Columbia Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Citizens Police Review Board — the civilian oversight body for Columbia. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Columbia Police Department (MO)
How to file a complaint about a Columbia Police Department officer
The Columbia Police Department serves roughly 129,602 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 Columbia, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Citizens Police Review Board — independent civilian oversight
The Citizens Police Review Board is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Columbia Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved. Note that it requires identification — anonymous complaints are not investigated. No notarization is required to file.
- File online with the Citizens Police Review Board
- How the Citizens Police Review Board complaint process works
- By phone: 573.874.7223
- Citizens Police Review Board website
2. Columbia Police Department Columbia Police Department — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Columbia Police Department are investigated inside the department itself. Identification is required to file.
- Email: Julie.Ray@CoMo.gov
- Phone: 573.874.7431opens phone dialer
- 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 Citizens Police 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 Columbia Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 573.874.CITY (2489)
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 07/12/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.