Please note changes in eligibility requirements for obtaining copies of Traffic Accident Reports.
City Council Bill No. 11-0631, is effective January 13, 2012.
Regulations, click here.
The following persons are eligible for copies of reports:
Eligibility and application requirements. Click here.
Forms
Traffic Accident Reports may be obtained in-person or by mail.
In-person
Copies of reports may be obtained in the Records Department, Room 168 City Hall, Monday through Friday, 8 AM to 2 PM.
Mail
Requests for copies can be mailed to: Records Department, Room 168, Philadelphia PA. 19107, ATTN: Accident Reports.
Fee
For each report requested, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope along with a non-refundable fee of $25.00, check or money order only, payable to: "City of Philadelphia".
Traffic Accident Photographs
Photographs of the accident scene, if available, may be obtained by submitting a request on the same form number 82-23. Only accidents involving serious injury or death are photographed. In all cases, the entire set of photographs taken at the scene must be purchased.
The fee for photographs is $27.00 for the first print, $9.00 for each additional print.