Reports can be picked up at the Lake Charles Police Headquarters building located at 830 Enterprise Blvd. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Reports that are available to print include:
  • Crash Reports
  • Initial Incident Reports (Burglary, Theft or Criminal Damage only) - Free to person(s) involved
  • Event/Call Logs are available ONLY by Public Information Record Request
 Click here for Public Information Request Form.    Payments accepted: cash, check, or card (Visa, MasterCard, Discover). 
 
For more information about obtaining available CRIMINAL INCIDENT REPORTS, contact the Records Division at 337-491-1456 ext 5927.

OBTAINING A CRASH REPORT 

IN PERSON:

  • Crash reports are released to person(s) involved or his/her insurance company
  • Must have valid, state issued pictured ID when requesting
  • Cost is $7.50 per report. Payment is by money order or business check only; made payable to City of Lake Charles

BY MAIL: (Request must include)

  • Payment
  • A return addressed and stamped envelope or return email address
Mail requests to: Traffic Records 830 Enterprise Blvd, Lake Charles, LA 70601
 
Crash Reports are also available online from January 1, 2006, to present. The website to access this service is:  LexisNexis Crash Reports

This service will accept all major credit cards or debit cards. Prepaid accounts are also available to insurance companies. There is a 50 cent processing fee.

To begin your search, select Louisiana as the state and Lake Charles Police Department as the Jurisdiction.

YOU MUST THEN HAVE YOUR REPORT NUMBER, OR LAST NAME OF ONE OF THE DRIVER(S), DATE OF REPORT AND STREET NAME THE CRASH OCCURRED ON.

If the crash report you are looking for is not available, contact the Traffic Records Division at 337-491-1456 ext 5913.