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Office of the Police Oversight Monitor

The City of Fort Worth's Office of the Police Oversight Monitor was first established in February 2020 pursuant to Fort Worth City Code Art. 2, § 2-27(1)(a) as a mechanism with which to provide oversight and accountability of the Fort Worth Police Department. Kim Neal, was appointed as the City of Fort Worth’s first Police Monitor in March 2020. Efforts to build this newly-created office first began in mid-March 2020. The office serves a proactive leader in law enforcement accountability to the Fort Worth Police Department and the population it serves.

Inaugural Biennial Report (PDF, 16MB)

Documents, Reports, Resources & Surveys

Find historical OPOM documents, Informal Reports presented to City Council and additional civilian oversight resources.

History of Civilian Oversight

Discover the history of Civilian Oversight. The first assembly of citizens to receive complaints of misconduct against police officers dates back to the 1920s.

Purpose

The vision for the Office of the Police Oversight Monitor is to be a proactive leader in law enforcement accountability to the Fort Worth Police Department and the population it serves.

Comments

The Office of the Police Oversight Monitor is interested in hearing from anyone in the community who wishes to share a comment, concern or suggestion about the office or the FWPD.

Community Engagements

Learn about upcoming community, community police, and faith-based engagements with the Office of the Police Oversight Monitor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about the office, including how we update the community on our progress, what the complaint and commendation process looks like and how we serve the community.

Department Head

Kim Neal

Kim Neal, JD, LPEC, CCEP, became Fort Worth’s first independent Police Oversight Monitor and Director in March 2020. Neal has more than two decades of experience addressing misconduct, overseeing investigations, compliance training, researching and implementing best practices, and ensuring compliance at the federal, state, and local levels of government, to restore and maintain communities’ trust.