Complaint Data

Our Complaint Investigation Unit was created to assure that complete, fair, and impartial investigations are made of citizen complaints. A record of complaints made in the last three years (2018, 2019, 2020), including information about the findings of investigations, is found in the table below.

Outcomes of Complaints Made Against the UC Berkeley Police, 2018 - 2020
Year	Affiliation of Complainant	Allegation(s)	Investigation Status	Outcome
2018	Non-Affiliate	False Detention	Complaint Withdrawn by Complainant	Withdrawn
2018	Affiliate	Racial Profiling	Completed	Exonerated
2018	Affiliate	False Detention	Completed	Exonerated
2018	Affiliate	Discrimination	Completed	Unfounded
2018	Non-Affiliate	Unreasonable Use of Force	Completed	Exonerated
2018	Non-Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Unfounded
2018	Non-Affiliate	Unreasonable Use of Force	Completed	Exonerated
2018	Non-Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Not sustained
2019	Non-Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Not Completed	Complainant refused contact by investigator
2019	Non-Affiliate	Discrimination	Not Completed	Complainant refused contact by investigator
2019	Non-Affiliate	Property Loss	Completed	Operational review results unfounded
2019	Non-Affiliate	Discrimination	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Non-Affiliate	Evidence Seizure	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Non-Affiliate	Unreasonable Use of Force	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Non-Affiliate	Unreasonable Use of Force	Completed	Exonerated
2019	Non-Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Non-Affiliate	Discrimination	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Affiliate	Unreasonable Use of Force	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Not sustained
2019	Non-Affiliate	Policy Violation Evidence Destruction	Completed	Sustained
2019	Non-Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Unfounded Note - Complaint was against a non-sworn records tech
2019	Affiliate	Discrimination	Completed	Unfounded Note - Complainant refused to participate in the investigation
2019	Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Not sustained
2019	Affiliate	False Detention	Completed	Exonerated
2019	Affiliate	Discrimination Based Detention	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Affiliate	Unreasonable Use of Force	Completed	Exonerated
2019	Affiliate	Use Of Force Policy Violation	Completed	Sustained for not issuing warning before 2 uses of force
2019	Affiliate	Unnecessary Use of Force	Completed	Sustained (Pulled subject's arm)
2019	Affiliate	USE OF FORCE Policy Violation	Completed	Sustained (Officer failed to notify supervisor of allegation of excessive force)
2019	Affiliate	Discrimination in USE OF FORCE	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Affiliate	Discrimination Detention Based on Race	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Affiliate	Detention Violated Policy	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Affiliate	Detention Violated Police	Completed	Sustained
2019	Affiliate	Violation of Policies Regarding Crisis Intervention	Completed	Sustained (Officers failed to radio dispatch for background on one subject's mental health)
2019	Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Sustained
2019	Affiliate	Discrimination	Completed	Sustained (One officer made perceived discourteous comments that were deemed to be race-based assumptions)
2019	Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Sustained
2019	Affiliate	Discrimination	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Sustained
2019	Affiliate	Discrimination	Completed	Unfounded
2019	Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Sustained
2020	Non-Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Not sustained
2020	Non-Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Not sustained
2020	Non-Affiliate	Unprofessional Conduct	Completed	Not sustained

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