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Crash Reports
Due to their confidential nature, Texas crash reports are not available for online viewing by the general public in accordance with Texas law.
TxDOT offers these formats for submitting crash data:
- Crash Reporting and Analysis for Safer Highways (CRASH): The CRASH application was created to allow law enforcement officers to submit the Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report (form CR‐3) electronically to the State of Texas. Please visit our CRASH page for more details.
- Submission Services: Submission Services was developed for agencies with an existing application and requires a web services client and adherence to the over 800 business rules and edits. (If interested in this option, please provide your vendor name, contact for your vendor and an agency contact to discuss implementing this option.)
- CRIS Crash for Mobile: This mobile application from TxDOT allows law enforcement officers from Texas to capture, submit, and supplement CR-3 Crash Reports. Officers who complete a paper CR-3 Crash Report may use the app to capture a digital copy of the report and submit it straight to TxDOT for processing. The steps for an agency's enrollment are as follows:
- Agency contacts TxDOT or submits the CRIS Crash Mobile Access Checklist. Agencies must complete and return the checklist to become active CRASH Mobile users.
- Once the CRIS Crash Mobile Access Checklist has completed the TxDOT internal review and the agency is granted access, the agency will be able to start utilizing CRIS Crash for Mobile immediately.
Texas Crash Report Forms
This page contains the Crash Report forms and instructions used to report all crashes. Due to TxDOT’s 10-year retention policy for crash reports, and changes to the forms over time, there are three groups of crash reports and instructions to be used by law enforcement agencies when reporting crashes. Per TxDOT retention policy, crashes that occurred on Dec. 31, 2011 or before will no longer be accepted into TxDOT’s custodial records.
- 2018 Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report Forms – To be used for crashes that occurred on or after Jan. 1, 2018.
- 2017 Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report Forms – To be used for crashes that occurred on or after Jan. 1, 2017.
- 2015 Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report Forms – To be used for crashes that occurred between Jan. 1, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2016.
- 2010 Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report Forms – To be used for crashes that occurred between Jan. 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2014.
TxDOT also offers the CR-3 Alternate Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report form that is formatted to include the crash report codes within the report.
Note: The CR-3 and CR-3 Alternate forms are for use by Texas law enforcement agencies only.
2018 Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report Forms
The 2018 forms and publications are to be used to report all reportable crashes occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2018.
| No. | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| CR-3 | 2018 Fillable PDF Version (Crashes that occurred on or after 1/1/2018) (Rev. 1/1/2018) |  |
| CR-3CS | 2018 Code Sheets (For filling out the 2018 CR-3) | |
| CR-100 | Instructions to Police for Reporting Crashes (Version 19.0) (Rev. 01/08/2020) | |
Note: The CR‐3 Alternate form was not updated for 2018. All Texas law enforcement agencies must use the CR‐3 form for 2018 and later crashes.
2017 Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report Forms
The 2017 forms and publications are to be used to report all reportable crashes occurring on or after Jan. 1, 2017. The 2017 forms include updated Driver License Restriction code tables, added by Texas Department of Public Safety in December 2016.
| No. | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| CR-3 | 2017 Fillable PDF Version (Crashes that occurred on or after 1/1/2017) (Rev. 1/1/2017) |
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| CR-3CS | 2017 Code Sheets (For filling out the CR-3 Alternate Version) | |
| CR-100 | 2017 Instructions to Police for Reporting Crashes (Version 1.5.1 Rev. 3/17/2017) | |
Note: If the CR-3 Alternate form is used, please use to the 2015 Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report Forms section below as no changes were made to these forms in 2017.
2015 Texas Peace Officer's Crash Report Forms
The 2015 forms and publications are to be used for all reportable crashes that occurred between Jan. 1, 2015 and Dec. 31, 2016. Note: This includes supplemental reports for crashes that occurred during this time period.
| No. | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| CR-3 | 2015 Fillable PDF Version (Crashes that occurred between 1/1/2015 and 12/31/2016) (Rev. 1/1/2015) |
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| CR-3CS | 2015 Code Sheets (For filling out the CR-3 Alternate Version) (Rev. 1/1/2015) |
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| CR-100 | Instructions to Police for Reporting Crashes (Version 1.4, 8/1/2016) |
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| CR-3A |
2015 CR-3 Alternate Version (Rev. 1/1/2015) |
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| CR-100 Alternate | CR-100 Alternate - Instructions to Police for Reporting Crashes (For use with Form CR-3 Alternate only) (Version1.3, 1/1/2015) |
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2010 Texas Peace Officer's Crash Report Forms
The 2010 forms and publications are to be used for all reportable crashes occurring between Jan. 1, 2011, and Dec. 31, 2014. Note: This includes supplemental reports for crashes that occurred during this time period. Per TxDOT retention policy, crashes that occurred on Dec. 31, 2010 or before will no longer be accepted into TxDOT’s custodial records.
| No. | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| CR-3 | Texas Peace Officer's Crash Report (1/1/2010) |
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| CR-3CS | Code Sheets (For filling out the CR-3 form) (Rev. 1/1/2010) |
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| CR-100 | Instructions to Police for Reporting Crashes (Version 1.0, 10/1/2014) |
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| CR-3A |
CR-3 Alternate Version (Rev. 7/1/2011) |
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| CR-100 Alternate | CR-100 Alternate - Instructions to Police for Reporting Crashes (Version 1.2, Rev. 7/30/2014). For use with Form CR-3 Alternate only. |
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Other Crash Records Forms
Important Note: Effective Sept. 1, 2017, per the 85th Texas Legislature Senate Bill 312, the Driver’s Crash Report (Form CR‐2) is no longer retained by TxDOT, and TxDOT no longer hosts or provides copies of the CR-2 form.
| No. | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| CR-80 | Vehicle Damage Guide for Traffic Crash Investigators (Version 1.2, 1/1/2015) |
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| CR-91 | Request for Peace Officer's Crash Report (Rev. 3/1/2018) |
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| CR-102 | Manual on Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Crashes in Texas (Version 1.4, 1/1/2017) |
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| CR-1001 | Death/Toxicology Report (Medical Examiner/Justice of the Peace) (Rev. 01/22) |
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