Question 1

How many police misconduct records are in California?

Accepted Answer

PoliWatch's database contains 1,405+ California police misconduct records spanning 2015 to 2024, covering 429 cities statewide. Nationally, the database contains over 10,430 records across all 50 states and territories.

Question 2

Which California police departments have the most misconduct complaints?

Accepted Answer

Among California cities, Los Angeles leads with 157 recorded misconduct incidents, followed by Phoenix with 131 and Houston with 126 in the PoliWatch database. The data covers fatal use-of-force encounters from 2015 to 2024 and is sourced from public records.

Question 3

What types of police misconduct are most common in California?

Accepted Answer

California misconduct records in PoliWatch break down by armed status into 8 categories: threat, shoot, attack, point, move, undetermined, flee, and accident. The data covers fatal use-of-force encounters from 2015 to 2024. Temporal trends show 2015 had the highest number of incidents (190), with variation across subsequent years.

California Police Misconduct Statistics

Top Departments by Complaint Count

Armed Status Breakdown

Records by Year

Top Cities by Misconduct Records