New OIG Data Dashboard Shows Constellation of Relationships of Chicago Police Department Sworn Members Co-Accused in Misconduct Complaints

FOR RELEASE:
January 13, 2026

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Deanna Shoss, Communications, 773-478-8417

The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General(OIG) has published a Chicago Police Department(CPD) ComplaintRegisterNetwork data dashboard, allowing users to view complaints against CPD sworn membersin relationship to others with whom they have been co-accused. This dashboard augments OIG's existing suite of Public SafetyComplaints and Notificationsdashboards on OIG's Information Portal, where users already can searchby name or star numberto view complaints against individual sworn members. The CPD Complaint Register Network dashboard features a visual representation-a sort of social network analysis-of the relationships among individual CPD members who have been co-accused of wrongdoing or rule violations two or more times on a single complaint, or Complaint Register (CR).

Individual sworn members are identified by circles on the dashboard visualization, co-accused are connected by lines. The larger the circle, the more total complaints against the individual member. The thicker the line connecting the two members, the more times the two members have been co-accused on a CR. Users can explore complaint relationships across CPD by individual sworn member, current districtor unit, or by all CPD members.

"Chicagoans have long known it to be true that, in a Department where a great deal of good and honorable work is being done, groups and clusters of officers generate disproportionate harm. To those familiar with the stories of the Watts, Burge, and Guevara crews, for example, it will come as no surprise that a co-offender analysis shows misconducthotspots. This tool brings that to life on the screen," said Deborah Witzburg, Inspector General for the City of Chicago. "We hope that this unmatched data visualization tool will be valuable to members of the public and that it will aid the Department in detecting patterns and areas of concern for intervention. I appreciate CPD's review of the dashboard before its publication."

Sworn CPD members that appear in this dashboard have had misconduct complaints and notifications filed against them on or after January 1, 2000. The information in this dashboard includes complaints and notifications filed against members who are currently sworn, or previously sworn, but may not have been sworn at the time of the complaint. The referenced date is the CR open date, only closed casesare included, and the unit displayed is a member's current unit.

OIG's Information Portal features more than 40 public-facing data dashboards allowing users to visualize and analyze clear and reliable information and statistics about City government, including police and public safety operations, City employees, City finances, and City services.

View the dashboard

View the dashboard, published on January 14, 2026.

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