Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Citizen Review Board — the civilian oversight body for Las Vegas. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (NV)
How to file a complaint about a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officer
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department serves roughly 1,670,226 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 Las Vegas, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Citizen Review Board — independent civilian oversight
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Citizen Review Board is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Las Vegas Metropolitan 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 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Citizen Review Board
- How the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Citizen Review Board complaint process works
- By phone: (702) 455-6322
- In person or by mail: 330 S 3rd Street, Ste. 670, Las Vegas NV 89101
- Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Citizen Review Board website
2. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs Bureau — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Internal Affairs Bureau are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.
- Phone: (702) 828-3422
- 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 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Citizen 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 Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 702-828-3111
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 07/11/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.