Special Reports

King County Sheriff’s Office Trauma-Informed Notification – Policy Review and Recommendations

July 2024
This report explores trauma-informed notifications after a critical incident, which includes engagement with next of kin and public communication.
OLEO Report – English

 

Systemic Review of Officer-Involved Shooting of Anthony Chilcott

August 2021
This report focuses on the “Evaluation of King County Sheriff’s Office: Policy, Practice, and Review Mechanisms for Officer-Involved Shootings” gained from the Systemic Review relating to November 25, 2019 Officer-Involved Shooting of Anthony Chilcott.
OLEO Report – English | Spanish | Vietnamese | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional)
View OLEO’s 8/31/2021 report presentation to the King County Council Law and Justice Committee

Systemic Review of Officer-Involved Shooting of Tommy Le 

September 2020
This report focuses on the “Evaluation of King County Sheriff’s Office: Policy, Practice, and Review Mechanisms for Officer-Involved Shootings” gained from the Systemic Review of the June 14, 2017 Officer-Involved Shooting of Tommy Le.
OLEO Report - English | Vietnamese  
View OLEO’s 9/2/2020 report presentation to the King County Council Law and Justice Committee

Systemic Review of Officer Involved Shooting of Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens

February 2020
This report focuses on the “Evaluation of the King County Sheriff’s Office: Policy, Practice, and Review Mechanisms for Officer-Involved Shootings" gained from the Systemic Review of January 27, 2017 Officer-Involved Shooting of Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens.
OLEO Report - English | Spanish | Vietnamese | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional)
View OLEO’s 2/11/2020 report presentation to the King County Council Law and Justice Committee

Use of Force Complaint Processing in the King County Sheriff's Office

August 2018
Use of Force Complaint Processing in the King County Sheriff's Office
Appendix 1 – Literature Review | Appendix 2 – P-FAS Summary | Appendix 3 – Recommendations
April 2019
Sheriff’s April 1, 2019 Response | Sheriff’s Appendix 2
May 2019
OLEO’s Response to Sheriff’s Response

Internal Investigations Complaint Classification Review of the King County Sheriff’s Office

July 2018
King County Sheriff’s Office Complaint Classification Process Review
April 2019
Sheriff’s April 1, 2019 Response | Sheriff’s Appendix 1
May 2019
OLEO’s Response to Sheriff’s Response

Transparency and Media Relations in High-Profile Police Cases

June 2018
Brechner Center Issue Brief
April 2019
Sheriff’s April 1, 2019 Response
May 2019
OLEO’s Response to Sheriff’s Response  
  

Civilian Oversight Entities and Law Enforcement Union Collective Bargaining Agreements: Comparison of King County and other Relevant Jurisdictions

December 2016
This report by the OIR Group examines how the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) of the King County Police Officers Guild limits independent police oversight as compared to 20 other CBAs from comparable jurisdictions.
OLEO Report

Review of the King County Sheriff's Office Requirement to Conduct Internal Investigations within 180 Days

July 2015
This report focuses on the number of IIU Investigations that were not processed within the required 180 days and identifies possible causes and recommendations to decrease the number of lapses.
OLEO Report

Systemic Review of Officer-Involved Shooting of Dustin Theoharis

July 2013
This report focuses on the tactics and decisions of King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) members involved in the incident, the investigations by KCSO that followed, and the assessment as a result of these investigation.
OLEO Memo | PARC Report

Law Enforcement Oversight: Limited Independence, Authority & Access to Information Impede Effectiveness

July 2015
King County Auditor's Report

Managing the Risk of Misconduct for the King County Sheriff’s Office

September 2012
This report focuses on the King County Sheriff’s Office’s internal oversight of investigations of use of force and employee misconduct.
OLEO Memo | PARC Report 

The King County Sheriff's Office: Policies and Procedures for Internal Affairs Investigations

2012
This report reviews the King County Sheriff's Office, the Internal Investigations Unit, and the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight to analyze current internal investigations operations and practices.
Hillard Heintze Report

Annual Reports

 

2023: 2023 Annual Report

2022: 2022 Annual Report – English | Spanish | Vietnamese | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional)

2021: 2021 Annual Report – English | Spanish | Vietnamese | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional)

2020: 2020 Annual Report | Cases OLEO Declined to Certify in 2020

2019: 2019 Annual Report | Cases OLEO Declined to Certify in 2019 | 2019 Corrective Actions and Other Outcomes for Sustained Allegations 

2018: 2018 Annual Report | Cases OLEO Declined to Certify in 2018 | 2018 Corrective Actions and Other Outcomes for Sustained Allegations 

2017: 2017 Annual Report | Supplemental: Internal Investigations in Which OLEO Requested Further Information

2016: 2016 Annual Report | Supplemental to 2016 Annual Report

2015: 2015 Annual Report 

2014: 2014 Annual Report 

2011: 2011 Annual Report

Community Resources

 

Guide to Filing a Complaint Against a Sheriff's Office Employee

Learn More About Complaints

Guide to Identifying Law Enforcement Officers on Metro and Sound Transit

English | Spanish | Chinese 

 

2019 Summary of Misconduct Complaints by King County Council District

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