Fresno County
In Fresno, the Fresno Police Department Records Section keeps collision reports for crashes in the city. Call 911 if anyone is hurt. Then exchange names, insurance, and plate numbers, and write down the date, the street, and the case number if an officer gives you one. You need that date later to find the report.
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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
CHP FAQ, collision section
Records and Reports
Fresno Police Department Records Section
Fresno police keep collision reports at the Records Lobby on Mariposa Street and also post an online order link. The city lists exactly who may receive a copy.
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To find your report online, Fresno asks for the date of your collision plus any two of these: the street name, the case number, the last name of an involved party, or the last name of the registered owner.
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Under Vehicle Code section 20012, Fresno releases a collision report to a party involved, which covers a driver, a passenger, a non motorist, a witness, or the owner of damaged property. It also releases to a legal guardian or conservator, a parent if the party is a minor, legal representation, and the insurance provider.
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The city links an online order for Fresno Police Department collision reports, which adds a convenience fee. You can also get the report at no charge at the Records Lobby, though the city warns to be ready for long wait times.
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Police Records sits at 2323 Mariposa Street, in the lobby. The city lists business hours Monday through Friday and a Records number to call for a critical need outside those hours. Dial 911 for an emergency.
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Fresno also runs a public records request portal. The city says it lets you ask for your reports without commuting downtown, and approved records come back to you through the portal in a digital format.
City of Fresno Police DepartmentAgencies 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 4.0% 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 city's online order link, or go to the Records Lobby at 2323 Mariposa Street. Online adds a convenience fee. In the lobby the report is free, but the city warns about long waits. Either way you need the date of the collision.
The date of your collision, plus any two of these: the street name, the case number, the last name of an involved party, or the last name of the registered owner. Without two of those, the search will not find your report.
The city lists a party involved, meaning a driver, a passenger, a non motorist, a witness, or the owner of damaged property. It also lists a legal guardian or conservator, a parent when the party is a minor, legal representation, and the insurance provider for a party involved.
Yes. Fresno runs a public records request portal, and the city says it lets you ask for your records without commuting downtown. Once records are approved for release, they come to you through the portal in a digital format. The collision order link is a separate option.
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