POST presents statewide data showing backlog, long agency response times and few decertifications

The Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) accountability division on July 16 told its advisory board that the agency has processed more than 37,000 agency misconduct reports through June 30, 2025, and is now averaging about 2,500 reports per quarter after a one-time retroactive surge.

The data presentation from analyst Chelsea Wajaya and bureau chiefs Sarah Wallace and Rob Guyton framed the volume and handling of serious-misconduct reports and public complaints, and addressed changes to POST’s review process to clear a backlog.

The presentation matters because it spells out how many allegations POST receives, how long it takes agencies to furnish their findings, and why a large share of cases are closed without POST action — information that bears on public confidence in oversight of peace officers.

POST officials said intake rose sharply in the months before the retroactive reporting deadline created by Senate Bill 2, with a quarterly peak of about 6,800 reports prior to the July 1, 2023, deadline. Since that deadline, intake has settled to roughly 2,500 reports per quarter. As of June 30, 2025, the division reported processing more than 37,000 agency misconduct reports and receiving more than 42,000 individual allegations covering about 21,000 unique officers statewide.

Wajaya described the composition of those allegations and the division’s workload. POST has received more than 31,000 supplemental agency reports — documents agencies send with updated findings or evidence — and the division reported an average…