Black Men filed 50 percent of physical abuse complaints against police

Over the past five years (from April 1, 2015 to March 31 this year), 533 people have filed 831 physical abuse complaints, involving 617 distinctive police officers. The number of accused officers is higher than the number of complainants because some complaints involved multiple officers. Also, some police officers have been accused of physical abuse multiple times.

Nearly 50 percent of 533 people who filed a physical abuse complaint are black men; 20 percent are black women. The other races account for the remaining 30 percent. White men and women combined, account for only 15 percent.

More than half of physical abuse complaints were against white male officers

55 percent of all physical complaints filed over the past five years were against white male officers. Only 22 percent were against black male officers.

According to the 2018 Philadelphia Workforce Diversity Profile Report, which is the latest report available, whites are overrepresented and blacks are underrepresented in the city police department. White officers account for 55 percent of the workforce while blacks account for 33 percent. The ideal proportion, considering the city’s demographics, is 35 percent white and 44 percent black.

Here’s the list of officers most accused of physical abuse

Here’s the list of officers most accused of physical abuse in that order. As you can see below, many officers were accused of physical abuse for multiple times. Officer #40251428, #47524892 and #65283090 each received six physical abuse complaints over the past five years.

White male officer #40251428

White male officer #40251428, one of the three officers who received the most physical abuse complaints, has been constantly accused of many other violations as well. The officer has received 23 complaints over the past five years: seven times for Departmental Violation, six times for Physical Abuse, three times for Verbal Abuse, once for Sexual Crime/Misconduct, Harassment and Lack of Service, respectively.

The officer who is currently being investigated for unknown reasons, hasn’t disciplined at all over the past five years, except for once in 2016 when he received a training / counseling after being accused of sexual misconduct.

All of those who filed a complaint against him were black, except for one Hispanic.

Here’s the list of complaints he received in chronological order:

Here’s a summary of each complaint:

White male officer #47524892

White male officer #47524892, another officer who received six physical abuse complaints over the past five years, has also received many other types of complaints, but fewer than Officer #40251428 above.

Over the past five years, he received 18 complaints: six for Departmental Violation, six for Physical Abuse, two for Unprofessional Counduct, once for Verbal Abuse and Lack of Service, respectively.

During the same timeframe, he received just two trainings/counselings in total in 2015 and 2016 for Departmental Violation. But complaints against him have continued ever since.

All of those who filed a complaint against him were black as well, except for one Hispanic.

Here’s the list of complaints he received in chronological order:

Here’s a summary of each complaint he received:

Fewer than 2 percent of physical abuse complaints were sustained

More than 98 percent of physical abuse complaints filed over the past five years, were not sustained. Only four officers were found guilty since April 1, 2015. Three received a training/counseling. Here’s the count and percentage of each type of result:

Four officers found guilty

Three of the four officers found guilty of physical abuse over the past five years, are white males. And two of the three were accused by white complainants This, combined with findings above, shows that although blacks are filing much more complaints than whites, their voices are less heard.