This database of civil police misconduct claims aims to summarize the complaint, the Chicago police officers named, and the settlement/judgment amount, and does not purport to summarize the entire legal proceeding. Defendants typically deny the allegations in a complaint, and a settlement or judgment is not an indication that every allegation is true. This database does not reflect the additional, non-Chicago police officer defendants who may have been named in the case or the specific claims that remained at the end of each case. For full credits and methodology, click here.