Full Disclosure: Boston Police Internal Affairs Cases, 2010-2020

The Globe collected 10 years worth of public records from the Boston Police Department and created this database. Records include an internal investigations log, discipline, awards, case summaries, arbitration and civil service decisions, and payroll. The database covers more than 3,100 internal affairs cases involving about 7,700 total allegations and data regarding over 1,400 officers. One case may contain multiple allegations and multiple officers. The BPD records have holes. Pending cases do not include officers’ names and neither do some completed cases. Some officers in the database are no longer on the force, and some may have changed rank. The data spans January 2010 to August 2020.

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Each dot represents a case in the internal affairs record. Color indicates if officers involved in the cases are identified (), or not identified (). Filter cases by using pulldown menus and explore the records by tapping the dots below.

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Year Case Number Type Report Date Allegation Finding Outcome
Sustained: investigation disclosed sufficient evidence to support allegations in the complaint
Not sustained: investigation failed to prove or disprove the allegations
Exonerated: the action complained of did occur, but investigation revealed that action was proper, legal and reasonable
Unfounded: investigation revealed that conduct did not occur
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Sustained: investigation disclosed sufficient evidence to support allegations in the complaint
Not sustained: investigation failed to prove or disprove the allegations
Exonerated: the action complained of did occur, but investigation revealed that action was proper, legal and reasonable
Unfounded: investigation revealed that conduct did not occur
SOURCE: Globe analysis of Boston Police Department records
Read BPD rules and procedures regarding discipline here and here. * Officers tiles/ranks reflect their most recent IA case and may have since changed.
Andrew Ryan, Evan Allen, Daigo Fujiwara/Globe Staff