PIGWATCH
Police Accountability Registry
About PigWatch
In every jurisdiction on Earth, misconduct complaints go to offices controlled by Policy Enforcers. Internal Affairs is internal. "Independent" oversight bodies are staffed by retired cops. Officers transfer between departments and their records don't follow them. Civilian complaints are buried, sealed by union contracts, or simply lost. The system is designed to protect the institution, not the public.
PigWatch exists because no one else will build this. It is a global, public registry of police officer violations — filed under oath by citizens, cryptographically sealed with SHA-256, and anchored on the Bitcoin blockchain via OpenTimestamps. Every report becomes a permanent, tamper-proof public record that no court order, no union contract, and no internal investigation can alter or erase.
Free to search. $5 donation to file (to prevent abuse). No account required. No login. No employer gatekeeping. Just accountability, from the people who actually experience policing.
Nothing like this has ever existed. No public database of police misconduct — sworn, sealed, and timestamped — has ever been built. PigWatch is the first.
Trust Score Methodology
Every officer and department starts with a trust score of 5.0/5.0. Scores are calculated using a weighted formula:
Severity Weight
Low (1x), Medium (2x), High (3x), Critical (5x)
Time Decay
Recent violations weigh more. Full decay over 24 months to a minimum of 20%.
Resolution Factor
Resolved violations count at 30% of original weight.
Filing Type
Sworn declarations carry full weight. Anonymous tips carry 25% weight.
Department Normalization
Department scores are normalized by the square root of officer count — larger departments need proportionally more violations to move the needle.
Legal Disclaimers
Public Records: All filed violations are public records. PigWatch does not independently verify the accuracy of reports.
Sworn Declarations: Filing a false sworn declaration may constitute perjury under the Criminal Code of Canada (s. 131), 18 U.S.C. § 1621, or equivalent legislation in your jurisdiction.
Department Responses: Departments and officers may submit public responses to any violation report.
Not Legal Advice: PigWatch is an informational resource and does not provide legal advice. Consult with a qualified attorney regarding your specific situation.
Evidence Standard
A report is not an accusation shouted into the void. To pass review and appear on the public registry, a filing must clear an evidentiary floor.
- Primary-source evidence required: body-cam or bystander video, a court filing, a criminal or disciplinary record, an oversight-board or inquiry finding, an internal-affairs document, a police report, or a news report with named sources. Rumor and paraphrase alone do not qualify.
- A sworn declaration under penalty of perjury carries full weight. An anonymous tip is accepted but carried at reduced weight (25%), never laundered into fact.
- Citation required: a case or incident number, an outlet plus date, or a document title plus date, with an archived link wherever the source is online so it survives link rot.
- Review before publish: a moderator checks every filing against this standard before anything goes public. Filings that fail the floor are not published.
- Per-category minimums apply. The most severe categories (use of force, sexual misconduct, civil-rights violations) demand the strongest documentation, typically a record, ruling, or recording rather than testimony alone.
Corrections & Takedown
If you are named in an entry, or believe an entry is wrong, there are clear paths to respond. The record is designed to be answerable, not final.
Right of reply. The named officer, their department, or their counsel can attach a public response to any entry through the right-of-reply page at /respond.
Correction request. To fix a factual error, remove a duplicate, or flag a filing that fails this standard, write to [email protected] with the filing reference and the specific defect. We correct verifiable errors. We do not silently delete accurate, sourced records.
No silent deletion. Because every act is written to an append-only, hash-chained ledger, a withdrawal is recorded as a counter-entry, not an erasure. The correction is part of the permanent record, so the history stays honest and independently verifiable.
FAQ
Do I need an account?
No. PigWatch is free to browse. Filing a report requires a $5 donation to prevent spam and abuse. No registration required.
What is a sworn declaration?
A sworn declaration is a statement made under penalty of perjury with your legal signature. It carries the same legal weight as a statement made under oath.
Can I file anonymously?
Yes. Anonymous tips carry 25% of the weight of a sworn declaration in the trust score calculation, but they still create public records.
Can officers or departments respond?
Yes. Departments can submit public responses to any violation report, and the status can be updated to reflect resolution.
What countries are covered?
PigWatch is global. You can register departments and officers from any country worldwide.
How is this funded?
PigWatch is funded by $5 filing donations and voluntary donations. We accept no advertising or Policy Enforcer funding.