Police Criminal Misconduct Complaint Form

Please use this form to submit a complaint of Police criminal conduct that occurred in Cook County only. Note, the Cook County State's Attorney's Office reviews complaints of criminal behavior by police. If your complaint isn’t of a criminal act such as in the list of examples, please notify the appropriate agency noted at the end of this form.

Examples of Police Criminal Misconduct:

Burglary
Excessive force (battery, aggravated battery)
Home Invasion
Intimidation
Making a false report
Reckless driving
Sexual misconduct
Soliciting or accepting bribes
Theft
Unlawful possession of narcotics

If you have questions about the form or police misconduct in Cook County please email leadunit-StatesAttorney@cookcountysao.org.

1. Contact Information

Full Name *This question is required.

Street Address (including City, State, Zip) *This question is required.

Email Address *This question is required. This question requires a valid email address.

Phone Number *This question is required.

2. Incident Description

Incident Date *This question is required. This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.

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Incident Time *This question is required.

Incident Location *This question is required.

Provide names, law enforcement agency, badge numbers, squad number or license plate, and/or physical description of the officer against whom you wish to file a complaint.

*This question is required.

4. Were witnesses present during the incident? *This question is required.

5. If yes, provide names, addresses, and phone numbers for all present witnesses.

Do you have photos or videos of the incident?

*This question is required.

7. If yes, please upload the files here.

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If you have trouble uploading, please email files to leadunit-StatesAttorney@cookcountysao.org. If your files are too large to upload here please use WeTransfer to send files to leadunit-StatesAttorney@cookcountysao.org

8. Please provide a detailed description of what happened. *This question is required.

9. Did you get arrested during the incident? *This question is required.

10. If you were arrested, please provide any information provided to you during the arrest such as case number, court date, and court location.

11. Have you been in contact with an attorney about this incident? *This question is required.

12. If yes, please provide a name, phone number and/or email for your attorney.

13. Have you made this complaint with another agency (Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA), Internal Affairs Division (IAD), Cook County Sheriff, Illinois State Police, or a suburban police department)?
*This question is required.

14. If yes, please indicate the agency where the complaint was made, the date the complaint was made, any reference or report number provided to you, and the names of the individuals you spoke to about the complaint.

15. Signature

I understand and agree that the State's Attorney's Office may send a copy of my complaint form and disclose my identity and the nature of my complaint to (i) other government agencies, (ii) the person or agency that I am complaining about, and/or (iii) other third parties.
I understand that the Cook County State's Attorney's Office is not acting as my private attorney. If I have any questions concerning my legal rights or responsibilities, I understand that I should consult a private attorney.
I certify that the above information is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

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To file a complaint about misconduct that does not rise to the level of criminal behavior, such as rudeness, drinking on duty, discrimination, careless driving, sexual harassment, etc, please notify the following agencies:

Regarding the Chicago Police Department - The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA): (312) 745-3598 or COPA-Info@chicagocopa.org.

Regarding Suburban Police Departments - please make a complaint directly to the suburban police department involved

Police Criminal Misconduct Complaint Form

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