Most Portland crashes cannot be reported through the City’s online tool. If officers did not come to the scene, call the non-emergency line at 503-823-3333. A hit-and-run is the exception, and that kind of report can be submitted online. The Police Bureau explains the tool on its online submission page. The Bureau’s main site is portland.gov/police. If it is an emergency, call 911.
Copies of an existing Portland Police crash report go through the City’s request process, and there is a fee schedule. Ask the City for the current fee. Don’t wait on that copy before you open a PIP claim or, if a public body may be involved, before you start the 180-day notice work. The two-year filing period in section 12.110 does not pause while you wait for the copy.
If the crash was outside Portland, or another agency responded, ask that agency how to request a copy and ask that office for the current fee. Our report guide covers photographs, spoken statements and how the report fits with a later claim.