How to get a car accident report in Missouri

Step by step

1. Identify the investigating agency. Determine whether the Missouri State Highway Patrol worked the crash or a local city police department or county sheriff did — that decides where you request. MSHP does not work crashes inside city limits unless the local department asks it to.
2. Wait about 10 days. Allow at least 10 working days from the date of the crash for the officer's report to be finalized and reach the Patrol Records Division before requesting.
3. Submit the request to MSHP. For MSHP-investigated crashes, open the MSHP Public Records Center at https://mshp.govqa.us and submit a Traffic Crash Report records request, or mail the request form to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Patrol Records Division, P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Attn: Traffic Crash Reports.
4. Provide the crash details. Enter the names of the drivers/parties involved, the date of the crash, the county or city where it happened, and the MSHP report number if you have it.
5. Pay the $6.00 fee. Pay $6.00 per report — online during the request, or by check or money order made payable to 'DPS - Missouri State Highway Patrol' if mailing (no cash).
6. Receive and review the report. Get the official Missouri Uniform Crash Report, review it for errors, and use it for your insurance claim.

State police / highway patrol crashes

For a Missouri State Highway Patrol / Highway Patrol crash: wait ~10 working days, then either (a) submit a Traffic Crash Report request through the MSHP Public Records Center at https://mshp.govqa.us and pay the $6.00 fee online, or (b) mail the records request form with a $6.00 check or money order payable to 'DPS - Missouri State Highway Patrol' to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Patrol Records Division, P.O. Box 568, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Attn: Traffic Crash Reports. Requests may also be made to any of the Patrol's nine troop headquarters or the Traffic Division at General Headquarters, (573) 526-6113.

Crashes handled by local police or sheriffs

Crashes worked by a local city police department or county sheriff are NOT provided through the MSHP portal — MSHP explicitly refers those requests to the investigating local agency ('Requests for report copies relating to crashes investigated by local police agencies are referred to the local agency'). Go directly to that agency's records unit. Larger Missouri municipal and county agencies (e.g., major-metro departments) commonly distribute crash reports through LexisNexis BuyCrash (crashdocs.org) or their own online records portals; smaller agencies take mail, in-person, or phone requests. All agencies file the Missouri Uniform Crash Report with the MSHP Patrol Records Division (statewide repository), but the public copy is obtained from the agency that worked the crash.

Missouri agencies (89)

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

• Andrew County Sheriffs Office
• Arnold Police Department
• Audrain County Sheriff Office
• Bellefontaine Neighbors Police Department
• Bethany Police Department
• Boonville Police Department
• Branson Police Department
• Breckenridge Hills Police Department
• Brentwood Police Department
• Buckner Police Department
• Butler Police Department
• Cape Girardeau Police Department
• Carterville Police Department
• Carthage Police Department
• Cassville Police Department
• Cedar County Sheriff
• Clay County Sheriff
• Clayton Police Department
• Clever Police Department
• Cooper County Sheriff
• Cottleville Police Department
• Creve Coeur Police Department
• Crystal City Police Department
• Dade County Sheriff
• Dexter Police Department
• El Dorado Springs Police Department
• Eldon Police Department
• Ellisville Police Department
• Eureka Police Department
• Excelsior Springs Police Department
• Fair Grove Police Department
• Florissant Police Department
• Foristell Police Department
• Fredericktown Police Department
• Gladstone Public Safety Department
• Grandview Police Department
• Greenwood Police Department
• Hazelwood Police Department
• Henry County Sheriff
• Hillsboro Police Department
• Independence Police Department
• Jackson County Sheriff'S Office Mo
• Jackson Police Department
• Kansas City Police Department
• Kimberling City Police Department
• Kirkwood Police Department
• Lake Ozark Police Department
• Lake St. Louis Police Department
• Lees Summit Police Department
• Licking Police Department
• Macon Police Department Mo
• Manchester Police Department
• Maryville Public Safety Department
• Mexico Public Safety Department
• Miner Police Department
• Moberly Police Department
• Neosho Police Department
• Normandy Police Department
• North Kansas City Police Department
• Oak Grove Police Department
• Oakland Police Department
• Osage Beach Police Department
• Overland Police Department
• Ozark Police Department
• Pevely Police Department
• Platte City Police Department
• Pleasant Valley Police Department
• Poplar Bluff Police Department
• Richmond Heights Police Department
• Richmond Police Department Mo
• Riverside Police Department
• Rolla Police Department
• Sikeston Department of Public Safety
• Smithville Police Department
• Springfield Police Department
• St. Ann Police Department
• St. Clair Police Department Mo
• St. James Police Department
• St. John Police Department Mo
• St. Joseph Police Department Mo
• St. Robert Police Department
• Sugar Creek Police Department
• Sullivan Police Department
• Town and Country Police Department
• University of Missouri Police Department
• Washington Police Department
• Webster Groves Police Department
• Wentzville Police Department
• Wright City Police Department

After you get the report

Use the official Missouri Uniform Crash Report to support your insurance claim — it documents the parties, vehicles, location, and the officer's account and diagram. Review it for accuracy: under the MSHP FAQ, any party involved in the crash (or their attorney) can contact the troop headquarters of the investigating officer to question or correct any part of the report.