Traffic Unit
Contact Traffic
(401) 477-5033
The Traffic Unit is responsible for the investigation of serious vehicle crashes and those involving city owned vehicles. The Traffic Unit also conducts traffic surveys, compiles and analyzes traffic safety data to direct enforcement efforts in the most efficient manner.
Accident reports can either be picked up at the police station or ordered online through www.getcrashreports.com for an additional fee.
Cranston Police Announcement
As a service to our residents and the business community, Cranston Police are proud to announce a partnership with GetCrashReports.com to provide online access to all Cranston Rhode Island crash reports. All crash reports will be available 48 hours after the crash occurs (or sooner if approved) except for Fatal crashes and crashes under investigation. Fatal crash reports must be purchased at the Cranston Police Department.
As of June 16, 2010, all requests from businesses for Cranston Police crash reports will be referred to GetCrashReports.com. The Cranston Police will not provide crash reports to businesses after this date unless a specific crash report cannot be located on the GetCrashReports.com website, or is a walk in public records request.
This new service allows individual or multiple crash reports to be purchased with major credit cards or with a Pre-Paid account. To purchase a single crash report, go to www.GetCrashReports.com and follow the simple 5 step process. To purchase multiple reports at once, you must setup a Subscriber account with GetCrashReports.com. To setup a Subscriber account, click on "Subscriber Login" on GetCrashReports.com and click the "New Subscriber" link. A representative from GetCrashReports.com will contact you within 24 hours to setup an online account. As always, if you have any questions, please free to call upon us.
Until then, we remain respectfully in your service.
Colonel Marco Palombo Jr.
Cranston Police Department
401-942-2211