What time can I call a noise complaint?

Quiet hours are not the hours a phone line is open.

Each city sets its own quiet hours in its code. Some codes set no general quiet hours. Call 311 or the police non-emergency number on your city page. Some of those pages say when the line is open. Many list a number and do not say when it is open.

These city pages state hours:

• Chicago police say 311 is available 24 hours a day. The 311 FAQ says to call 911 while the noise is happening and an officer needs to be there. It lists quieting loud neighbors as a 911 call. Call 311 after the person has left.
• Charlotte says you can call 311 or 704-336-7600 at any time. Call 911 if the noise is creating a nuisance at the time of the call.
• Colorado Springs police say the non-emergency line, 719-444-7000, is staffed 24 hours a day.
• Oakland lists the police non-emergency line, (510) 777-3333, as open 24 hours a day.
• Boston 311 takes calls at 311 or 617-635-4500 around the clock. For a loud party, police also give a Party Line, 617-343-5500, and say you can report a disturbance to 911.
• Virginia Beach police say to call 757-385-3111 for noise complaints. The non-emergency number, 757-385-5000, is open 24 hours a day.
• Anaheim 311 is open Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
• Tucson non-emergency line, 520-791-4444, is staffed from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. For a loud party, police say to call 911 and to say you want to report an unruly gathering.
• Minneapolis says to call 911 while a noisy party is happening. For other noise, 311 or 612-673-3000 is open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday to Friday. The page also says to call 911 for loud vehicles.
• Kansas City 311, 816-513-1313, is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. You can also use the myKCMO app or email 311CallCenter@kcmo.org.
• Fresno says loud parties and other noise complaints go to police non-emergency, 559-621-7000. For barking dogs and other code enforcement, use 311 or 559-621-2489. The 311 page says staff answer Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and that you can submit a report at any time.
• Sacramento says to call 311 for daytime noise from a business, Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Outside those hours, or for noise that is not from a business, call 916-808-5471.
• Oklahoma City Action Center, 405-297-2535, takes non-emergency code complaints. The line is staffed Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Wichita patrol substations are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. The case desk is 316-268-4221. The page does not state hours for the case desk.

The table copies the quiet-hours line from each city page, in the same words. Open a city name for the code section and the number to call.

911 or the non-emergency line

Some city pages tell you to call 911 for the noise itself. Others list 911 for emergencies and give a different number for noise.

• Chicago's 311 FAQ says to call 911 when the noise is happening now and an officer needs to be there. It lists quieting loud neighbors as a 911 call. Call 311 after the person has left. Police also say 311 is open 24 hours a day.
• Charlotte says to call 911 if the noise is creating a nuisance at the time of the call.
• Minneapolis says to call 911 while a noisy party is happening, and for loud vehicles.
• Tucson police say to call 911 for a loud party and to say, "I want to report an unruly gathering." The contact page also says to call 911 for an emergency or immediate police help.
• Boston police say you can report a disturbance to 911, to the Party Line at 617-343-5500, or to your neighborhood district station.
• Philadelphia says to report noise from a home by calling 911 or your local police district. Philadelphia Police also list 311 as their non-emergency number.
• New York says to call 911 for fighting, screaming, gunshots, or a large party or crowd that looks dangerous. Other neighbor noise goes to 311.
• Atlanta says to dial 311 and choose option 2, text 911, or use the city's online page. It says an officer will be sent.
• Henderson says to call 311 or 702-267-5000, option 2, for anything that is not life-threatening or happening right now.

For a city not named here, use the number on its city page.

Loud music can also break a rule outside the hours in the table. Noise complaint hours: when to call 311, police or 911 shows a few codes that cover daytime noise too. Construction hours and the code link for every city are on the city quiet hours page.