Maricopa County
In Phoenix, the Phoenix Police Department responds to crashes on city streets in Maricopa County. Move out of traffic if you can, call 911 for injuries, and get the other driver's name, insurance and plate. Photograph the intersection and the damage. Ask the officer for the report number before you leave. A free case check organizes it and a licensed attorney reviews it.
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Where this comes from
We checked these original sources on September 5, 2026. Each link opens the source so you can read it for yourself.
Original links
Arizona Public Services Portal records request
Citizen's Report of a Collision
Highway Patrol Division
Police Public Records and Services Bureau
Phoenix public safety records portal
Phoenix Police Department
Phoenix Police Department, Public Records and Services Bureau
City police keep the reports for crashes on Phoenix streets. Freeway crashes inside the city usually belong to the state instead, because the state says its troopers work the interstates and state highways.
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Phoenix takes report requests through its online public safety portal, and Traffic Crash is one of the choices you pick. If what you need is not on the portal, the department says to come to the Public Records and Services Bureau on West Washington Street or call it during business hours.
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Phoenix fills these requests under Arizona public records law, and the portal works well when you can name the record exactly. Have the date of the crash, the cross streets, the drivers' names and any report number. The city emails you when the request is done.
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If your crash was on I-10, I-17, Loop 101, Loop 202 or another freeway, a state trooper likely worked it. Ask the state Public Services Portal for that report, not the city portal, because the state keeps the reports its troopers write.
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If no officer came and you still need a city report, Phoenix Police say to call the line they list as Crime Stop. That is how you file a police report or have an officer dispatched. The department says it cannot take reports through email or its web form.
City of PhoenixAgencies change their forms, portals and fees. Open the linked page before you pay for anything, and keep a copy of every request you send.
Federal fatal-crash counts, 2022 to 2024
That is 52.2% of every fatal crash the federal file records in the state over the same three years.
These are crashes in which at least one person died within 30 days, as counted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. They are not a count of all crashes, injuries, insurance claims or lawsuits, and most crashes are not in this file at all.
The counts are not adjusted for population, road miles or how much people drive, so they cannot say one place is more dangerous than another. A crash appearing here does not show who was at fault, whether anyone was insured or whether anyone has a claim.
Questions
Use the Phoenix public safety records portal and pick the Traffic Crash option. If the record you want is not on the portal, the department says to come to the Public Records and Services Bureau on West Washington Street or call during business hours. Bring the date, the cross streets and the drivers' names.
Most likely the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Its troopers patrol the state highway system, including the interstates through Maricopa County. Ask the state Public Services Portal for that report. The city portal will not have it, and the state says city and county road crashes are not its records.
Phoenix Police list a phone line, Crime Stop, for filing a police report or having an officer dispatched. They also say the department cannot take reports through email or a web form. If the crash was on a state highway and fits the state's limits, the state has an online citizen collision report.
Yes. A free case check works in English or Spanish, and you can call or text. Send photos of the paper the officer gave you at the scene. Gregory S. Hach reviews it as the initial attorney reviewer, and you are asked before your information goes to any other law firm.
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