Cincinnati Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Citizen Complaint Authority — the civilian oversight body for Cincinnati. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Cincinnati Police Department (OH)
How to file a complaint about a Cincinnati Police Department officer
The Cincinnati Police Department serves roughly 309,484 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 Cincinnati, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Citizen Complaint Authority — independent civilian oversight
The Citizen Complaint Authority is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Cincinnati Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved.
- File online with the Citizen Complaint Authority
- By phone: 513-352-1600
- Citizen Complaint Authority website
2. Cincinnati Police Department Cincinnati Police Department — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Cincinnati Police Department are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.
- Phone: 513-352-1600
- In person or by mail: 805 Central Avenue, Suite 222 Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati OH 45214
- 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 Citizen Complaint Authority so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.
Good to know
- The Cincinnati Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: (513) 765-1212
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.