If you are here to report a car parked in the bike lane, a crash, a near-miss, or a dangerous road, your report will help us advocate for lasting change for the road.

We’re so sorry if you’ve been in (or witnessed) a crash or altercation. We hope you’re OK.

You can find more information on what to do after a crash here.

This form will ask you questions so that we can gather information regarding traffic incidents in the Washington area to make sure that all road users are treated fairly by local government officials when they are involved in an incident and to track areas of concern to make sure we advocate for better infrastructure.

The information you submit is not passed on to any police department or corporation and any names and email addresses will be kept strictly confidential. However, you will have the option to send your report to your local elected official and department of transportation to encourage them to make the necessary changes to the road.

We may also use aggregated information from the database to illustrate issues facing road users—dangerous intersections, flawed administrative processes, or unsafe infrastructure.

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Helpful definitions:

Near-Miss: A near miss is an unplanned event that doesn’t result in injury or death, but could have (definition taken from the National Safety Council).

Dangerous Location: Unsafe road conditions that are likely to cause a crash. Among them are deep potholes, uncleared ice and snow, and unannounced changes in the road surface (e.g., uneven lanes).

Families for Safe Streets Chapters

Families for Safe Streets supports people who have been impacted by road violence. If you have been involved in a crash and would like to be connected to one of the regional chapters and the resources they provide, please click this link.

Submit a Crash Report

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This incident form typically takes approximately less than 5 minutes to complete. This form will ask you questions so that we can help make biking, walking and driving safe for everyone. Thank you for your cooperation.

What are you reporting?
Where did the incident take place?
Reporting behavior of a ...
Unsafe condition is an environmental or maintenance issue, such as a missing sidewalk or poor visibility.
Who was affected?
Check all that apply. In the case of a Dangerous Locations report, indicate the type of road user typically at risk.
Location of incident ( you can move the pin around )
On a computer, drag and drop the pin to the correct location. To adjust the map and reposition the pin on mobile devices, use two fingers to scroll the map.
Click or drag files to this area to upload. You can upload up to 5 files.
Please include any additional comments you wish to share that were not part of your incident description that may provide value to this report.
How did you find this reporting tool?