This page uses extracted PDF text. Text can misread numbers, dates or table columns. Check the PDF before quoting or interpreting it. Redacted areas remain redacted.
newport
news BREAKTHROUGHS
February 27, 2024
To:
Chief Steve R. Drew, Chief of Police
Steve R. Drew
Chief of Police
Newport News Police Department
RECEIVED
1-tB 2 7 2024
CHIEF'S OFFICE
From:
Lieutenant Kevin J. Rogers, Internal Affairs Division Commander
Subject:
2023 Internal Affairs Division Annual Report
The Newport News Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division 2023 annual statistical
report is prepared in compliance with Accreditation Standard version 5.23, chapter 52.1.5.
The
Police
Department’s
Administrative
policy
(ADM-270-Administrative/lnternal
Investigations) requires that an annual summary of complaints be presented to the Chief
of Police. Furthermore, departmental policy requires us to analyze statistics for trends,
patterns and any areas of concern.
SUMMARY
The Police Department investigated 126 administrative/internal investigations as well as
53 citizen complaints that were filed against its employees in 2023. This represents a
combined total of 179, which is an increase of 14.74% from the 156 complaints
investigated in 2022
Each complaint is assigned a tracking number and may include
more than one administrative charge. For statistical purposes, in 2023, the total number
of
complaints
included
303
administrative
charges
that
gives
a total of
482
complaints/charges, as opposed to the 485 reported complaints/charges from 2022,
which is a 0.62 % decrease in the total amount of complaints/charges.
In 2023, the Internal Affairs Division continued assigning and tracking all complaints
received regardless of the seriousness of the complaint or who investigated the
complaint, i.e., Internal Affairs or another Division/Precinct. The 2023 numbers reflect all
administrative/internal investigations and known citizen complaints received.
Note: The officer-involved firearm discharge incidents are not included in the total number
of complaints. However, it is included in the Use of Force section of this report.
TRENDS, PATTERNS & TRAINING ISSUES
In reviewing the administrative charges, 59 of the Complaint/Administrative Charge
Newport News Police Department | 9710 Jefferson Avenue | Newport News, VA 23605
An Internationally Accredited Agency
Jump to an indexed page (9 of 9)