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Effective Immediately:
The new phone and fax numbers for VEHICLE CRASH RECORDS,
both public records requests and ARIES Help Desk:
Phone: 317-215-8300
Fax: 317-215-2217

The new mailing address to submit paper reports or request a report purchase:
Holt, Sheets & Associates
Attn: Vehicle Crash Records
374 Meridian Parke Lane, Suite B
Greenwood, Indiana 46142

Traffic Records Evolution Report

The Traffic Records Division of Governor’s Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving is responsible for the improvement of traffic records. We encourage all law enforcement agencies in the State of Indiana to participate in the electronic crash report submission system. The Automated Reporting Information Exchange System (ARIES) provides an electronic crash reporting system to all Indiana Law Enforcement agencies at no cost. The website for obtaining this program can be found at http://aries.in.gov/.

There are many exciting projects that are presently taking place at the Traffic Safety Division of the Governors Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving. Please check back on this website periodically to be updated on the new traffic records projects being evaluated by our staff.

When a crash report is submitted to the State Data Repository, there are six (6) categories within traffic records that can be evaluated:

  1. Timeliness: the length of time that occurs from the time a crash occurs to when the crash report is received by the State Data Repository is essential in obtaining real time data for location and cause evaluation.
  2. Accuracy: In preparing a crash report, the information within the report provides invaluable data when evaluating the crash. The accuracy of the report has a direct impact on the quality of the data being evaluated.
  3. Completeness: A crash report cannot be accurately evaluated when missing fields or attributes are omitted.
  4. Uniformity: When preparing a crash report, all officers are trained at the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, State Police Academy, or local Police Academy in the proper outline of creating the crash report. Every law enforcement officer can provide this information in a uniform manner statewide.
  5. Integration: When the data is taken from a crash report, information from this report can be used in other areas. Bureau of Motor Vehicles uses crash data to focus on insurance violators, cost can be calculated by the Indiana Department of Health to assist in determining crash cost to the state. The integration of data is an important tool on focusing on problem areas, whether it is a teen driving issue, alcohol issue, or a road issue.
  6. Accessibility: Having accurate data assist stakeholders in Traffic Records the ability to access and analyze data from crash reports so a direct plan can be initiated to eliminate fatalities, injuries, and property damage in our roadways.

The Traffic Records Division encourages all law enforcement agencies in the state of Indiana to enroll into the ARIES system. There are many exciting traffic records improvement projects on the horizon.