Data sources

Last updated October 26, 2026

Every crash record on this site comes from public data released by a state or city agency. We reproduce the fields the agency releases without alteration, leave out names, license plates and driver's license numbers, and refresh each feed on its own schedule.

  • New YorkSource: NYC Open Data (NYPD collisions)Refreshed monthly; records usually reach us about a month after the crash.2,269,187 records published, the newest from June 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the NYC Open Data (NYPD collisions); the publisher sets its terms of use.
  • VirginiaSource: VDOT crash dataRefreshed monthly; records usually reach us one to two months after the crash.1,166,114 records published, the newest from July 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the VDOT crash data; the publisher sets its terms of use.
  • CaliforniaSource: CHP CCRSRefreshed daily; records usually reach us about a week after the crash.699,272 records published, the newest from October 2026.Public domain, published on the California open data portal (data.ca.gov).
  • TexasSource: TxDOT CRIS public extractRefreshed daily; records usually reach us about a week after the crash.28,575 records published, the newest from October 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the TxDOT CRIS public extract; the publisher sets its terms of use.
  • IllinoisSource: Chicago Open Data (Chicago Police)Refreshed daily; records usually reach us about a week after the crash.9,440 records published, the newest from October 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the Chicago Open Data (Chicago Police); the publisher sets its terms of use.
  • MassachusettsSource: Massachusetts public crash dataRefreshed monthly; records usually reach us a few weeks after the crash.6,827 records published, the newest from October 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the Massachusetts public crash data; the publisher sets its terms of use.
  • IowaSource: Iowa public crash dataRefreshed monthly; records usually reach us a few weeks after the crash.3,966 records published, the newest from October 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the Iowa public crash data; the publisher sets its terms of use.
  • North CarolinaSource: Charlotte Open DataRefreshed monthly; records usually reach us a few weeks after the crash.3,312 records published, the newest from October 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the Charlotte Open Data; the publisher sets its terms of use.
  • TennesseeSource: Nashville Open DataRefreshed monthly; records usually reach us a few weeks after the crash.2,365 records published, the newest from October 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the Nashville Open Data; the publisher sets its terms of use.
  • WashingtonSource: Seattle Open DataRefreshed monthly; records usually reach us a few weeks after the crash.1,887 records published, the newest from October 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the Seattle Open Data; the publisher sets its terms of use.
  • ConnecticutSource: Connecticut public crash dataRefreshed monthly; records usually reach us a few weeks after the crash.1,347 records published, the newest from October 2026.Published as public data by the agency behind the Connecticut public crash data; the publisher sets its terms of use.

What these records are not

We publish the state's public crash data. The full officer's report is sold by the state or the agency; we do not hold or sell it. Each record page, and each state guide, shows how to request the report.

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. If a record is wrong, the agency that took the report is the one that can correct it; you can also ask us to take it off this site on Remove a record.