Reports and Recommendations

Reports

Reports are released periodically by the Independent Police Auditor (IPA):

Reports summarizing the Auditor's review of each FCPD investigation into critical incidents.
Reports summarizing the disposition of the Auditor's review of FCPD investigations into public complaints of excessive force.
Annual reports summarizing IPA activities and recommendations on FCPD policies, training, and practices.
Additional reports, as needed, on relevant issues examined by the Auditor, which may include FCPD policy recommendations or data review findings.

Sept. 17-22, 2025: Disposition of Review of Complaints IPA-25-30 and IPA-26-05

Feb. 12, 2025: Disposition of Review of Complaint IPA-25-23

Incident Report: April 23, 2025: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-25-07)

Incident Report: May 4, 2025: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-25-29)

Nov. 25, 2024: Disposition of Review of Complaint IPA-25-32

Incident Report: April 23, 2024: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-24-08)

Incident Report: Sept. 16, 2024: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-24-17)

Incident Report: Sept. 23, 2024: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-24-18)

Incident Report: Dec. 23, 2023: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-24-16)

Summary Memo: Nov. 1, 2023: Non-Use of Force Incident Review (IPA-23-24)

Incident Report: July 18, 2023: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-24-06)

Incident Report: July 20, 2023: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-25-13)

Incident Report: Nov. 5, 2023: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-25-01)

Incident Report: Sept. 5, 2023: Deployment of Electronic Control Weapon (IPA-23-20)

Incident Report: May 11, 2023: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-23-08)

Incident Report: April 5, 2023: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-23-02)

Incident Report: Feb. 22, 2023: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-23-01)

Summary Memo: Non-Use of Force Incident Review (IPA-24-14)

Incident Report: Sept. 25, 2023: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-23-19)

Incident Report: Dec. 21, 2023: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-23-28)

Incident Report: Mar. 1, 2023: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-23-17)

Incident Report: Sept. 13, 2023: In-Custody Death (IPA-23-18)

Summary Memo: Non-Use of Force Incident Review (IPA-23-15)

**Disclaimer: Harsh language is quoted in the report.

Incident Report: Oct. 24, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-23-07)

Incident Report: Aug. 22, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-23-16)

Incident Report: May 16, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-23-10)

Incident Report: Oct. 8, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-23-06)

Incident Report: Dec. 7, 2022: Officer-Involved Shooting - Domesticated Animal (IPA-22-13)

Summary Memo: Disposition of Independent Police Auditor Review for IPA-22-17R (Jan. 11, 2022)

Incident Report: July 16, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-18R)

Incident Report: July 6, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-16R)

Incident Report: April 22, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-15R)

Incident Report: Feb. 23, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-14R)

Incident Report: Oct. 6, 2022: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-22-11)

Incident Report: Nov. 10, 2022: In-Custody Death (IPA-22-12)

Incident Report: Aug. 2, 2022: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-22-10)

Incident Report: July 7, 2022: Officer-Involved Shooting; Deployments of Electronic Control Weapons (IPA-22-08)

Summary Memo: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-23-12)

Incident Report: June 30, 2022: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-22-07)**

Incident Report: July 9, 2022: Use of Force Complaint - Pointed Firearms (IPA-22-09)**

Incident Report: Jan. 4, 2022: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-22-01)**

Incident Report: Feb. 15, 2022: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-22-02)

Incident Report: Dec. 17, 2022: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-23-27)

Summary Memo: Disposition of Independent Police Auditor Review for IPA-22-06 (Dec. 19, 2021)

Incident Report: Sept. 13, 2021: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-04)

Incident Report: June 30, 2021: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-22-03)

Summary Memo: Disposition of Independent Police Auditor Review for IPA-22-17R (Dec. 27, 2021)

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Non-Serious Injury Complaints, includes incident on Oct. 1, 2021 (IPA-21-05R)

Incident Report: Mar. 15, 2021: Use of Force Complaint - Assault Allegation (IPA-23-03)

Memorandum: Nov. 14, 2021: Non-Use of Force Incident Review (IPA-22-05)

Incident Report: July 19, 2021: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-21-03)

Incident Report: Jan. 18, 2021: Use of Force Complaint - Takedown (IPA-21-04)

Summary Memo: Disposition of OIPA Review for: IPA-20-04R, IPA-20-14R, IPA-20-15R, IPA-20-16R, IPA-20-17R, IPA-20-19R, IPA-20-20R

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Non-Serious Injury Complaints, includes incidents on Feb. 25, 2020 (IPA-20-11R) and May 16, 2020 (IPA-20-12R)

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Pointed Firearm Complaints, includes incident on June 20, 2020 (IPA-20-13R)

Incident Report: Jan. 28, 2020: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-20-02)

Incident Report: Dec. 17, 2020: Officer-Involved Shooting (IPA-20-10)

Incident Report: June 5, 2020: Use of Force - Deployment of Electronic Control Device (IPA-20-05)

Incident Report: Nov. 23, 2020: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-21-02)

Incident Report: May 27, 2020: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-20-06)

Memorandum: Nov. 10, 2020: Non-Use of Force Incident Review (IPA-20-09)

Summary Memo: Disposition of OIPA Review for: IPA-20-19R; incident date: August 24, 2019 (pgs. 13-16)

Summary Memo: Disposition of OIPA Review for: IPA-19-11R, IPA-19-12R, IPA-19-16R, IPA-19-18R, IPA-19-22R, IPA-19-23R

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Non-Serious Injury Complaints, includes incidents on June 17, 2019 (IPA-19-13R), June 13, 2019 (IPA-19-15R), and Oct. 9, 2019 (IPA-19-21R)

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Pointed Firearm Complaints, includes incidents on June 12, 2019 (IPA-19-17R) and Sept. 14, 2019 (IPA-19-20R)

Incident Report: December 4, 2019: Use of Force - Serious Injury (IPA-19-08)

Incident Report: June 7, 2019 Use of Force Complaint (IPA-21-01)

Incident Report: October 21, 2019: Officer Involved Shooting (IPA-19-07)

Incident Report: April 25, 2019: Use of Force - Takedown (IPA-19-04)

Incident Report: October 25, 2019: Use of Force Complaint (IPA-20-03)

Incident Report: October 20, 2019: Death/Serious Injury IAB Investigation (IPA-20-01)

Incident Report: June 25, 2019: Officer Involved Shooting-Domesticated Animal (IPA-19-05)

Incident Report: July 20, 2019: Use of Force - Choke (IPA-19-06)

Incident Report: June 11, 2019: Use of Force Complaint - Brandished Weapons

Incident Report: April 28, 2019: Use of Force Complaint - Assault

Incident Report: July 8, 2019: Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: March 5, 2019: Use of Force - OC Spray

Incident Report: June 24, 2019: Use of Force Complaint

Summary Memo: Disposition of OIPA Review for: IPA-18-13R, IPA-18-14R, IPA-18-15R, IPA-18-17R, IPA-18-18R, IPA-18-19R, IPA-18-20R

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Non-Serious Injury Complaints, includes incident on Dec. 13, 2018 (IPA-18-21R)

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Pointed Firearm Complaints, includes incidents on Jan. 21, 2018 (IPA-19-14R), May 22, 2018 (IPA-19-19R), and Sept. 10, 2018 (IPA-18-16R)

Incident Report: Nov. 6, 2018: Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: July 26, 2018: Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: Sept. 27, 2018: Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: July 28, 2018: Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: June 3, 2018: Use of Force Complaint

Memo: Aug. 31, 2018: Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: May 26, 2018: Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: March 15, 2018: Officer-Involved Shooting; Use of Kinetic Energy Systems; ECW Deployment

Incident Report: July 6, 2018: Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: June 26, 2018: In-Custody Death

Incident Report: June 2, 2018 Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: May 4, 2018 Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: April 20, 2018 Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: Jan. 30, 2018 Use of Force Complaint

Summary Memo: IPA Review of Pointed Firearms Complaints, includes incident on June 6, 2017 (IPA-20-18R)

Incident Report: Oct. 24, 2017 Officer Involved Shooting-Domesticated Animal

Incident Report: Oct. 28, 2017 Use of Force Takedown

Incident Report: June 23, 2017 Use of Force Complaint

Incident Report: April 16, 2017 Use of Force (Choke) Complaint

Incident Report: June 22, 2017 Use of Precision Immobilization Technique

Incident Report: Jan. 16, 2017 Officer Involved Shooting and ECW Deployment

Incident Report: April 14, 2017 Electronic Control Weapon (ECW) Deployment

2025 Annual Report Presentation to the Safety and Security Committee (4-7-26)

2025 Annual Report

2024 Annual Report Presentation to the Safety and Security Committee (4-8-25)

2024 Annual Report

2023 Annual Report Presentation to the Safety and Security Committee (6-4-24)

2023 Annual Report

2022 Annual Report Presentation to the Safety and Security Committee (6-13-23)

2022 Annual Report

2021 Annual Report Presentation to the Public Safety Committee (5-17-22)

2021 Annual Report

2020 Annual Report Presentation to the Public Safety Committee (9-28-21)

2020 Annual Report

2019 Annual Report Presentation to the Public Safety Committee (7-21-20)

2019 Annual Report

2018 Annual Report Presentation to the Public Safety Committee (7-9-19)

2018 Annual Report

2017 Annual Report Presentation to the Public Safety Committee (6-26-18)

2017 Annual Report

OIPA Memo: Independent Police Auditor Input on Police Reform Matrix Work Group Action Plan (8-23-23)

OIPA Memo: Independent Police Auditor Input on PERF Recommendations Made to the FCPD (8-23-23)

OIPA Memo: Response to UTSA and Fairfax County Use of Force Community Advisory Committee Recommendations on Use of Force (Published 5-13-22)

OIPA Policy Change Recommendations G.O. 601 (Published 6-10-21)

OIPA Policy Change Recommendations G.O. 203 (Published 5-28-20)

OIPA Policy Change Recommendations G.O. 601 (Published 5-28-20)

OIPA Policy Change Recommendations G.O. 603.4 (Published 5-28-20)

A Review of the Disparity in FCPD Use of Force Incidents by Race in 2016 (Published 3-11-20)

OIPA Policy Change Recommendations G.O. 610.3 (Published 12-11-18)

A Review of the Disparity in FCPD Use of Force Incidents by Race in 2015 (Published 7-25-18)

Commissioned Reports

OIPA facilitated a study by the University of Texas at San Antonio, in partnership with the University of Cincinnati, to identify patterns and trends in FCPD uses of force during 2016-2018 with emphasis on race and ethnicity. This multivariate statistical study analyzed the influence of civilian race, ethnicity, and other factors on force used by the FCPD, which is beyond the scope of OIPA’s data reviews.

UTSA Study: An Investigation of the Use of Force by the Fairfax County Police Department (July 2021)

UTSA Presentation: An Investigation of the Use of Force by the Fairfax County Police Department (June 29, 2021)

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