The Traffic Division serves as a data repository of statewide motor vehicle accident reports, convictions of alcohol and drug-related traffic offenses, dispositions on Missouri State Highway Patrol traffic arrests, and assignment of unique numbers for inclusion on the Uniform Citation (UC). The division also maintains Missouri's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

Motor vehicle traffic crash information is obtained by law enforcement agencies across the state, authorized to investigate traffic crashes, submitting crash information via the Missouri Uniform Accident Report. Once the crash reports are reviewed, data from reports meeting specific criteria are encoded into the Statewide Traffic Accident Records System (STARS). The availability of statistical information concerning motor vehicle crashes, information about a specific crash, and actual copies of crash reports is contingent upon the finalized Missouri Uniform Accident Report reaching the Traffic Division and entered into STARS.

To obtain further information on the items listed below, select from either the drop-down menu or favorite links section at left. If you have additional questions, you may contact the Traffic Division at telephone (573) 526-6113.

On-line Traffic Crash Reports: Information on this site is preliminary information relating to motor vehicle crashes investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol. (Crashes investigated by agencies outside the Missouri State Highway Patrol are not included.) They are posted here automatically and remain online for 29 days. This site is hosted and maintained by the Missouri State Highway Patrol and the reports are unofficial. If you want an official accident report copy, or if you do not see the accident report you are looking for, please contact the local Highway Patrol troop headquarters or the Traffic Division at General Headquarters.

Requesting Copies of Motor Vehicle Crash Reports and/or Photographs: Although the Missouri State Highway Patrol serves as a statewide repository of motor vehicle traffic crash data, the Highway Patrol only disseminates copies of traffic crash reports, reports of reconstructed traffic crashes, and photographs of traffic crash scenes submitted by Highway Patrol officers. Requests for copies of motor vehicle crash reports completed by local law enforcement officers must be submitted to the agency that investigated the traffic crash.

Frequently Asked Questions: Before inquiring about or requesting a copy of a motor vehicle crash report, you may want to visit our Frequently Asked Questions section.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Statistical Analysis Center, provides an array of statistics concerning Missouri's annual motor vehicle crash experience and Highway Patrol traffic arrests. If you are looking for more specific traffic crash or arrests statistics than is found in the Statistical Analysis Center section of our Web Page, please submit a written request to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Traffic Division, Post Office Box 568, Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 or fax your request to (573) 751-9921. Please include a telephone number so we may contact you regarding applicable fee information.

National Fatal Traffic Crash Statistics: If you are looking for statistics relating to the national traffic crash experience, then this link (www.nhtsa.gov/people/ncsa) will connect you to the U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Center for Statistics and Analysis (NCSA). The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) icon of the NCSA Website will provide you with national statistics on fatal traffic crashes.