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Department of Police Accountability reports 27% increase in complaints year to date
Summary
Executive Director Paul Henderson told the commission DPA opened 719 cases year-to-date in 2025, 152 more than the same point in 2024 (a 27% increase), and that 13 cases are currently over a 270-day review threshold but tolled. He said a use-of-force audit draft was sent to the controller’s office for independent review.
Paul Henderson, executive director of the Department of Police Accountability, presented the DPA director’s report and highlighted a rise in complaint volume in 2025.
Henderson said DPA opened 719 cases year-to-date in 2025, representing 152 more cases than at the same point in 2024 — a 27% increase overall. He emphasized these are intake figures and not sustained-case determinations; the most common intake allegation this week involved officers driving in a reckless manner. Henderson reported 13 cases are over the 270-day review threshold but noted all 13 are tolled. He also said DPA has sent a draft use-of-force audit to the controller’s office for independent review and expects further steps after that review.
Henderson closed by noting DPA is bringing in four new interns and is finishing surveys that will be shared with commissioners next month.
