STATES & DISTRICTS / CALIFORNIA / SAN FRANCISCO
Use this San Francisco guide to find the correct crash-report request, understand local data coverage, and reach official traffic resources. Start with the investigating agency and report number on your paperwork.
Use SFPD’s portal or headquarters records service
SFPD accepts report-copy requests through its online portal or its Crime Information Services Unit at headquarters; its instructions do not direct in-person requests to district stations. The online process requires identification. The department asks applicants to wait at least five business days before requesting a collision report.
Keep both the police case number and the request portal’s reference number. SFPD advises against creating duplicate requests when following up. Dispatch records, 911 material, body-camera footage, and other evidence have separate request routes, so identify exactly what you need instead of assuming a collision-report copy includes everything.
SFPD report-copy instructions ↗
LOCAL RESOURCE CONTEXT
Read the High Injury Network with its study period
San Francisco’s 2024 High Injury Network uses severe and fatal injury information from 2020–2024. It helps describe where serious harm has concentrated and supports safety planning. The map is not a list of today’s active collisions. When comparing a street, retain the version and study period so an older network map is not confused with a newer analysis.
San Francisco: Open collision-related police dispatchesExpand official dispatch records · dates and source freshness shown inside
The city updates this rolling dispatch dataset about every ten minutes with an additional ten-minute delay. Only nonsensitive collision categories with no close time are selected. Reopened or long-running calls may be older. Locations are anonymized intersections.
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Up to 12 dispatch records, grouped by source incident identifier. Call classifications are preliminary, not confirmed injuries, police reports, or findings of fault. Source call times are displayed as supplied without an inferred time zone. Missing records do not mean roads are clear. Call 911 for emergencies; do not use this page while driving.
Source: San Francisco official open data. Public Domain Dedication and License. Accident Advisory filters and reformats the data; no agency endorsement is implied. Provided as available, without a guarantee of completeness.
Official traffic resources: San Francisco area
Caltrans QuickMap provides regional travel information. Select the relevant roadway, direction, and event category and check the source’s own update time. Coverage may include construction, hazards, and incidents outside city limits; it is not a complete record of all local crashes.
The external traveler service is separate from the dispatch records shown above. A missing alert does not mean roads are clear. Do not use traffic maps while driving.
Keep a useful record for follow-up
- Save the investigating agency, report number, date, and precise road or intersection.
- Retain your request confirmation and a dated copy of any report received.
- Keep original photos, repair estimates, and towing or rental receipts together.
- List missing documents or corrections for the records office separately from insurance questions.
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Sources checked October 23, 2026. Procedures and availability may change; the linked agencies control eligibility, fees, and release rules. Educational information, not legal advice. No attorney review is represented. Call 911 for emergencies.