Police Abuse Complaints By Black Chicagoans Dismissed Nearly 99 Percent Of The Time
Investigators Rarely Sustain Allegations Of Any Kind
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 2015, 4:00PM EDT
Justice Department probe20 complaintsInvisible Institute
All military misconduct
complaints in Chicago,
2011-2015
Complaints made
by black Chicagoans
Sustained complaints
by black Chicagoans
Darker circles prove some-more incidents occurred in a location
Where 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was killed by Van Dyke final year
All military bungle complaints
in Chicago, 2011-2015
Darker circles
indicate more
incidents ocurred
in a location
Where 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was killed by Van Dyke final year
Complaints made
by black Chicagoans
Sustained complaints
by black Chicagoans
Sources: Sources: Sources: Invisible Institutehardly singular to Chicago
Allegation outcome by race
White
Black
Other/unknown
17%
66%
Most unsupported allegations had black complainants. Most upheld allegations had white complainants.
7,760 unsupported
allegations
59%
20%
234 supported
allegations
57%
28%
436 disciplined
allegations
0%
100%
Allegation outcome by race
White
Black
Other/unknown
7,760 unsupported allegations
16.5%
65.5%
234 upheld allegations
58.5%
19.6%
436 trained allegations
0%
100%
57.3%
27.5%
Most unsupported allegations had black complainants. Most upheld allegations had white complainants.
Source: Source: Source: Invisible InstituteChicago Tribunepaid out over $520 million
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MORE BLACK
RESIDENTS
ROGERS
PARK
EDISON
PARK
WEST
RIDGE
FOREST
GLEN
NORWOOD
PARK
EDGEWATER
NORTH
PARK
JEFFERSON
PARK
LINCOLN
SQUARE
OHARE
UPTOWN
IRVING
PARK
PORTAGE
PARK
NORTH
CENTER
LAKE
VIEW
DUNNING
AVONDALE
BELMONT
CRAGIN
MONTCLARE
LINCOLN
PARK
LOGAN SQUARE
MORE WHITE
RESIDENTS
NEAR
NORTH
SIDE
WEST
TOWN
HUMBOLDT
PARK
AUSTIN
GARFIELD
PARK
LOOP
NEAR
WEST SIDE
White
Black
Other
NORTH
LAWNDALE
NEAR
SOUTH
SIDE
LOWER
WEST SIDE
Chicago proprietor race
SOUTH
LAWNDALE
BRIDGE-
PORT
DOUGLAS
OAKLAND
GRAND
BOULEVARD
32%
32%
BRIGHTON
PARK
NEW
CITY
ARCHER
HEIGHTS
KENWOOD
HYDE
PARK
GAGE
PARK
WASHINGTON
PARK
GARFIELD RIDGE
Allegation complainant race
WOODLAWN
CLEARING
ENGLEWOOD
WEST
LAWN
CHICAGO
LAWN
GREATER
GRAND
CROSSING
SOUTH
SHORE
21%
61%
AUBURN
GRESHAM
SOUTH
CHICAGO
ASHBURN
CHATHAM
Uniformed military and high-level officers
CALUMET
HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON
HEIGHTS
PULLMAN
BEVERLY
EAST
SIDE
53%
25%
MOUNT
GREENWOOD
ROSELAND
MORGAN
PARK
SOUTH
DEERING
Officers with complaints opposite them
WEST
PULLMAN
RIVERDALE
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HEGEWISCH
44%
21%
0%
100%
MORE BLACK
RESIDENTS
MORE WHITE
RESIDENTS
White
Black
Other
Chicago proprietor race
32%
32%
Allegation complainant race
21%
61%
Uniformed military and high-level officers
53%
25%
Officers with complaints opposite them
44%
21%
0%
100%
Sources: Sources: Sources: Invisible Institute Chicago Police Departmentrecent recover of video footageasked a U.S. Justice Department