Quarterly Reports

The Office publishes bulletins on a quarterly basis, which provide details of complaints and allegations received by the Police Ombudsman's Office.

The final bulletin of 2018/19 was published on 25th April 2019 and can be viewed below.

The main findings of the report are:

• The Office received just under 2,630 complaints during 2018/19.

• Criminal Investigation remained the most common main complaint factor underlying complaints, accounting for almost 30% of complaints received during the year.

• Complaints relating to 'The Troubles' and those arising from 'Parades/Demonstrations' decreased more than other complaint factors during 2018/19.

• The number of complaints decreased in 5 of the 11 police districts during 2018/19 when compared with last year. District L - Antrim and Newtownabbey,  had the largest percentage decrease this time.

• The Office received just over 4,070 allegations during 2018/19. 

• Failure in Duty remained the most common allegation type received during 2018/19.

The first bulletin for the year 2019/20 is due to be published on Thursday 25th July 2019 and will include statistics up to the 30th June 2019.