Traffic Accident Reports are processed by the Philadelphia Police Department and made available to the Department of Records, usually within five to ten working days following the accident.
Accidents involving pileups, serious injury, or death may take considerably longer.
Traffic Accident Reports may be obtained by:
Internet
To apply for an accident report using the Internet, visit the Police Accident & Incident Reports website.
Personal visit
To apply for an accident report in person, come to the PRU during stated operating hours and request an "Application For Traffic Accident Report", (Form number 82-23). Complete and submit the form along with a fee of $25.00.
Mail
To obtain a traffic accident report by mail you can either use the application form or request the accident report by letter, including the following information:
- Name and Address of Applicant
- Date of Accident
- Location of Accident
- Name of Person(s) Involved
- District Control Number (This number consists of the year, police district
where the accident occured, and the number of the report from
that district)
Send your request to:
Department of Records
Police Records Unit
Room 167, City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107
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.
Allow 10 days for receipt of photographs.
