Rochester Police Department

★ Civilian oversight

This department has independent oversight.

Sivil routes complaints first to Police Commission — the civilian oversight body for this jurisdiction. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.

File directly with Police Commission

Feedback features audit

How easy is it to share feedback with Rochester Police Department?

We audit every department's public-facing feedback channels. Last verified 05/16/2026.

Online filing form

No online form found; mail or in-person only

Anonymous reports

Unverified

Anonymous policy unavailable

Filing info page

No how-to-file page linked from homepage

About this department

Rochester Police Department (NH)

No email on file for this department yet. We can't deliver feedback through Sivil until Rochester Police Department publishes a public contact email. In the meantime, you can reach them via their website or by phone at (603) 330-7127.

Filing guide

How to file a complaint about a Rochester Police Department officer

If you had a problem with an officer, you have two distinct ways to file a complaint — and they are not equivalent. Here is how each one works in Rochester Police Department, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.

1. Police Commission — independent civilian oversight

The Police Commission is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Rochester 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 Commission complaint process works

2. File through Sivil

Sivil delivers your complaint by email to the right recipient for this department — routed to the Police Commission so it is reviewed independently. You keep a copy, and it takes about five minutes. Start your complaint here.

Good to know

As of our last audit, the Rochester Police Department homepage did not link to a complaint-filing page — one reason many residents struggle to find the correct channel.
General department line: (603) 330-7127

Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 05/16/2026. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.