Fort Worth Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Office of the Police Oversight Monitor — the civilian oversight body for Fort Worth. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Fort Worth Police Department (TX)
How to file a complaint about a Fort Worth Police Department officer
The Fort Worth Police Department serves roughly 973,722 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 Fort Worth, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Office of the Police Oversight Monitor — independent civilian oversight
The Office of the Police Oversight Monitor is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Fort Worth 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.
- How the Office of the Police Oversight Monitor complaint process works
- By phone: 817-392-6535
- In person or by mail: 200 Texas St, Fort Worth TX 76102
- Office of the Police Oversight Monitor website
2. Fort Worth Police Department Fort Worth Police Department — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Fort Worth Police Department are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.
- Email: FWPD_InternalAffairs@fortworthtexas.gov
- Phone: 817-392-4270
- 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 the Police Oversight Monitor so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.
Good to know
- The Fort Worth Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 817-392-4200
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 06/18/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.