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12/20/2023 10:57 am
Updated: Dec 20, 2023
The Internal Affairs Unit is responsible for receiving, processing, assigning and supervising the investigation of any alleged misconduct or criminal conduct against any member of the Raleigh Police Department. The Internal Affairs Unit ensures that all allegations are investigated thoroughly and objectively.
The Internal Affairs Unit will accept all complaints which can be received in person, by letter, telephone, or email to internal.affairs@raleighnc.gov. Anonymous complaints are also accepted; however, we will not be able to follow up with you for further information.
All complaints will be reviewed and a determination will be made to assign the complaint to the appropriate immediate supervisor or the Internal Affairs Unit for investigation. Following a thorough and impartial investigation, a disposition will be rendered based on all available factual information. The complainant will receive notification of the final disposition by registered mail with a return receipt.
Police officers are public employees and the personnel information that can be released concerning them is regulated by North Carolina General Statutes. The results of all complaints are called findings, which fall into six classifications.
Raleigh Police Internal Affairs is responsible for providing police worn cameras referred to as Body Worn Cameras (BWC) and Mobile Vehicle Recorders (MVR ) to the public. Visit our Recording Disclosure Form page to initiate your request.
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citizen Complaints | 42 | 43 | 46 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 9 |
| Sustained | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 |
| Not sustained | 23 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Unfounded | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Proper Conduct | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Pending | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quite often, a citizen might observe that a Police Department employee has performed his or her duties in a noteworthy fashion, and wonder how to go about bringing this to the Department's attention. The Chief's Office would like to hear about these good performances by our officers and/or civilian employees.
You may send letters of compliment to:
Chief of Police
Raleigh Police Department
6716 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
Mailing address:
6716 Six Forks Road
Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone:
919-996-3155
Email:
internal.affairs@raleighnc.gov