Mission Statement
Our mission is to offer New Yorkers an opportunity to have an ongoing conversation on community-police relations, by allowing the public to report incidents between the them and the police. The public can rate the police interaction and help to provide a data base where others can search and see the officer's rating and the incident.
Rate A Cop New York will also compile statistical analysis of reported incidents. We think an open honest dialogue is one of the important ways to address ongoing community-policing issues and make people aware of policing misconduct within the city and ideas on how to prevent them.
Key Demands Ending Racial Profiling and Police Misconduct
How This Site Works
Reporting an Officer or Incident
SIGN UP - You must create a username and password in order to enter information about a cop or an incident.
LOOK UP/ ENTER AN OFFICER
- select the officer whose identifying information most closely resemble the one you are seeking
- If the officer you are seeking does not appear on the list, add it.
- If more than one officer is involved in an incident in which you are involved, you must enter each officer's name separately.
- Rate the cop by clicking on their name and selecting the number of badges (1=best, 5 = worst) that best describe their behavior. Remember - you can only rate a cop if you are logged in!
ENTER AN INCIDENT
- you can enter an incident once you are logged in and include all the information that you can recall.
- You can also include links to video from other sites such as YouTube.
- If more than one officer is involved in a particular incident, please create a new incident for that officer and reference your original entry (you need not re-enter all details again).
Know Your Rights!
The right margin includes information on your rights as a citizen. Click the link that best describes your situation and you will be provided with information about law enforcement procedures and ways you can protect yourself.
Other Resources
Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see phone numbers of community groups, legal assistance or police department contacts that may be of use to you. There are also links to other web sites that may contact information of interest.
