What happens when I submit a photograph?

The next step after a photograph of an officer has been submitted is to match it to the correct badge number, name, and OpenOversight ID (a unique identifier in our system). Volunteers sort through submitted images by first confirming that officers are present in each photograph, and then by matching each photograph to the officer it depicts.

Please consider creating an account and logging in so that we can keep track of the images you've submitted and contact you with any questions.

Select the department that the police officer in your image belongs to:


Drop images here to submit photos of officers:

Drag photographs from your computer directly into the box above or click the box to launch a finder window. If you are on mobile, you can click the box above to select pictures from your photo library or camera roll. An image is successfully uploaded when you see a check mark over it.

High Security Submissions

We do not log unique identifying information of visitors to our website, but if you have privacy concerns in submitting photographs, we recommend using Tor Browser.