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In 2008, RateMyCop let anyone rate police officers on professionalism, fairness, and accountability — 300,000+ of them, straight from public records. Police groups moved to ban it. Its host pulled it offline. Now we're bringing it back.

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In the News · 2008

It made headlines the first time.

RateMyCop launched in February 2008 — and set off a national firestorm over transparency and policing.

They tried to shut it down.
It's coming back.

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It made headlines the first time.

They tried to shut it down.It's coming back.

Should we relaunch RateMyCop?

Become a Founding Volunteer

Adopt your department

Your records request letter

It made headlines the first time.

They tried to shut it down.
It's coming back.