisrisk.com / BuyCrash.com, about $5 per report plus a convenience fee) — e.g., Scottsdale PD, Surprise PD, and the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office. The largest cities run their own records portals: Phoenix PD via phxpublicsafety.phoenix.gov (~$9), and Tucson PD and Mesa PD through their own records units. So: identify the investigating agency, then use its BuyCrash listing (search state=AZ) or its own public-records portal.

Arizona agencies (29)

Pick the agency that responded to your crash for its exact request process:

After you get the report

Hand the report to your auto-insurance claim — the report/incident number, the Trooper's or officer's narrative and diagram, and any citation issued are what carriers use to assign fault and liability. Read it closely for errors: misspelled names, wrong plate/VIN, wrong date or location, incorrect direction of travel, or a mistaken fault/contributing-factor code. If something is wrong, ask the investigating agency for a supplement or correction before the error hardens into the insurance record. Remember the redacted-vs-unredacted distinction: parties, vehicle owners, their reps, insurers, and attorneys/PIs are entitled to the full unredacted report, while the general public gets a redacted copy.