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POLICE REPORTS / OPEN RECORDS

Police Report Retrieval

Mark Massey is the Clerk of Council and the open records officer {as provided by O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(b)(1)(B)} for the City of Savannah, including the Savannah Police Department.  The Records Unit staff are his authorized designees for the fulfillment of Open Records Act requests for police reports and automobile accident reports.  The Records Unit can be reached at 912-651-3617 or by email to spdrecords@savannahga.gov

All Open Records Act requests must be submitted through the following procedures.

How do I get a copy of a Police Report?

Anyone can receive a police report by simply coming to the Records Unit of SPD Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  It is located on the second floor of SPD’s Northwest Precinct located at 602 East Lathrop Avenue.  Both stair and elevator access are available.

It may take up to 3 business days for requests to be processed by the Records Unit.

Open Records Act requests can be made:

  1. In person, at 602 East Lathrop Avenue;
  2. Via phone at 912-651-3617;
  3. Via FAX at 912-525-1748;
  4. Via email at SPDrecords@savannahga.gov.  (Requests made via email will be fulfilled via email, unless otherwise specified.)
  5. Reports can also be obtained by mail.  Please send a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Savannah Police Department
Records Unit
PO Box 8032
Savannah GA 31412

Be sure to include how the department can contact you should questions arise concerning your request.

Some tips to help you in receiving a report:

  • If possible, please keep a copy of the report number that was given to you by the police officer and bring that number with you. It is called the Case Report Number (CRN).
  • If not, you must know the date and exact location where the incident occurred

Charges for reports and other public records are assessed and collected in accordance with the provisions of the Georgia Open Records Act (O.C.G.A. § 50-18-70, et seq.)  Reports can be emailed at no additional cost to the requestor when a valid email address is provided.

Please note victims of domestic violence will not be charged for obtaining a copy of a Family Violence Incident Report no matter the method of obtaining the report.

Accident Reports

Accident reports can also be obtained by going to www.buycrash.com and following the instructions on the website. To retrieve a report from the internet you will need to know one of the involved party’s names, the date of the collision and the agency that took the report OR the VIN of one of the vehicles involved.

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