If you are involved in a motor vehicle accident, submit an accident report within five days to the Registry of Motor Vehicles, your insurance company, and the Police Department whose jurisdiction the accident occurred in. Please note that the Boston University Police Department will investigate motor vehicle accidents that occur on the property of Boston University. Accidents occurring on public ways, such as Commonwealth Avenue, are under the jurisdiction of the Boston Police.
Addresses of Local Police Departments
Boston
Police District D-4 (click on link for website)
650 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617-343-4250
up to the Boston University Bridge
Boston
Police District D-14 (click on link for website)
301 Washington Street
Brighton, MA 02135-3357
617-343-4260
Brookline Police
Department (click on link for website)
350 Washington Street
Brookline, MA 02445
617-730-2222
Cambridge Police
Department (click on link for website)
5 Western Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-349-3301
Massachusetts
State Police H-4 Lower Basin (click on link for website)
250 Leverett Circle
Boston, MA 02114
617-727-6780
There is a downloadable copy of the accident form on the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles (click on link for website)