Minnesota Accident Report Lookup

Most crash reports will be available through Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services. Below you can find the information on how to order a citizen report or a police report pertaining to your accident in Minnesota.

If you’d like a copy of the report that you submitted, you can request a citizen report. A citizen report is only available to the person who submitted the report. The fee to obtain one is $5 and can be paid by check or money order made payable to Driver and Vehicle Services.To place your order fill out a Crash Record Request Form (PS2503) and mail it along with a legible copy of a driver license, government-issued ID, or notarized signature to:

DVS Records/Evaluation Counter
445 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101

Alternatively, you can visit the location above to make your request in person. Requests will not be processed without a signature from an authorized requestor.

Individuals who are involved in a crash, or their authorized agent, can obtain a police report from the accident. These are available three weeks after the date of the accident and cost $5 to order. The fee to obtain one is $5 and can be paid by check or money order made payable to Driver and Vehicle Services.

If you were in an accident in Minneapolis, your report might be with Minneapolis Police. It’s best to contact them at 612-673-2961 or
[email protected] to make sure the report is available. If it is confirmed available, you can complete an accident report request form. There is no charge for individual accident reports.
The form can be mailed in or turned in in-person at:

Minneapolis Police Records Information Unit,
350 S. 5th Street, City Hall Room 31
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55415.

If your accident occurred in Ramsey County and was investigated by the Ramsey County Sheriff’s Office, you can obtain a report directly from their department.

According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s 2019 crash facts report, there were a total of 80,636 crashes reported. This is an increase of 2% from 2018, however, there were 364 deaths from fatal crashes in 2019 which is a 4% decrease from the previous year. In these crashes, a total of 48,000 motor vehicles were involved in crashes that involved 174,422 people. In Minnesota most crashes occur on Friday while Sundays have the least number of crashes. As expected, crashes are most common in the Winter, however, only 23% of fatal crashes were on wet, snowy, or icy roads.