Make it stop.
The data is clear. Cleveland's police helicopters fly too often, cost too much, and don't make us safer. Here's what you can do.
Call 311
Call 311 (or 216-664-2000) every time the helicopter wakes you up or disrupts your evening. Cleveland's 311 system doesn't have a "helicopter noise" category — there's no good fit. Use "Street Issues" or describe it as a noise disturbance. The point isn't the category — it's creating a paper trail. Every call gets logged. If enough people call, the numbers show up in the city's open data portal and someone has to answer for it.
You can also file online at clevelandohio.gov/311, but calling is faster and harder to ignore.
Contact your council member
City council controls the police budget. Your council member needs to hear from you directly — not just once, but every time this bothers you. Tell them you want to know why the city spent $3.5 million refurbishing helicopters that fly over residential neighborhoods almost every night.
Find your ward and council member at clevelandcitycouncil.gov (click "Find My Ward").
Share the data
Send this site to your neighbors, your neighborhood association, your neighborhood Facebook group, or a journalist. The more people who see the numbers, the harder they are to ignore.
Get involved
Want to help build this campaign? We need neighbors who are tired of the noise, people who can show up at council meetings, and anyone willing to make calls. This is a long fight and it takes numbers.
Reach out at hello@clehelicopterwatch.com.