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constitutional rights, and courtesy (in decreasing order). Allegations of misconduct are investigated by <br />Internal Affairs sergeants, and the Auditor's office participates in and oversees those investigations. The <br />35 complaints alleging serious misconduct included 77 specific alleged policy violations by EPD <br />employees. <br />2012 Allegation Cases by Classification* <br />Criminal Misconduct <br />12 <br />10 <br />8 <br />6 <br />4 <br />2 <br />0 <br />Misconduct <br />1 <br />8 <br />7 7 <br />6 s ' <br />a� a <br />Cow �. <br />0 <br />a� <br />s�ot� <br />o� <br />L <br />CP <br />� <br />L o <br />* In the graph above, only the primary allegation is indicated. <br />10 of the 35 complaints were sustained — about 29% of the complaints. This is consistent with 2011's <br />sustained rate of 30 %. Only two complaints were dismissed (one was outside of jurisdiction, and one <br />was dismissed for timeliness), which is a sharp decrease from the 17 complaints dismissed in 2011. In <br />addition, the number of complaints dismissed for timeliness decreased from 8 in 2011 to 1 in 2012, <br />which seems to indicate that the community is becoming more cognizant of our time limits. <br />The following table and graph illustrate in further detail the types of allegations we received in 2012 and <br />their outcomes (instead of addressing only the primary allegation). The primary allegation is designated <br />within the Internal Affairs database that we share with EPD, using the primary of what may be several <br />allegations against several officers. <br />Office of the Police Auditor 2012 Annual Report 117 <br />o <br />* In the graph above, only the primary allegation is indicated. <br />10 of the 35 complaints were sustained — about 29% of the complaints. This is consistent with 2011's <br />sustained rate of 30 %. Only two complaints were dismissed (one was outside of jurisdiction, and one <br />was dismissed for timeliness), which is a sharp decrease from the 17 complaints dismissed in 2011. In <br />addition, the number of complaints dismissed for timeliness decreased from 8 in 2011 to 1 in 2012, <br />which seems to indicate that the community is becoming more cognizant of our time limits. <br />The following table and graph illustrate in further detail the types of allegations we received in 2012 and <br />their outcomes (instead of addressing only the primary allegation). The primary allegation is designated <br />within the Internal Affairs database that we share with EPD, using the primary of what may be several <br />allegations against several officers. <br />Office of the Police Auditor 2012 Annual Report 117 <br />