Atlanta Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Atlanta Citizen Review Board — the civilian oversight body for Atlanta. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Atlanta Police Department (GA)
How to file a complaint about a Atlanta Police Department officer
The Atlanta Police Department serves roughly 500,212 residents. If you had a problem with an officer, you have three distinct ways to file a complaint — and they are not equivalent. Here is how each one works in Atlanta, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Atlanta Citizen Review Board — independent civilian oversight
The Atlanta Citizen Review Board is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Atlanta Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved. It accepts anonymous complaints, so you can file without giving your name.
- File online with the Atlanta Citizen Review Board
- By phone: 404-865-8622
- In person or by mail: 55 Trinity Avenue S.W., Atlanta GA 30303
- Atlanta Citizen Review Board website
2. Atlanta Police Department Atlanta Police Department — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Atlanta Police Department are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.
- Phone: 404-546-6873
- In person or by mail: 950 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW, Atlanta GA 30303
- Department page on the complaint process
3. File through Sivil
Sivil delivers your complaint by email to the right recipient for this department — routed to the Atlanta Citizen Review Board so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.
Good to know
- The Atlanta Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 404-614-6544
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 07/11/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.