NYPD Civilian Complaints Database Since 2000

2000 to present records of civilian complaints against New York Police Department officers, maintained by the Civilian Complaint Review Board. The dataset includes complaint details, incident locations, dates, and outcomes for closed cases. It consolidates and expands upon prior public records following the 2020 repeal of law 50-a.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in complaint volume and disposition over time using Incident Date, Close Date, and CCRB Complaint Disposition.
• Identify geographic patterns in complaints by mapping Precinct Of Incident Occurrence and Borough Of Incident Occurrence.
• Model the relationship between Reason for Police Contact, Outcome Of Police Encounter, and final complaint resolution.
• Assess the impact of evidence types like Video Evidence and BWC Evidence on complaint outcomes.
• Study temporal patterns of incidents using the Incident Hour field.

Strengths

• Contains records spanning from the year 2000 to the present.
• Includes 14 specific fields detailing complaint circumstances, locations, and outcomes.
• Integrates data made public after a 2020 legal change, expanding historical coverage.

Limitations

• Excludes complaints closed as Mediated, Administrative Closure, or other specific dispositions, creating a selection bias.
• Sample size and total row count are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical power.
• Data freshness is unclear as the 'As Of Date' may not reflect real-time updates.

Provenance

Source

Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) of New York City.

Collection Method

Administrative records of complaints received and processed by the CCRB.

Time Range

2000 - present

Freshness

Last platform update recorded as April 2026, but underlying data update frequency is null.

Geography

New York City, specifically incidents within CCRB's jurisdiction.