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Police Criminal Misconduct Complaint Form

Introduction

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
This question requires a valid email address.
2. Incident Description
 
This question requires a valid date format of MM/DD/YYYY.
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4. Were witnesses present during the incident? *This question is required.
6.

Do you have photos or videos of the incident?

*This question is required.
7. If yes, please upload the files here.
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
9. Did you get arrested during the incident? *This question is required.
11. Have you been in contact with an attorney about this incident? *This question is required.
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.
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