Nashville Metro Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Community Review Board — the civilian oversight body for Nashville. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
File directly with Community Review BoardHow easy is it to share feedback with Nashville?
We audit every department's public-facing feedback channels. Last verified 06/25/2024.
Nashville Metro Police Department (TN)
How to file a complaint about a Nashville Metro Police Department officer
The Nashville Metro Police Department serves roughly 715,884 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 Nashville, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Community Review Board — independent civilian oversight
The Community Review Board is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Nashville Metro 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.
- File online with the Community Review Board
- How the Community Review Board complaint process works
- By phone: 615-880-1800
- In person or by mail: 222 Second Avenue North, Nashville TN 37201
- Community Review Board website
2. Nashville Metro Police Department Metropolitan Police Department Division of Professional Standards — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Metropolitan Police Department Division of Professional Standards are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.
- Phone: 615-862-7317
- In person or by mail: 1417 Murfreesboro Rd., Nashville TN 37219
- 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 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 Nashville Metro Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: 615-862-8600
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 06/25/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.