 In the CCRB's Annual Report of 2017, the agency received 4,487 complaints from civilians in allegations of Force, Abuse of Authority, Discourtesy, or Offensive Language by members of the NYPD (a 5% increase since 2016).About 58% were allegations of abuse of authority (e.g.unlawful searches of premises, refusals to provide a name or shield number, and threats to arrest a civilian).