You can take advantage of the free online crash report information center available at AccidentReports.com and locate your collision report instantly.
You can also obtain your report through the Los Angeles Police Department, the governmental agency responsible for maintaining and disbursing reports and certain types of civil records. The department provides access to records in a couple of ways.
In-Person
For this type of request, you can visit the police station and fill out a public record request form.
The station is located at:
Los Angeles Central Community Police Station
251 E 6th St, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Business hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
During this time, you must provide valid forms of identification, and pay the required fee.
By Mail
You can request your Los Angeles police report by mail from the Department Records Unit.
The request must be sent to:
Los Angeles Police Department, Document Processing Unit
P.O. Box 30158
Los Angeles, CA 90030.
Before you mail in your request, visit the LAPD website to download the Traffic Collision Request Report. You must include your mailing address, email address, a copy of valid identification, and payment with your written request. For mail requests, reports will cost $3 per copy.
Acceptable forms of payment for this type of request include personal checks, which should be made payable to the Los Angeles Police Department.