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What should you do after a car accident in Tucson?

In Tucson, the Tucson Police Department covers city streets in Pima County. Move off the roadway if you can, call 911 if anyone is hurt, and swap names, insurance and plate numbers. Take photos of both cars and the street signs. Write down the case number the officer gives you. A free case check organizes what happened and a licensed attorney reviews it.

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Arizona Department of Public Safety

Request records from the Arizona Department of Public Safety

Where it applies: Tucson, Arizona
What it helps explain: Says the state records unit holds collision reports investigated by state troopers on an interstate or state highway, tells anyone whose crash was on a town, city or county road to contact that agency, and says troopers send finished reports to the records unit within about two weeks, so wait that long before checking.
Date checked: Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026

Arizona Department of Public Safety

Arizona Public Services Portal records request

Where it applies: Tucson, Arizona
What it helps explain: Lists collision and accident reports among the records the department releases, says to request them online through the Public Services Portal by creating an account and selecting the report request option, or in person or by mail, gives the fees, and says collisions on town, city or county roads are not kept by the department.
Date checked: Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026

Arizona Department of Public Safety

Highway Patrol Division

Where it applies: Tucson, Arizona
What it helps explain: Says uniformed state troopers staff the Highway Patrol Division and patrol the state highway system in districts across Arizona.
Date checked: Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026

City of Tucson

Request Tucson Police public records

Where it applies: Tucson, Arizona
What it helps explain: Says collision reports are stored electronically in a secure database and are available for purchase at Crashdocs, posts the records request form in English and in Spanish, gives the Records Section address on South Stone Avenue and the email for sending the form, and says not to pay before receiving an invoice.
Date checked: Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026

Pima County Sheriff's Department

Obtain a police report from the Pima County Sheriff

Where it applies: Tucson, Arizona
What it helps explain: Gives the records office address on East Benson Highway, says requests can come in person, by mail, by email or through the online form, requires the requestor's name, address and telephone number plus the case number or the date and location, says records from other jurisdictions are not released, and notes release can wait on the case investigator's review.
Date checked: Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026

Source	Where it applies	What it helps explain	Date checked
Arizona Department of Public Safety Request records from the Arizona Department of Public Safety	Tucson, Arizona	Says the state records unit holds collision reports investigated by state troopers on an interstate or state highway, tells anyone whose crash was on a town, city or county road to contact that agency, and says troopers send finished reports to the records unit within about two weeks, so wait that long before checking.	Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026
Arizona Department of Public Safety Arizona Public Services Portal records request	Tucson, Arizona	Lists collision and accident reports among the records the department releases, says to request them online through the Public Services Portal by creating an account and selecting the report request option, or in person or by mail, gives the fees, and says collisions on town, city or county roads are not kept by the department.	Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026
Arizona Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol Division	Tucson, Arizona	Says uniformed state troopers staff the Highway Patrol Division and patrol the state highway system in districts across Arizona.	Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026
City of Tucson Request Tucson Police public records	Tucson, Arizona	Says collision reports are stored electronically in a secure database and are available for purchase at Crashdocs, posts the records request form in English and in Spanish, gives the Records Section address on South Stone Avenue and the email for sending the form, and says not to pay before receiving an invoice.	Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026
Pima County Sheriff's Department Obtain a police report from the Pima County Sheriff	Tucson, Arizona	Gives the records office address on East Benson Highway, says requests can come in person, by mail, by email or through the online form, requires the requestor's name, address and telephone number plus the case number or the date and location, says records from other jurisdictions are not released, and notes release can wait on the case investigator's review.	Live public source; retrieved September 5, 2026

Tucson Police Department, Records Section

How to get the crash report in Tucson

Tucson splits this in two. Collision reports live in a separate purchase system, and the Records Section on South Stone Avenue handles the other police records with its own request form.

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Start with the collision report system
Tucson Police say collision reports are stored electronically in a secure database and are available for purchase at Crashdocs. Start there for a crash report rather than with the general records form. Have the date, the location and the drivers' names.
City of Tucson
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Outside the city limits, ask the Sheriff
If the crash happened outside the city limits in Pima County, ask the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Its records page asks for your name, address and phone, plus the case number or the date and location. It says records from other agencies are not released there.
Pima County Sheriff's Department
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Interstate crash goes to the state
A crash on I-10, I-19 or another state route through Pima County is usually a trooper case. Ask the state Public Services Portal for that report, where the department says to create an account and choose the option to request a report or records.
Arizona Department of Public Safety
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Use the Spanish form if that is easier
Tucson posts its police records request form in Spanish as well as English. Email the finished form to the records address the page lists, or mail it to the Records Section on South Stone Avenue. The page says to wait for the invoice before you pay.
City of Tucson

Agencies 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

What the federal record shows for Tucson

fatal crashes: 505
people who died: 542
with a pedestrian recorded: 184
with a large truck recorded: 37

That is 14.4% 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.

Open the federal source file CSV JSONCounted from the 2022 to 2024 national files.

Things people run into in Tucson

Tucson keeps collision reports in a separate purchase system from its other police records, so the general request form is not the fastest way to a crash report.
City police, the Pima County Sheriff and state troopers all work roads around Tucson. Where the crash happened decides who has your report.
Tucson posts its records request form in Spanish, and the Sheriff's records office on East Benson Highway takes requests in person, by mail or by email.
A free case check can start from anywhere in Pima County, in English or Spanish, by call or by text.

Questions

Common questions in Tucson

How do I get a Tucson police collision report?

Tucson Police say collision reports are held electronically in a secure database and are available for purchase at Crashdocs, so start there instead of the general records form. Have the date of the crash, the location and the drivers' names. The Records Section on South Stone Avenue keeps the other police records.

My crash was outside Tucson city limits. Who has the report?

Probably the Pima County Sheriff's Department. Its records unit takes requests in person, by mail, by email or through an online form at East Benson Highway, and asks for your name, address and phone with the case number or the date and location. Release can wait on the investigator's review.

Is there a Spanish form for Tucson police records?

Yes. The city posts its police records request form in both English and Spanish. You can email it to the records address on the page or mail it to the Records Section on South Stone Avenue. Collision reports are a separate purchase at Crashdocs rather than through the form.

Do state troopers work crashes inside Tucson?

Yes, on the interstates and state routes. The state says its troopers patrol the highway system across Arizona in districts statewide, so an I-10 or I-19 crash inside Pima County is usually a state report, not a city one. Ask the state Public Services Portal for it.

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What should you do after a car accident in Tucson?

You can open every source we used

Sources and what they explain

How to get the crash report in Tucson

Start with the collision report system

Outside the city limits, ask the Sheriff

Interstate crash goes to the state

Use the Spanish form if that is easier

What the federal record shows for Tucson

Things people run into in Tucson

Common questions in Tucson

More for Tucson

What this page can and cannot tell you

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