Accident Reports Now Online

The Gwinnett County Police Department is pleased to announce that it is now offering an online service designed to make it easier for motorists to obtain copies of vehicle collision reports. The Gwinnett County Police Department has recently entered into an agreement with Open Portal Solutions. Earlier this year, Open Portal Solutions entered into a contract with the Georgia DOT and began managing the state's central accident report repository. A portion of this agreement now allows those involved in a collision in Gwinnett County to obtain their accident reports online.

In agreement with Open Portal Solutions and the State of Georgia Department of Transportation, the Gwinnett County Police Department has now made it easier and more convenient to retrieve copies of accident reports. Utilizing http://www.buycrash.com/ involved parties can now obtain copies of an accident report online and at their convenience. An Involved Party is persons directly involved in the collision or their authorized legal/insurance representative.

Obtaining a report is easy. Visiting www.buycrash.com an involved party will be asked for a few simple pieces of information and then be directed to the correct report. At the scene of a collision, the investigating officer should complete a BuyCrash card, noting the collision date, the Police Department's agency number, a case number, and the other motorist's last name. Motorists will then be advised that they can obtain a copy of the pertinent accident report either online or at the Gwinnett Police Headquarters in Lawrenceville.

Accessing BuyCrash.com eliminates the need for individuals to make trips to a Gwinnett Police Department. Involved parties can now locate, view and purchase copies of vehicle collision reports 24 hours a day, 7 days a week without the hassle of traveling to Police Headquarters.

The cost of an online report is $6. BuyCrash.com is being offered to the public as a convenience. The $6 charge is generated solely by Open Portal Solutions. Neither the Police Department nor Gwinnett County Government receives any revenue from the public's use of this service. The Gwinnett County Police Department views BuyCrash as an opportunity to extend a convenience to our residents and guests and has opted to offer the service at cost to the public. Open Portal Solutions and BuyCrash.com already have a history of success with statewide collision reporting systems in Kentucky, Indiana, Washington and Tennessee.


Police Reports

Reports are normally available for pick up four (4) working days after the report was taken. For questions about whether a report is ready to be picked up, please call 770.513.5000.

An incident or accident report may be obtained in person from the Police Headquarters facility.  The address and hours of operation are listed below. There is a charge of $0.25 per page for incident reports and a flat $5 charge for accident reports. Accident reports may be ordered online at http://www.buycrash.com/ for a cost of $ 6.00.

To request a report by mail, send your request including the case number, your name, and $3 for incident Reports or $5 for accident reports (cashier's check, payable to "Gwinnett County Police") with a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Gwinnett County Police Department
Attn: Records
PO Box 602
Lawrenceville GA 30046

Georgia Open Records Law makes most basic incident reports public records, however, in some cases there are exceptions in the law that do not permit us to release reports to the general public.

Locations

Only Police Headquarters is open for Police reports.

Headquarters:770 Hi Hope Road
Lawrenceville, Ga 30044
Open: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 4:30pm
If you need more information on obtaining a police report call 770.513.5190.

Georgia Open Records Act
The Open Records Unit is a division of Administrative Services available to provide information to the public relating to incidents/accidents that are not considered the initial report. Initial reports can be obtained from the Records Unit at any Gwinnett County Police Precinct. All other information included in a report/investigation can only be released through open records and must be requested in writing. All request will be processed within 3 business days as specified by Georgia State Law after the request is received. If the information being requested is archived you will be notified of the length of time it will take. Please be advised that certain records are not releasable under Open Records due to cases being Active/Pending Investigation/Pending Prosecution/the nature of a crime or incidents with Juveniles involved.