Investigation Timeliness
The Settlement Agreement with the United States Department of Justice requires investigations into police misconduct be completed in 180 days. IPR has smaller goals within the 180 days for each stage of an investigation.
The group that evaluates compliance with the Settlement Agreement deemed the City in substantial compliance with the timeliness requirement in their report on the third quarter of 2023.
View evaluations of the City’s compliance with the Settlement Agreement: https://www.portlandcocl.com/reports
Six investigations from 2024 Q3 remain open and under 180 days. Five investigations from 2024 Q2 closed in under 180 days.
Each stage of an investigation has its own timeliness goal. IPR is responsible for the intake investigation (14 day goal) and retains some cases for full investigation (70 day goal). The graph showing intake medians now includes expanded intake stages for cases that required additional time to complete.These expanded intakes increased the median days taken over 14 in 2023 Q1, Q2, and Q3. The median days taken to complete a full investigation exceeded 70 days in 2023 Q2. These numbers may change as open investigations are completed.
New Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths
There were two officer-involved shootings during the third quarter of 2024.
Robert D. Seeger was shot and injured on August 24th, 2024 after officers responded to reports of a man with a handgun acting erratically in public.
Jesse James West was shot and injured on September 26th, 2024 when officers exchanged gunfire with a suspect while executing an arrest warrant.