New York Police Transparency Database
Transparency is crucial to holding law enforcement officials accountable to New York’s communities. We hope you will go behind the badge, learn more and get involved.
New Yorkers have a right to know what rules the police are following to keep us safe. But far too often, police departments across the state don’t have clear or specific policies in place, or they are made with no community input and hidden from the public.
After extensive research and unprecedented public information requests – and a few court orders – the NYCLU is proud to share this first-of-its-kind comprehensive database and online tool with you.
Transparency is crucial to holding law enforcement officials accountable to New York’s communities. We hope you will go behind the badge, learn more and get involved.
Don’t See Your Police Department?
New York State’s Freedom of Information Law (generally referred to as “FOIL”) entitles the public to access state and local government records. Any member of the public can request a government agency’s records.
You do not need a lawyer to file a FOIL request or to receive records from a government agency.
