Fayetteville Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Community Police Advisory Board — the civilian oversight body for Fayetteville. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Fayetteville Police Department (NC)
How to file a complaint about a Fayetteville Police Department officer
The Fayetteville Police Department serves roughly 209,262 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 Fayetteville, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Community Police Advisory Board — independent civilian oversight
The Community Police Advisory Board is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Fayetteville Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved.
2. Fayetteville Police Department Fayetteville Police Department Internal Affairs — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Fayetteville Police Department Internal Affairs are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.
- Phone: (910) 433-1820
- In person or by mail: 467 Hay Street, Fayetteville NC 28301
- 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 Community Police Advisory Board so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.
Good to know
- The Fayetteville Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 910-433-1529
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 08/01/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.