City of Yonkers Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Yonkers Police Professional Standards Review Committee — the civilian oversight body for Yonkers. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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City of Yonkers Police Department (NY)
How to file a complaint about a City of Yonkers Police Department officer
The City of Yonkers Police Department serves roughly 206,702 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 Yonkers, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Yonkers Police Professional Standards Review Committee — independent civilian oversight
The Yonkers Police Professional Standards Review Committee is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about City of Yonkers Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved.
- How the Yonkers Police Professional Standards Review Committee complaint process works
- Yonkers Police Professional Standards Review Committee website
2. City of Yonkers Police Department Yonkers Police Department Internal Affairs Division — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Yonkers Police Department Internal Affairs Division are investigated inside the department itself. Identification is required to file.
- Phone: 914-377-7332
- In person or by mail: 36 Radford St, Yonkers NY 10705
- 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 Yonkers Police Professional Standards Review Committee so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.
Good to know
- The City of Yonkers Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 914-377-7900
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 07/30/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.