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Search Thousands of Civilian Complaints Against New York City Police Officers

This database was last updated in July 2020 and is no longer being updated. Data on this page may be out of date. For more recent information, visit the city's database of civilian complaints against the NYPD.

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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
Kirth Buckley Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 46 years old Exonerated 2013
Ahsan Zafar Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 35 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Peter Valentin Detective Hispanic male Hispanic male, 37 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Franklyn Aizaga Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jose Vasquezmiranda Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Joseph Viggiano Detective White male Hispanic male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Alberto Pizarro Detective Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Steven Weiss Lieutenant White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2013
Mathew Reich Detective White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Brendan Grace Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 57 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Neil Zuber Lieutenant White male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Paul Kogan Police Officer White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2013
Alex Torres Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Sean Pallone Police Officer White male Black male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jose Rivera Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jason Greenberg Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 23 years old Exonerated 2013
David Leonardi Sergeant White male Black male, 40 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Mandeep Singh Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 23 years old Exonerated 2013
Christophe Lembo Police Officer White male Black female, 28 years old Exonerated 2013
Declan Ludington Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Daniel Guida Detective White male Hispanic male, 28 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
James Mahoney Sergeant Hispanic male Hispanic male, 39 years old Exonerated 2013
Sergio Delamota Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 30 years old Exonerated 2013
Jack Dagnese Police Officer White male Unknown male, 26 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jack Dagnese Police Officer White male Hispanic female, 26 years old Exonerated 2013
Jamaal Arthur Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 33 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Piero Lasaponara Police Officer White male Not available male Unsubstantiated 2013
John Mchugh Detective White male Black male, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Joseph Fernandez Detective Hispanic male Black male, 47 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Andrew Fago Detective White male Hispanic male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Richard Reilly Detective White male Hispanic male, 24 years old Exonerated 2013
Vincent Agostino Police Officer White male Black male, 23 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Elijah Boyle Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Melanie Culpepper Police Officer Hispanic female Black male, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Kenneth Sepulveda Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 34 years old Exonerated 2013
Dennis Jaeger Police Officer White male Black male, 33 years old Exonerated 2013
Martin Gimenez Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Emile Provencher Lieutenant White male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Vitaliy Zelikov Sergeant White male Black male, 35 years old Exonerated 2013
Matthew Manchester Police Officer White male Black female, 28 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2013
Michael Whooley Police Officer White male Black male, 18 years old Exonerated 2013
Eric Stclair Police Officer White male Black male, 38 years old Exonerated 2013
Tyrane Isaac Police Officer Black male Black male, 20 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Michael Raso Sergeant White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Roman Goris Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Robert Schierenbeck Detective White male Black female, 27 years old Exonerated 2013
Declan Ludington Police Officer White male Black male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Jared Rothschild Police Officer White male Black male, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2013
Dagoberto Rodriguez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic female, 62 years old Exonerated 2012
Jose Ramos Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 49 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Tristan Parker Police Officer Black male Hispanic female, 50 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
James Zozzaro Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Exonerated 2012
Vincenzo Dimartino Police Officer White male Black male, 45 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Lowez Walker Detective Black male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2012
Adam Dumelle Police Officer White male Black male, 27 years old Exonerated 2012
Tristan Parker Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 18 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Adam Dumelle Police Officer White male Black male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Brenton Cole Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 31 years old Exonerated 2012
Joseph Nicosia Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 15 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
James Zozzaro Police Officer White male Black male, 31 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Francisco Pina Police Officer Hispanic male Black female, 43 years old Exonerated 2012
Miguel Sanchez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Matthew Lewis Police Officer White male Black male, 56 years old Exonerated 2012
Frank Calafiore Police Officer White male Asian male, 36 years old Exonerated 2012
David Pulice Police Officer White male Black male, 24 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Edwin Estrada Detective Hispanic male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2012
Jacob Giannelli Police Officer White male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Frank Calafiore Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 21 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Jovaniel Cordova Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 52 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Kendrick Maldonado Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Johnny Lawrence Police Officer Black male Black male, 22 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Craig Basler Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Michael Miller Sergeant White male Unknown male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Nicholas Bekas Police Officer White male Black male, 37 years old Exonerated 2012
Jesus Capo Detective Hispanic male Black male, 40 years old Exonerated 2012
Jesus Capo Detective Hispanic male Black male, 27 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Devon Hudson Police Officer Black male Hispanic male, 30 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Jeffrey Arceo Police Officer Asian male Hispanic male, 19 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Anthony Lafemina Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 18 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Anthony Lafemina Police Officer White male Black male, 34 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Anthony Lafemina Police Officer White male Hispanic male, 41 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
David Sammarco Police Officer White male Black male, 42 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Victor Lopez Police Officer Hispanic male Hispanic male, 36 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Concepcion Robles Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 47 years old Exonerated 2012
Frank Gambina Police Officer White male Black male, 38 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Phillip Atkins Detective Black male Black male, 53 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Emile Provencher Lieutenant White male Hispanic male, 26 years old Exonerated 2012
Emile Provencher Lieutenant White male Hispanic female, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Kristy Abbasciano Police Officer White female Hispanic female, 25 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Johnny Orellana Lieutenant Hispanic male Black male, 38 years old Exonerated 2012
Brendan Heapes Sergeant White male Black male, 36 years old Exonerated 2012
Alexander Wancel Sergeant Hispanic male Black male, 25 years old Exonerated 2012
Jonathan Rothenberg Police Officer White male Unknown male, 44 years old Exonerated 2012
Kelvin Peralta Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 29 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Anthony Panetta Sergeant White male White male, 25 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Kelvin Peralta Police Officer Hispanic male Black male, 51 years old Exonerated 2012
Timothy Rogers Sergeant White male Black male, 57 years old Substantiated (Charges) 2012
Sasha Brugal Police Officer Hispanic female Hispanic male, 17 years old Unsubstantiated 2012
Clement Krug Police Officer White male Black male, 20 years old Exonerated 2012
Edward Caceres Police Officer Hispanic male White female, 15 years old Exonerated 2012
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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.
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