Safe Streets Map
Reports through October 3, 2026

How to get a police accident report in California

A crash report is kept by the agency that took it, usually the California Highway Patrol, a city's police or the county sheriff. Ask that agency for a copy. This page helps you find which one.

Safe Streets Map isn't a government agency or a law firm, and this page isn't legal advice. Who can get a report, the forms, the fees and the rules are set by each agency and can change, so follow the agency's own instructions.

Who took the report

If you have a report number, ask the agency that gave it to you. If not, where the crash happened is the best guide.

Of the 272,952 crashes reported in California so far in 2026:

  • California Highway Patrol151,164 · 55%
  • City police89,041 · 33%
  • County sheriffs24,406 · 9%
  • Other agencies8,341 · 3%

Outside city limits, the CHP took 79,248 of the 79,284 crashes reported this year. Inside a city, it depends on the city and the road.

Each city's page lists which agencies took this year's reports there: find your city.

Asking for a copy

CHP reports: the CHP takes requests online through its Crash Portal and at its Area offices. Its Request a Crash Report page explains who can ask, the form and the fee.

City police and sheriff reports: ask that agency's records unit. Its website explains how.

The DMV: a police report and a DMV report are separate, and the DMV may require drivers to report a crash themselves. See the DMV's page on collisions.

CHP Area offices

The 121 offices on the CHP's office list as of October 3, 2026, by division. Under each: the reports it took so far in 2026 and the cities most of them were in. Check the CHP's page for current phone numbers, addresses and hours before you call or go.

Border Division

Central Division

  • CHP Bakersfield2,930 reports
    (661) 396-6600 · 9855 Compagnoni Street Bakersfield, CA 93313
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (2,474), Bakersfield (394), Delano (37), Shafter (12)
  • CHP Buttonwillow492 reports
    (661) 679-0300 · 29449 Stockdale Hwy. Bakersfield, CA 93314
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (489), Bakersfield (1), Shafter (1), Taft (1)
  • CHP Chowchilla River1 reports
    (559) 663-6400 · 8820 South Highway 99 Le Grand, CA 95333
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (1)
  • CHP Coalinga373 reports
    (559) 935-2093 · 125 South Sixth Street Coalinga, CA 93210
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (368), Fresno (2), Avenal (1), Coalinga (1)
  • CHP Fort Tejon522 reports
    (661) 248-6655 · 1033 Lebec Rd. Lebec, CA 93243
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (519), Bakersfield (2), Los Angeles (1)
  • CHP Fresno3,588 reports
    (559) 705-2200 · 1380 E. Fortune Ave Fresno, CA 93725
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (2,344), Fresno (1,141), Selma (29), Clovis (23)
  • CHP Grapevine1 reports
    (661) 461-6130 · 32829 Interstate 5 Lebec, CA 93243
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (1)
  • CHP Hanford468 reports
    (559) 413-6020 · 1565 Glendale Ave. Hanford, CA 93230
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (458), Hanford (8), Lemoore (2)
  • CHP Los Banos656 reports
    706 West Pacheco Blvd Los Banos, CA 93635
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (629), Los Banos (15), Firebaugh (4), Dos Palos (3)
  • CHP Madera905 reports
    (559) 507-8120 · 3051 Airport Drive Madera, CA 93637
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (823), Madera (74), Chowchilla (6), Fresno (1)
  • CHP Mariposa79 reports
    (209) 966-3656 · 5264 Highway 49 Mariposa, CA 95338
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (79)
  • CHP Merced1,030 reports
    1500 Bell Drive Atwater, CA 95301
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (970), Merced (34), Atwater (19), Livingston (7)
  • CHP Modesto2,091 reports
    (209) 545-7440 · 4030 Kiernan Avenue Modesto, CA 95356
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (1,875), Modesto (127), Turlock (56), Ceres (28)
  • CHP Oakhurst338 reports
    (559) 658-6590 · 40500 Redbud Drive Oakhurst, CA 93644
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (326), Madera (12)
  • CHP Porterville544 reports
    (559) 784-7444 · 861 West Morton Avenue Porterville, CA 93257
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (521), Porterville (21), Lindsay (2)
  • CHP Sonora597 reports
    (209) 984-3944 · 18437 Fifth Avenue Jamestown, CA 95327
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (589), Sonora (8)
  • CHP Visalia1,824 reports
    (559) 839-2810 · 5025 W. Noble Avenue Visalia, CA 93277
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (1,705), Visalia (77), Tulare (41), Woodlake (1)

Coastal Division

Golden Gate Division

Inland Division

Northern Division

  • CHP Alturas84 reports
    (530) 708-9000 · 905 N. West C Street Alturas, CA 96101
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (84)
  • CHP Clear Lake495 reports
    (707) 281-5200 · 5700 Live Oak Drive Kelsyville, CA 95451
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (479), Lakeport (13), Clearlake (2), Saint Helena (1)
  • CHP Cottonwood1 reports
    (530) 377-8030 · 19340 N/B I-5 Cottonwood, CA 96022 19349 S/B I-5 Cottonwood, CA, 96022
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (1)
  • CHP Crescent City201 reports
    (707) 218-2000 · 1630 Summer Lane Crescent City, CA 95531
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (199), Crescent City (2)
  • CHP Dunsmuir Grade
    (530) 568-6010 · 1001 I-5 South Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
  • CHP Garberville208 reports
    (707) 932-6100 · 30 West Coast Road Redway, CA 95560
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (208)
  • CHP Humboldt550 reports
    (707) 713-6300 · 255 East Samoa Blvd. Arcata, CA 95521
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (508), Arcata (21), Eureka (15), Fortuna (3)
  • CHP Mt. Shasta157 reports
    (530) 568-6300 · 618 West Jessie Street Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (146), Weed (5), Mount Shasta (4), Dunsmuir (2)
  • CHP Quincy224 reports
    (530) 283-1100 · 86 W. Main Street Quincy, CA 95971
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (224)
  • CHP Red Bluff393 reports
    (530) 737-6746 · 2550 Main Street Red Bluff, CA 96080
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (354), Red Bluff (26), Tehama (7), Corning (6)
  • CHP Redding638 reports
    (530) 225-0500 · 2503 Cascade Blvd Redding, CA 96003
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (535), Redding (89), Anderson (10), Shasta Lake (4)
  • CHP Susanville249 reports
    (530) 252-1800 · 472-400 Diamond Crest Road Susanville, CA 96130
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (242), Susanville (5), Tehama (2)
  • CHP Trinity River132 reports
    (530) 623-3832 · 1511 Main Street Weaverville, CA 96093
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (132)
  • CHP Ukiah677 reports
    (707) 467-4420 · 540 South Orchard Avenue Ukiah, CA 95482
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (647), Ukiah (20), Fort Bragg (8), Willits (2)
  • CHP Williams202 reports
    (530) 473-6000 · 100 E Street Williams, CA 95987
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (200), Williams (2)
  • CHP Willows170 reports
    (530) 361-0900 · 464 N. Humboldt Avenue Willows, CA 95988
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (163), Willows (6), Orland (1)
  • CHP Yreka247 reports
    (530) 842-0530 · 1739 South Main Street Yreka, CA 96097
    Mostly in areas outside city limits (218), Yreka (19), Montague (5), Weed (2)

Southern Division

Valley Division

Common questions

How do I get a police accident report in California?
Ask the agency that took the report: usually the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the city's police or the county sheriff. Of the 272,952 crashes reported in California so far in 2026, the CHP took 55%, city police 33% and sheriffs 9%. Each agency explains how to request a copy on its own website.
Can I get a CHP accident report online?
The CHP has an online Crash Portal (crashes.chp.ca.gov) for requesting its crash reports. The CHP's Request a Crash Report page explains who can use it and the other ways to ask.
Do I also need to report a crash to the DMV?
Possibly: a police report and a DMV report are separate, and the DMV may require drivers to report a crash themselves. See the DMV's page on collisions for when and how.
Can Safe Streets Map look up my crash report?
No. The state's open crash data, which our pages are built from, has no names and no copies of reports. Ask the agency that took the report.

Safe Streets Map isn't a government agency or a law firm, and this page isn't legal advice. Who can get a report, the forms, the fees and the rules are set by each agency and can change, so follow the agency's own instructions. We can't look up or send a report: the state's open crash data has no names or report copies. Counts are this year's reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), by each report's agency code; reports arrive days to months after a crash, so recent weeks are still coming in. How the data works.