As part of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office commitment to provide the community with information concerning the performance of its members, and to comply with national and state accreditation standards, the agency provides annual statistical summaries of its internal affairs investigations. Data is collected from October 1 - September 30 each year.
Category Activity 04-05 05-06 06-07
Administrative Investigations An investigation conducted by personnel assigned to the Administrative Investigations Division into apparent violations of agency policy or criminal laws by members of the PCSO.
72
93
70
Referrals Administrative complaints referred to the accused member's Bureau commander for resolution.
387
422
391
Information An investigation of information provided to the Administrative Investigations Division but does not constitute a violation of agency policy, rules, or criminal law.
253
260
271
Public Record Requests Administrative investigations are public record in accordance with the provisions established in Florida Statutes, Chapter 119 and may be reviewed by any person after the investigation is completed.
354
248
243
Preventable Crashes  
51
34
58
Special Investigations:
Agency Shootings  
4
6
4
Jail Deaths  
1
6
3
Other Other investigations which do not fit into one of the other Special Investigation categories.
1
2
1
Outside Agency An investigation conducted by personnel assigned to the Administrative Investigations Division at the request of another governmental agency into the apparent violation of agency policy or criminal laws by members of that agency.
1
2
2