Others titles
- Chicago Police Department Cases
- Investigation Conducted by Bureau of Internal Affairs
Keywords
- Police Accountability Cases
- Civilian Office of Police Accountability
- Chicago's Police Accountability
- COPA Cases
- Investigation By Police Department
- Complaint Against Chicago Police Department
Civilian Office of Police Accountability Cases
This dataset contains the complaints received by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and its predecessor agency in Chicago. Complaints include excessive force, domestic violence, bias-based verbal abuse, and coercion with the threat of violence.
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Description
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) investigates allegations of misconduct by Chicago Police Department members related to the use of excessive force, domestic violence, bias-based verbal abuse, and coercion with the threat of violence. COPA also investigates incidents in which a Chicago Police Department member discharges a firearm or taser whether or not misconduct is alleged. Finally, COPA investigates the serious injury or death of persons in police custody.
Each complaint is represented by a single line. When multiple people are involved, values for each of them are separated by the | character. In all such columns, the people are presented in the same order. For example, the first value in one column corresponds to the same person as the first value in another column.
Other than identifying the Log Number associated with an investigation being conducted by the Bureau of Internal Affairs section of the Chicago Police Department, information regarding such investigations is not included in this dataset.
If any citizen has been mistreated, or seen someone else mistreated, by a member of the Chicago Police Department or if they have information about an incident involving police misconduct then a complaint can be filed.
There are 5 easy ways to file a complaint:
– By Phone
– By Email
– By Online
– By Visit
– By Ligitation Complaints
After filing a complaint, a letter is mailed within five (5) business days detailing whether COPA or CPD’s Bureau of Internal Affairs (BIA) will be in charge of investigating the incident of police conduct.
If COPA retains the case, complaint filer and other complainants or witnesses are contacted by COPA about the complaint.
After concluding investigation, complaint filer and the involved CPD member(s) receives letters from COPA reflecting our investigative finding(s), if any. If discipline or other actions are recommended, the case is then be reviewed by the CPD Superintendent and, if applicable, the Chicago Police Board as part of the review process.
At the conclusion of the review process, complaint filer and the involved CPD member(s) receives a letter reflecting the final findings and the final action taken in the case.
The Bureau of Internal Affairs (BIA) investigates, documents, and reviews allegations of misconduct by members of the Chicago Police Department. Allegations investigated by the Bureau of Internal Affairs include but are not limited to: criminal misconduct, operational violations, illegal search, theft of money or property, planting of drugs, substance abused, residency violations, and medical roll abuse.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2017-09-07 |
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Last Modified | 2023-11-14 |
Version | 2023-11-14 |
Update Frequency |
Irregular |
Temporal Coverage |
2007-2023 |
Spatial Coverage |
United States |
Source | John Snow Labs; Chicago Data Portal, Civilian Office of Police Accountability; |
Source License URL | |
Source License Requirements |
N/A |
Source Citation |
N/A |
Keywords | Police Accountability Cases, Civilian Office of Police Accountability, Chicago's Police Accountability, COPA Cases, Investigation By Police Department, Complaint Against Chicago Police Department |
Other Titles | Chicago Police Department Cases, Investigation Conducted by Bureau of Internal Affairs |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Log_No | A unique identifier for the case record. The log number can be used to link records in other datasets that contain a log number column. | string | - |
Complaint_Date | The date that the complaint or notification was made to IPRA/COPA and the record was created. | datetime | - |
Jurisdictional_Assignment | The jurisdictional assignment for the complaint case. | string | - |
Case_Type | Whether a case is a complaint, a notification, or miscellaneous. | string | - |
Current_Status | The current status of the case investigation, as of the date the data were last published. | string | - |
Current_Category | The category of the primary allegation against the involved CPD member. | string | - |
Finding_Code | The overall current case finding, ranked by the following hierarchy: Sustained, Not Sustained, Unfounded, Exonerated, No Affidavit, and No Finding. “Current_Finding” means that even after COPA has completed an investigation and made a recommended finding, the finding can change given post-COPA processes, including Police Department review, Police Board adjudication, and grievance and arbitration processes. | string | - |
Is_Police_Shooting | Whether or not the case is a police shooting. (false=no and true=yes) | boolean | - |
CPD_Beat | The CPD beat in which the incident occurred. If more than one beat was involved, the values are separated by the pipe (|) character. | string | - |
Race_of_Complainants | The race or ethnicity of the complainant(s) or subject(s). If more than one person was involved, the values are separated by the pipe (|) character and in the same order for all columns. | string | - |
Gender_of_Complainants | The sex of the complainant(s) or subject(s). If more than one person was involved, the values are separated by the pipe (|) character and in the same order for all columns. | string | - |
Age_of_Complainants | The age of the complainant(s) or subject(s). If more than one person was involved, the values are separated by the pipe (|) character and in the same order for all columns. | string | - |
Race_of_Involved_Officers | The race or ethnicity of the officer alleged to have been involved. If more than one officer allegedly was involved, the values are separated by the pipe (|) character and in the same order for all officer columns. | string | - |
Gender_of_Involved_Officers | The sex of the officer alleged to have been involved. If more than one officer allegedly was involved, the values are separated by the pipe (|) character and in the same order for all officer columns | string | - |
Age_of_Involved_Officers | The age of the officer alleged to have been involved at the time of the complaint or notification. If more than one officer allegedly was involved, the values are separated by the pipe (|) character and in the same order for all officer columns | string | - |
Years_on_Force_of_Involved_Officers | The number of years on the force of the officer alleged to have been involved at the time of the complaint or notification. If more than one officer allegedly was involved, the values are separated by the pipe (|) character and in the same order for all officer columns | string | - |
Complaint_Hour | The hour of the day component of Complaint Date. | integer | level : Nominal |
Complaint_Day | The day of the week component of Complaint Date. Sunday=1 | integer | level : Nominal |
Complaint_Month | The month component of Complaint Date. | integer | level : Nominal |
Data Preview
Log No | Complaint Date | Jurisdictional Assignment | Case Type | Current Status | Current Category | Finding Code | Is Police Shooting | CPD Beat | Race of Complainants | Gender of Complainants | Age of Complainants | Race of Involved Officers | Gender of Involved Officers | Age of Involved Officers | Years on Force of Involved Officers | Complaint Hour | Complaint Day | Complaint Month |
2023-0000414 | 2023-01-30T15:15:39 | BIA | 15 | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||
1056565 | 2012-08-24T15:38:05 | IPRA | Notification | Closed | Taser Discharge-Injury or Death | No Finding | False | 612.0 | Black or African American | Male | 40-49 | Black or African American | Male | 40-49 | 20-24 | 15 | 6 | 8 |
1090878 | 2018-08-31T13:54:34 | COPA | Complaint | Closed | Excessive Force | No Finding | False | 213.0 | Black or African American | Male | 20-29 | 13 | 6 | 8 | ||||
2020-0004792 | 2020-10-21T09:31:51 | COPA | Complaint | Closed | Improper Search or Seizure | Improper Search or Seizure | No Affidavit | False | 421.0 | Black or African American | Male | 20-29 | Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin | Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin | Male | Male | 20-29 | 30-39 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
1013227 | 2008-01-08T20:26:45 | BIA | 20 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||
1015199 | 2008-03-24T22:42:49 | BIA | 22 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||
1055597 | 2012-07-17T00:12:55 | IPRA | Notification | Closed | Taser Discharge-Injury or Death | No Finding | False | 915.0 | Black or African American | Male | 20-29 | White | Male | 30-39 | 9-May | 0 | 3 | 7 |
1064807 | 2013-09-10T10:53:46 | BIA | 10 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||
1091067 | 2018-09-17T15:18:39 | BIA | 15 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||
1051583 | 2012-01-31T13:32:46 | IPRA | Complaint | Closed | Excessive Force | Unfounded | False | 1021.0 | Black or African American | Female | 40-49 | Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin | Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin | Male | Male | 50-59 | 30-39 | 15-19 | 0-4 | 13 | 3 | 1 |