Long Beach Police Department

Long Beach Police Department (CA)

The Long Beach Police Department serves roughly 444,415 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 Long Beach, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.

1. Police Oversight Commission — independent civilian oversight

The Police Oversight Commission is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Long Beach Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved.

• How the Police Oversight Commission complaint process works

2. Long Beach Police Department Long Beach Police Department — the department's internal channel

Complaints filed with Long Beach Police Department are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.

• Email: Internal.Affairs@longbeach.gov
• Phone: (562) 570-7343
• In person or by mail: 400 W Broadway, Long Beach CA 90802
• 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 Police Oversight Commission so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.

Good to know

• The Long Beach Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
• The department's Facebook, Instagram and X accounts accept direct messages — useful for quick questions, though social media is not a formal complaint channel and messages there generally aren't part of any official record.
• General department line: (562) 570-7260

Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 10/28/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.