Dayton Police Department

Dayton Police Department (OH)

The Dayton Police Department serves roughly 135,181 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 Dayton, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.

1. Dayton Mediation Center — independent civilian oversight

The Dayton Mediation Center is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Dayton 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 Dayton Mediation Center
• How the Dayton Mediation Center complaint process works
• By phone: 937-333-2356
• In person or by mail: 371 W 2nd St, Dayton OH 45402
• Dayton Mediation Center website

2. Dayton Police Department Professional Standards Bureau — the department's internal channel

Complaints filed with Professional Standards Bureau are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.

• Email: dpd_psb@daytonohio.gov
• Phone: (937) 333-1018
• In person or by mail: 371 W Second Street, Dayton OH 45402
• 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 Dayton Mediation Center so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.

Good to know

• The Dayton Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
• General department line: 937-333-COPS (2677)

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.