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
One investigation reported in 2023 Q4 was closed in under 180 days. Eight investigations from 2023 Q4 and one from 2024 Q1 remain open and will be added to the chart as they close or exceed 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 median days taken to complete a full investigation exceeded 70 days in Q2 2023. These numbers may change as open investigations are completed.
New Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Deaths
There was one officer-involved shooting during first quarter of 2024.
Matthew L. Holland was shot and killed on January 14th, 2024 after officers responded to community member reports of shots fired inside an apartment building downtown.