Force: PHYSICAL FORCE - The NYPD Files

Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

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Force: Physical Force

This page contains all allegations assigned to this category by the CCRB. Multiple similar allegations can appear for the same officer because a complaint received from a civilian can include multiple allegations.

Officers With Complaints

2,239

Complaints

3,790

Allegations

4,849

What the CCRB’s Conclusions Mean

Substantiated: The alleged conduct occurred and it violated the rules. (Here is a breakdown of the types of discipline the CCRB can recommend. The NYPD can choose to ignore those recommendations. It has discretion over what, if any, discipline is imposed.)

Exonerated: The alleged conduct occurred but did not violate the NYPD’s rules, which often give officers significant discretion over use of force.

Unsubstantiated: The CCRB has fully investigated but could not affirmatively conclude both that the conduct occurred and that it broke the rules.

Officer	Rank at Time of Complaint	Officer Details	Complainant Details	CCRB Conclusion	Year Received
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 31 years old	Exonerated	2015
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2015
Jacob Aaronson	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 15 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Kristy Abbasciano	Police Officer	White female	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Kristy Abbasciano	Police Officer	White female	Hispanic female, 25 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Isa Abbassi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2000
Isa Abbassi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 26 years old	Exonerated	2003
Isa Abbassi	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 22 years old	Exonerated	2001
Isa Abbassi	Sergeant	White male	Not available	Exonerated	2003
Isa Abbassi	Sergeant	White male	Black male	Unsubstantiated	2003
Isa Abbassi	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 18 years old	Exonerated	2003
Isa Abbassi	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2003
Joseph Abdelmessih	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2008
Raymond Abear	Detective	Asian male	Black female, 54 years old	Exonerated	2019
Roy Abounaoum	Detective	White male	Other Race male, 27 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Gregory Abrahams	Sergeant	Black male	Black male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2004
Donald Abrams	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2003
Donald Abrams	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2003
Donald Abrams	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2006
John Acconi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Acconi	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 15 years old	Exonerated	2003
John Acconi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2007
John Acconi	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 35 years old	Exonerated	2005
Jose Acevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2005
Jose Acevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Wilfredo Acevedo	Detective	Hispanic male	Black female, 42 years old	Exonerated	2015
Steven Acevedo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown female, 57 years old	Exonerated	2014
Adam Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Daniel Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 26 years old	Exonerated	2003
Daniel Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black female, 17 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Felix Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2010
Felix Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 50 years old	Exonerated	2009
Felix Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 24 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2010
Daniel Acosta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 16 years old	Exonerated	2010
Henry Adames	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic female, 35 years old	Exonerated	2007
Henry Adames	Detective	Hispanic male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Richard Adamiak	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2000
Anthony Adamo	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 19 years old	Unsubstantiated	2012
Anthony Adamo	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 13 years old	Exonerated	2008
Jeffrey Adaszewski	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Exonerated	2012
Jeffrey Adaszewski	Police Officer	White male	White male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2017
Christian Addison	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 24 years old	Exonerated	2010
Christian Addison	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 34 years old	Exonerated	2009
Christian Addison	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 27 years old	Exonerated	2007
Christian Addison	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 65 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Christian Addison	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2004
Christian Addison	Sergeant	White male	Hispanic male, 18 years old	Exonerated	2011
David Afanador	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 25 years old	Exonerated	2009
David Afanador	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 43 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Yahaira Agate	Police Officer	Hispanic female	Black male, 20 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Joseph Agosta	Police Officer	White male	Hispanic male, 49 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline)	2008
Vincent Agostino	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 23 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Vincent Agostino	Detective	White male	Black male, 57 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Wilding Aguasanta	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 48 years old	Unsubstantiated	2011
Danny Aguilar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 50 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Danny Aguilar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 36 years old	Exonerated	2009
Edwin Aguilar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 24 years old	Unsubstantiated	2015
Alexis Aguirre	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 54 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2008
Alexis Aguirre	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 41 years old	Exonerated	2013
Edward Ahearne	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 36 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2019
Peter Ahn	Sergeant	Asian male	Unknown female, 36 years old	Unsubstantiated	2017
Thomas Ailman	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 58 years old	Exonerated	2004
Thomas Ailman	Sergeant	White male	Other Race male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2006
Franklyn Aizaga	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 18 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Christophe Alazraki	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2015
Wilson Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 14 years old	Exonerated	2007
Wilson Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 29 years old	Exonerated	2010
Wilson Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Wilson Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Unknown male, 46 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2014
Wilson Alba	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 19 years old	Exonerated	2009
Melchor Alban	Police Officer	Asian male	Black male, 51 years old	Exonerated	2011
Nicholas Albano	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 15 years old	Exonerated	2006
Nicholas Albergo	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 28 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Joseph Albert	Sergeant	White male	Refused male, 26 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline A)	2016
John Albertelli	Sergeant	White male	Black female, 34 years old	Unsubstantiated	2014
Joseph Albertini	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 21 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	1999
Francisco Alcantara	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 23 years old	Exonerated	2005
Elvis Alcivar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2007
Elvis Alcivar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 53 years old	Unsubstantiated	2009
Elvis Alcivar	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 20 years old	Exonerated	2007
Jean Alejandro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 29 years old	Substantiated (Charges)	2017
Jean Alejandro	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Black male, 30 years old	Exonerated	2017
Brian Alexander	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Johnanthon Alexander	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 43 years old	Exonerated	2014
Brian Alexander	Police Officer	White male	Black female, 42 years old	Exonerated	2013
Donald Alexandre	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 45 years old	Unsubstantiated	2008
Vallery Alexis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Vallery Alexis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Substantiated (Command Discipline B)	2018
Vallery Alexis	Police Officer	Black male	Black male, 30 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Michael Alfieri	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2011
Michael Algerio	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 46 years old	Exonerated	2019
Michael Algerio	Police Officer	White male	Asian male, 56 years old	Exonerated	2013
Christophe Alikhan	Police Officer	White male	Black male, 49 years old	Exonerated	2016
Robert Alimena	Police Officer	Hispanic male	Hispanic male, 35 years old	Unsubstantiated	2018
Farid Aliyev	Sergeant	White male	Black male, 44 years old	Unsubstantiated	2013
Farid Aliyev	Sergeant	White male	White male, 51 years old	Unsubstantiated	2016
Farid Aliyev	Police Officer	White male	White male, 22 years old	Unsubstantiated	2007
Justin Allen	Police Officer	Black male	Hispanic male, 32 years old	Exonerated	2016

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About This Data

For decades, disciplinary records of police officers in New York have been shielded from public view. After the state recently repealed the law that had kept the records secret, ProPublica requested and received a database from New York City’s Civilian Complaint Review Board, which investigates allegations of misconduct against NYPD officers. The database lists the name of each officer, the race of the complainant and the officer, a category describing the alleged misconduct, and whether the CCRB concluded the officers’ conduct violated NYPD rules. Police unions have opposed New York City’s plan to make public data about disciplinary investigations.

This database names about 4,000 of the NYPD’s 36,000 active-duty officers. Every officer in the database has had at least one substantiated allegation. We excluded any allegations that CCRB investigators concluded did not occur and were deemed unfounded. We also removed a small number of officers (62) against whom the CCRB had substantiated allegations, but whose substantiated allegations had not gone fully through the NYPD’s administrative prosecution process. The CCRB was not able to reach conclusions in many cases, in part because the investigators must rely on the NYPD to hand over crucial evidence, such as footage from body-worn cameras. Often, the department is not forthcoming despite a legal duty to cooperate in CCRB investigations. The CCRB gets thousands of complaints per year but substantiates a tiny fraction of them. Allegations of criminal conduct by officers are typically investigated not by the CCRB but by state or federal prosecutors in conjunction with the NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau or the FBI. The NYPD’s own findings in cases in this database are not included here.

Read more about what we’ve included in the database and why, and see our answers to questions we have received about this data. If you have information about any of these officers or cases, please fill out our form.

All of the records in this data are from closed cases. But if you see an error, contact the CCRB. If the agency updates its records and lets us know, we'll do so as well.

The data used in this database is downloadable from ProPublica’s Data Store.

Source

This data was obtained through a records request made to the CCRB. It includes fully investigated allegations only for officers who were members of the department as of late June 2020 and against whom the CCRB has substantiated at least one allegation.