Spokane Police Department
This department has independent oversight.
Sivil routes complaints first to Office of Police Ombuds — the civilian oversight body for Spokane. Routing here means your complaint isn't reviewed by the people it's about.
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Spokane Police Department (WA)
How to file a complaint about a Spokane Police Department officer
The Spokane Police Department serves roughly 230,648 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 Spokane, based on Sivil's audit of public records and agency websites.
1. Office of Police Ombuds — independent civilian oversight
The Office of Police Ombuds is a civilian agency that reviews complaints about Spokane Police Department officers outside the department's own chain of command — your complaint is not investigated by colleagues of the officer involved.
2. Spokane Police Department Spokane Police Department — the department's internal channel
Complaints filed with Spokane Police Department are investigated inside the department itself. The office investigates anonymous complaints.
- Email: SPDInternalAffairs@spokanepolice.org
- Phone: 509-835-4588
- 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 Police Ombuds 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 Spokane Police Department homepage did not link to a complaint-filing page — one reason many residents struggle to find the correct channel.
- General department line: 509.755.2489
Compiled by Sivil from agency websites and public records; last verified 07/01/2024. Procedures change — confirm details with the agency before relying on them. Sharing a positive experience instead? Send a compliment.