• Last Updated 9/2015


  • About Crash Data System

    Information provided in May 2014 traffic records assessment:

    Fatal crashes Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 55-10-106-108 contains the statutory requirements for law enforcement agencies to report fatal crashes to the Department of Safety. The TCA 55-10-107 requires a written report to be made by any drivers involved in crashes resulting in bodily injury or death to any person. The report must be completed within twenty days after the accident and forwarded to the Department of Safety. TCA 55-10-108 requires law enforcement agencies to forward all crash reports to the Department of Safety within seven calendar days after completion of the investigation.
    Injury crashes Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 55-10-106-108 requires any crash involving bodily injury to be reported to the local police department, county sheriff or nearest office of the State Highway Patrol. This section also covers driver reports for bodily injury crashes that must also be submitted to the Division of Safety within 20 days. All crash reports are to be submitted to the Division of Safety by the reporting agency within seven calendar days following completion of the investigation.
    PDO crashes Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 55-10-106-108 outlines the reporting requirements for any crash involving property damage of $50 or more to be reported to the local police department, county sheriff or nearest office of the State Highway Patrol. This section also covers driver reports for property damage crashes in excess of $400 that must also be submitted to the Division of Safety within 20 days.

    Non-trafficway crash collection? Tennessee Code Annotated (TCA) 55-10-106-108 outlines the reporting requirements for any crash occurring upon highways and the premises of any shopping center, trailer park or any apartment house complex, or any other premises that are generally frequented by the public at large. These reports are included in the statewide crash system. In addition, the State system clearly identifies the reported crashes which occur in non-trafficway areas. The data element "Trafficway Type" (Trafficway - Open; Trafficway - Closed; Parking Lot; Private Property or Private Road) clearly allows for this differentiation within the database.
    Consolidated State database? Tennessee has a consolidated statewide crash database called TITAN. TITAN contains data and images from the paper legacy system called Crash Analysis Tracking System (CATS) dating back to 2003 as well as all new electronically submitted crash report data and images. Participating agencies may view the data via the TITAN web portal. Crash reports are statutorily mandated to be electronic by January 1, 2015. The phase out of CATS is anticipated to occur the following year.
    Crash custodian? The statewide crash system responsibility falls under the Tennessee Department of Safety's TITAN Business Unit and the Unit Director. While no statute was cited in this response, the next question (#38) provided the statute confirming the authority of the Department of Safety as the custodian. Statutes require crashes to be reported to the DOS; written reports must be forwarded to DOS and copies shall be kept in the various district offices of the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

  • Crash Reports and Files

    • Crash Report Form
      • Tennessee TITAN eCrash Report, Revised 2009 | pdfIcon (526k)
    • Data Dictionary
      • TITAN Crash Data Schema and Data Dictionary | pdfIcon (93k)
    • Instruction Manual
      • Manual only available to approved users of TITAN.
        Email titan.safety@tn.gov to request assistance.

  • Archive Reports and Files

    • Tennessee Crash Report SF1203, Revised 05/1999 | pdfIcon (3,370k)
    • Tennessee Crash Form Code List | pdfIcon (384k)
    • Tennessee Crash Report SF0394, Revised 5/1991 | pdfIcon (6,224k)