NYPD Officer Complaint Records Since 2000

Over 20 years of complaint data for New York Police Department officers, maintained by the Civilian Complaint Review Board. The dataset lists officers and counts complaints received since 2000, following the 2020 repeal of law 50-a which expanded public access. It is part of a larger database of police misconduct records published by the City of New York.

Use Cases

• Analyze the correlation between Officer Race or Officer Gender and Total Complaints or Total Substantiated Complaints.
• Track complaint trends over time using the As Of Date and Last Reported Active Date fields.
• Identify patterns in complaints by officer assignment using Current Command and Current Rank.
• Profile individual officer histories by joining on Shield No or Tax ID with related allegation and penalty tables.

Strengths

• Includes complaint data spanning from the year 2000 onward.
• Contains 14 distinct columns detailing officer demographics, assignment, and complaint counts.
• Integrated with three other related tables for a complete view of allegations and penalties.

Limitations

• Excludes complaints closed as Mediated, Administrative Closure, or other specific categories, creating a potential reporting gap.
• The exact number of officer records (rows) is unspecified.
• Sample data is unavailable for preliminary inspection of data quality.

Provenance

Source

Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB), based on NYPD roster data.

Collection Method

Reported to CCRB by the NYPD, published as part of a public database.

Time Range

Records from the year 2000 onward.

Freshness

Last updated on April 3, 2026.

Geography

New York City, specifically NYPD jurisdiction.