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How to get a car accident report in Washington

Washington provides crash reports statewide through WRECR — Washington Requests for Electronic Collision Records (WSP Collision Records Section) — including crashes handled by local police and county sheriffs.

Official source

WRECR — Washington Requests for Electronic Collision Records (WSP Collision Records Section)

Official Washington crash-report source — $10.50 per report (set by WSP under RCW 46.52.085). Covers agencies statewide.

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Source: Washington — WRECR — Washington Requests for Electronic Collision Records (WSP Collision Records Section). Checked 2026-07-24. Details can change — always confirm with the official source.

Step by step

  1. Wait for the report to be filed. Allow up to 2-4 weeks after the crash for the investigating officer's Police Traffic Collision Report (PTCR) to reach the WSP Collision Records Section and become searchable in WRECR.
  2. Open the WRECR portal. Go to https://wrecr.wsp.wa.gov/wrecr/order and start a request. You need internet access and an email account so the report can be delivered to you electronically.
  3. Search for your collision. Enter the name of an involved party and the date of the collision, then select Search. Adding the report number or location narrows the results.
  4. Pay the fee and receive the report. Pay the $10.50 per-report fee (RCW 46.52.085) online. Entitled/interested parties receive a non-redacted copy; other requesters receive a redacted copy.
  5. Use mail or in-person as a fallback. If you prefer not to use the portal, mail the Request for Copy of Collision Report form to WSP Collision Records Section, P.O. Box 42628, Olympia, WA 98504-2628, or visit 106 11th Ave SW, Suite 1300, Olympia by appointment.

State police / highway patrol crashes

Washington State Patrol (WSP) is the state police here. WSP-investigated crash reports go through the exact same WRECR portal used for all agencies: request online at https://wrecr.wsp.wa.gov/wrecr/order by entering an involved party's name and the collision date, pay $10.50, and receive the report by email (typically available 2-4 weeks after the crash). Mail-in (WSP Collision Records Section, P.O. Box 42628, Olympia, WA 98504-2628) and by-appointment in-person requests are also accepted.

Crashes handled by local police or sheriffs

Washington runs a single statewide repository. Under RCW 46.52.060 the Chief of the WSP files and tabulates ALL collision reports, so crashes investigated by local city police and county sheriffs are forwarded to the WSP Collision Records Section and become available through the same WRECR portal (https://wrecr.wsp.wa.gov/wrecr/order) at the same $10.50 fee. Because forwarding/processing can take 2-4 weeks, if the report is not yet in WRECR — or you need it sooner — request it directly from the investigating agency's records unit (e.g., the city police department or county sheriff that responded). Some large agencies (such as Seattle PD) also fulfill collision-report requests through their own public-records request channel.

Washington agencies (15)

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

After you get the report

Once you have the report, review it for accuracy (names, insurance/policy details, vehicle and license info, date/time/location, diagram, and officer's narrative/fault notes) and contact the investigating agency in writing to correct any factual errors. Provide a copy to your auto-insurance claim and, if injuries or disputed fault are involved, to your attorney. Keep in mind non-entitled requesters receive a redacted copy, so an involved party should request as an entitled party to obtain the full unredacted report.