Complaints Against Police Officers or Civilian Employees of the Metropolitan Police Department
Rules, policies and procedures control the conduct of all employees of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
Any person who feels that he or she has been mistreated by a sworn officer or a civilian employee of the police department has the right to make a complaint.
Within the Police Department, the Office of Professional Accountability, (hereinafter O.P.A.) has the responsibility of investigating certain complaints of misconduct against sworn officers and civilian employees. The O.P.A. examines all types of complaints, including, but not limited to: officer /employee discourtesy; excessive force; dishonesty, harassment; intimidation; discrimination; domestic violence and other types of criminal conduct.
All police department supervisors also have an obligation to investigate complaints against officers or civilians under their command. Complaints may also be made to any supervisor responsible for monitoring the behavior of the offending employee. Patrol Officers are assigned to the Precinct police stations. Each station has a Captain in charge of all the officers assigned to work there. The telephone numbers to the stations are as follows.
- East Precinct - (615) 862-7600
- Central Precinct - (615) 862-7611
- Hermitage Precinct - (615) 880-1776
- North Precinct - (615) 862-4410
- South Precinct - (615) 862-7744
- West Precinct - (615) 862-7747
How To Make A Complaint
If at any time an officer or an employee of the Metropolitan Police Department mistreats, harasses, intimidates or commits a crime against you, remember the names of the officers, what they looked like and the time and date of the event.
You should then report the incident immediately. It may be reported to the officer's immediate supervisor, or any other person responsible for supervising the officer. It may also be reported to the Office of Professional Accountability (hereinafter O.P.A.), the Human Relations Commission or the Offices of the NAACP or the Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Complaints may be made in person or over the telephone. Complaints may also be made anonymously, if enough details regarding the incident are provided.
The complaint form may be mailed to or dropped off at any of the offices of the listed organizations. Please be sure to include a working telephone number.
- Metropolitan Police Department Office of Professional Accountability
50 Hermitage Avenue
Nashville, TN 37210
Phone (615) 862-7322 - Fax (615) 880-1908 - Human Relations Commission
222 Bldg, Suite 101
222 3rd Avenue North
Nashville, Tennessee
Phone (615) 880-3370 - Fax (615) 880-3373 - NAACP
1308 Jefferson Street
Nashville, TN 37208
Phone (615) 329-0999 - Nashville Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 40541
Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 216-5737
Email: nashvillehispanicchamber@yahoo.com
If you have questions or comments, you may contact the Office of Professional Accountability at (615) 862-7322.
You may also contact Mrs. Sawyers at ksawyers@police.nashville.org.