Wisconsin Accident Report Lookup

According to Wisconsin law, any crash crash that meets the following criteria must be reported:

• Injury of a person
• $1,000 or more damage to any person's vehicle or property
• Damage of $200 or more to state or other government-owned property other than a vehicle Damage of $200 or more to state or other government-owned property other than a vehicle

If a law enforcement officer responds to the crash then they may complete the report. However, if they do not file the report, involved parties must complete the Wisconsin Driver Report of Crash DT4002. Always check with law enforcement about whether you’re required to submit a report yourself or if they will be doing it.

In addition, if you receive a letter from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation stating that you were involved in a reportable accident requesting that you complete a report, you must do so.

You will need to submit the following information:

• Your driver's license number
• The cars VIN (vehicle identification number)
• Your social security number
• Your vehicle insurance information

More information about what is required and how to find the appropriate forms to fill out can be found at the State of Wisconsin Department of Transportation Crash Reporting website here.

To search for a crash report in the online Wisconsin Crash Report database, you will need to provide one of the following:

• Document number
• Date and Wisconsin Driver License Number
• Accident/Crash Number

This will pull up any matching crash reports for you to review to ensure you're getting the correct one. After that, you will need to pay a fee via credit card to get a copy of the crash report.

There do not seem to be any laws in place restricting who is able to access a crash report in Wisconsin therefore anybody should be able to request a copy via the information provided above.

In 2020, Wisconsin saw a total of 115,694 crashes which is quite a bit lower than the 5 year average of 136,007. It's safe to say that the overall number of crashes went down in 2020, but what about injuries and fatalities? In total there were 23,747 crashes that resulted in injury and 540 crashes that resulted in at least one fatality. Most crashes occurred on urban city streets with the least number of crashes happening on rural interstates. If you're looking for information about crash reports in Wisconsin, there's a good chance you'll have found your answer on this page whether you need to report an accident or find your accident report.