The University of Washington Police Department thoroughly and objectively investigates all complaints against its employees and the agency in order to preserve public confidence in policing. All investigations are conducted in a fair manner in accordance with applicable department policies, standards and the law. In most cases, the commanding officer of the employee conducts or assigns to a supervisor the conduction of an investigation into the alleged misconduct. Internal Affairs conducts investigations of serious misconduct and those that are complex in nature.
2023 year-end recap of Internal Affairs investigations
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2023 external complaints
| Sustained | 1 |
| Not Sustained | 5 |
| Unfounded | 0 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
2023 internal complaints
| Sustained | 1 |
| Not Sustained | 0 |
| Unfounded | 0 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
2022 year-end recap of Internal Affairs investigations
Download/view 2022 Internal Affairs investigations summary
2022 external complaints
| Sustained | 0 |
| Not Sustained | 0 |
| Unfounded | 0 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
2022 internal complaints
| Sustained | 0 |
| Not Sustained | 0 |
| Unfounded | 0 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
2021 year-end recap of Internal Affairs investigations
Download/view 2021 Internal Affairs investigations summary
2021 external complaints
| Citizen Complaints | 2 |
| Sustained | 1 |
| Not Sustained | 1 |
| Unfounded | 0 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
| Complaints on Discriminatory Practices | 1 |
2021 internal complaints
| Internal Investigations | 8 |
| Sustained | 3 |
| Not Sustained | 4 |
| Unfounded | 1 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
2020 year-end recap of Internal Affairs investigations
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2020 external complaints
| Citizen Complaints | 4 |
| Sustained | 4 |
| Not Sustained | 0 |
| Unfounded | 0 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
| Complaints on Discriminatory Practices | 0 |
2020 internal complaints
| Internal Investigations | 8 |
| Sustained | 4 |
| Not Sustained | 0 |
| Unfounded | 1 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
| Still Under Investigation | 3 |
2019 year-end recap of Internal Affairs investigations
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2019 external complaints
| Citizen Complaints | 9 |
| Sustained | 2 |
| Not Sustained | 3 |
| Unfounded | 4 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
| Complaints on Discriminatory Practices | 0 |
2019 internal complaints
| Internal Investigations | 16 |
| Sustained | 10 |
| Not Sustained | 5 |
| Unfounded | 0 |
| Exonerated | 0 |
| Still Under Investigation | 1 |