Dallas Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Office of Community Police Oversight — the civilian oversight body for Dallas. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Dallas Police Department (TX)
How to file a complaint about a Dallas Police Department officer
The Dallas Police Department serves roughly 1,304,989 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 Dallas, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Office of Community Police Oversight — independent civilian oversight
The Office of Community Police Oversight is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Dallas Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved. No notarization is required to file.
- File online with the Office of Community Police Oversight
- By phone: (214) 671-8283
- In person or by mail: 1500 Marilla St, Dallas TX 75201
- Office of Community Police Oversight website
2. Dallas Police Department Dallas Police Department — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Dallas Police Department are investigated inside the department itself. The department has not publicly confirmed whether anonymous complaints are investigated.
- Email: DPDIAD@dallascityhall.com
- Phone: (214) 671-3986
- 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 Office of Community Police Oversight so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.
Good to know
- The Dallas Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 214-671-3001
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 06/17/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.