County Officials in Texas Settle Lawsuit Alleging Mishandling of Sexual Assault Cases
Local agencies reform how they handle sexual assault allegations and pay compensation to survivors following a lawsuit and a 2018 investigation by Newsy, Reveal and ProPublica.
Austin Police Department Orders Deeper Investigation After Audit Finds It Misclassified Cleared Rape Cases
The APD will ask a third party to examine how it handles rape investigations. The police chief also announced he had ordered other changes, including the addition of another supervisor to the sex crimes unit and new policies for clearing crimes.
Audit Finds Austin, Texas, Improperly Cleared Rapes
A review prompted by an investigation by Newsy, Reveal and ProPublica shows that the Police Department misclassified cases in a way that made its rate of solving them appear higher.
Austin Closes A High Number Of Its Rape Cases Without Arrests. The State’s Investigating Why.
Austin Mayor Steve Adler said the issue was “worthy of immediate attention” in the wake of an investigation by Newsy, Reveal and ProPublica.
FBI Moves to Fix Critical Flaw in Its Crime Reporting System
In response to an investigation by Newsy, Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting and ProPublica, the bureau says it has expedited a process expected to change reporting rules and require police to disclose cases they classify as unfounded.
When It Comes to Rape, Just Because a Case Is Cleared Doesn’t Mean It’s Solved
Some police departments, turning to a designation that’s supposed to be used sparingly, make it seem as though they’ve solved a significant number of rape cases when they have simply closed them.
How We Analyzed Rape Clearance Rates
We hoped to uncover the arrest and exceptional clearance rates previously hidden from the public by requesting data from police internal case management systems.
Could Your Police Department Be Inflating Rape Clearance Rates?
Look up more than 100 of the largest police jurisdictions in the country to see their clearance rates broken down.