File a Complaint of Police Misconduct

If you wish to file a complaint regarding excessive force, abuse of authority, discourtesy or offensive language (FADO) against a member of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) through our web site, complete the form below. Criminal complaints against non-NYPD personnel must be filed with the police department. Complaints against members of police departments other than the NYPD must be filed with the Internal Affairs department of the local police department.

Please fill in as much information as possible, especially your phone number and mailing address.

If you prefer to file a complaint in person, by phone or by mail, go to our File a Complaint page for more information.

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1. Complainant/Victim Information

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First Name: *

Last Name: *

Address: *

City: *

State: *

ZIP Code: *

Country: *

Date of Birth:

Please enter at least one phone number below: *

Home Phone:

Business Phone:

Mobile Phone:

May we have permission to text you?: *

Name of your Mobile Carrier: *

Do you have an e-mail address?: *

E-mail Address:

Gender: Preferred Name:

Race (Optional question for statistical purposes):

How did you hear about CCRB? Please specify:

Are you a victim? *

Did you witness the incident? *

If you are filing a complaint on behalf of someone else, what is your relationship, if any, to the person(s):

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Please provide as much of the following information as you can about the person(s) on whose behalf the complaint is filed and any witness(es) to the incident:

Date of Incident: *

Time of Incident: *

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Location of Incident: *

Borough: *

As far as you know, is a summons or arrest associated with this incident? * Please list any arrest numbers and/or summons numbers associated with this incident:

Did you receive a business card from any officers? * If yes, please complete the field below with the officer's identifying information provided in the business card such as their name, rank, command, or shield number.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT:

Please enter as much detail as possible: *

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3. Victim/Witness Information

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4. Police Officer Information

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To thoroughly investigate your incident, the CCRB might need to obtain body-worn camera video from the NYPD, including video that is related to a sealed case or may otherwise require your permission before it can be lawfully disclosed. Do you consent to the CCRB getting access to these videos to do its investigation? *

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I have read the foregoing complaint and the contents thereof are true to the best of my knowledge: *

Please attach any supporting documents. (Maximum: 3MB, .PDF, Word, images)

Please note: This online complaint form is hosted on a secure server.

Please hit submit button only once, it may take up to several minutes for the online complaint form to be received.