Contact The Citizens Advisory Board Here

The Citizen Advisory Board (CAB) was created by Atlantic City Ordinance 40-1 in 2012 and is comprised of 21 appointed members.  The overall goal of the CAB is to foster communication, inclusiveness, and transparency between the community and the Police Department.  The CAB meets monthly with the Chief of the Atlantic City Police Department.

The duties and responsibilities of the CAB are as follows:

1. To receive/compile information from both the Police Department, as determined by the Chief, and the general public so that the CAB can review on public safety and law enforcement trends;
2. To receive/compile information about best practices of law enforcement from around the country, particularly in the area of community policing and development of alternatives to incarceration;
3. To provide citizens with the opportunity to converse directly with Atlantic City Police leadership regarding public safety concerns;
4. To provide citizens with the opportunity to give informed feedback on the performance of the Police Department with respect to public safety concerns and quality of police community relations, including but not limited to concerns regarding neighborhood presence, quality and frequency of police contacts, response time, proactive police initiatives;
5. To encourage candid and collaborative problem solving.

Citizens are encouraged to contact the Citizen Advisory Board (CAB) utilizing the link below to make anonymous praise or complaints concerning the Atlantic City Police Department.

Note:  Correspondences through this link are not monitored 24/7 and are not intended to report requests for police services.  If you have an emergency call 911.  For non emergencies requiring public safety services please call Communications at 609-347-5780.