Washoe County
In Reno, the Reno Police Department Records Division keeps traffic accident reports taken inside city limits in Washoe County. After a crash, pull over where it is safe and call 911 if anyone is hurt. Swap names, plates and insurance with the other driver. Photograph both cars and the street signs. Get checked by a doctor even if nothing hurts yet.
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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
Crash Report Request
Form SR-1, Report of Traffic Crash
Records Section
Start or Update Police Report
CARFAX Accident Reports
Reno Police Department, Records Division
In Washoe County, three agencies can hold a crash report. Where the crash happened tells you which one.
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Reno police say a crash on a Reno road where all drivers traded information is not investigated unless officers were on scene. If nobody came, the state DMV form is the record. If a driver left or gave you nothing, Reno police take a hit and run report.
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The Reno Police Records Division says it maintains traffic accident reports taken by the department. Its page sends traffic accident report requests to the crash report site it names. Other records, like criminal history and embassy letters, go through the city public records portal instead.
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For a crash on a highway or interstate, Nevada State Police has it. Its Northern Command West office, on Hammill Lane in Reno, covers Reno, Carson, Tahoe, Fernley and Fallon, and it keeps weekday hours. To ask, you need the crash number that starts with NHP, a last name, and the date.
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If the crash was outside Reno city limits, the Washoe County Sheriff may have the report. The Sheriff's Office says it offers copies of a traffic accident report online through a crash assistance program. That is a different path from the one Reno police name.
Washoe County Sheriff's OfficeAgencies 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 13.6% 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
The Reno Police Records Division sends traffic accident report requests to the crash report site it names on its page. Other records, like criminal history requests, go through the city public records portal. The department lists a general records line and weekday hours you can call with questions.
Reno police say they do not investigate a crash on a Reno road when all drivers traded information and no officer was on scene. In that case the Nevada DMV form SR-1 is the record you send yourself. Keep your own photos, names, plates and insurance details too.
Nevada State Police. Reno police say to call the state police for a crash on a highway or interstate. The Northern Command West office on Hammill Lane in Reno covers Reno, Carson, Tahoe, Fernley and Fallon. Ask with the crash number that starts with NHP, a last name, and the date.
Yes. The Reno Police report page has buttons to start a new online report in Spanish and to add to an existing one in Spanish. It also lists the front desk number and the non-emergency dispatch line if you would rather talk to a person.
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