Quarterly Reports

The Office publishes a statistical bulletin on a quarterly basis, which provides details of complaints received by the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.
The third bulletin of 2023/24 was published on 25^th January 2024 and can be viewed below.
The key points from the report are:

• The Office received 2,543 complaints between April 2023 and December 2023. This is a 9% increase in the number of complaints received when compared with the same period last year. It is also the highest number of complaints received in the first three quarters of the year when compared with the previous five years.
• 'Criminal Investigation' was the most common main complaint factor underlying complaints, accounting for a third of complaints received during this time.
• The Office received 4,502 allegations between April 2023 and December 2023. This is a 14% increase in the number of  allegations received in the same time period last year. It is also the highest number of allegations received between April and December when compared with the previous five years. 
• 'Failure in Duty' was the most common allegation type received, accounting for half of all allegations.

The final bulletin for the year 2023/24 is due to be published on Thursday 25^th April 2024 and will include statistics up to the 31^st March 2024.

Complaints received by the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, Q3 2023/24.
Accompanying Excel Spreadsheet, Q3 2023/24.