Fewer civilian complaints were filed against city cops during the first half of 2010 than in any six-month period over the past five years, the Civilian Complaint Review Board said yesterday.

From January 2010 through June 2010, there were 3,314 misconduct complaints, an 18 percent decrease from the 4,017 misconduct complaints filed in the same six-month period in 2009.

The complaints tallied for the first half of 2010 were the lowest totals for any six-month period since January 2005, when 3,308 complaints were made.