Santa Ana Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Police Oversight Commission — the civilian oversight body for Santa Ana. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Santa Ana Police Department (CA)
How to file a complaint about a Santa Ana Police Department officer
The Santa Ana Police Department serves roughly 307,327 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 Santa Ana, 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 Santa Ana Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved. No notarization is required to file.
- File online with the Police Oversight Commission
- By phone: (714) 647-6520
- In person or by mail: 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana CA 92701
- Police Oversight Commission website
2. Santa Ana Police Department Internal Affairs — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Internal Affairs are investigated inside the department itself. The department has not publicly confirmed whether anonymous complaints are investigated.
- Phone: 714) 245-8011
- 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 Santa Ana Police Department homepage links directly to complaint-filing information.
- General department line: (714) 245-8049
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.