Los Angeles Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Office of the Inspector General — the civilian oversight body for Los Angeles. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Los Angeles Police Department (CA)
How to file a complaint about a Los Angeles Police Department officer
The Los Angeles Police Department serves roughly 3,786,018 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 Los Angeles, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Office of the Inspector General — independent civilian oversight
The Office of the Inspector General is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Los Angeles Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved. It accepts anonymous complaints, so you can file without giving your name. No notarization is required to file.
- How the Office of the Inspector General complaint process works
- By phone: (213) 893-6400
- In person or by mail: 350 S Figueroa Street, Los Angeles CA 90071
- Office of the Inspector General website
2. Los Angeles Police Department LAPD Professional Standards Bureau — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with LAPD Professional Standards Bureau are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.
- Phone: (800) 339-6868
- In person or by mail: P.O. Box 30158, Los Angeles CA 90030
- 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 Inspector General so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.
Good to know
- The Los Angeles Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 1-877-275-5273
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 07/21/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.