Beverly Hills · its city government
- 2024Beverly Hills city government. California DOJ investigation of obstruction of a reproductive-health clinic. Negotiated remedies; no trial, admission or adjudication of facts. Source
Beverly Hills · its police · 2024
7.0× Black people were stopped at 7.0 times the rate of white people, measured against each group's residents.
10,293 stops recorded in 2024.
Every figure
| Black / white resident-based stop-rate ratio | 7.0 | |
| Stops recorded | 10,293 |
Newspaper analysis of state data · San Francisco Chronicle · Source
Secondary calculation, not an institution-published ratio. Visitor/commuter exposure mismatch; cannot read as individual stop probability or proof of discrimination.
Los Angeles: the District Attorney and the agencies around it
The County, its Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles Police Department.
25 of 25Sheriff's concealed-weapon license files where proper issuance could not be shown, 2017 audit
54.4%of rapes reported to the Sheriff's Department cleared by exceptional clearance, which is not an arrest, 2005–2009
$40.1Min Sheriff's excessive-force litigation in one year, fiscal 2024–25
$229.3Min County litigation in one year, fiscal 2024–25
1,625federal public-corruption convictions in the district that includes Los Angeles, 1976–2021
The Sheriff's Department and LAPD · rapes and attempted rapes reported, 2005 to 2009
54.4%
of the 2,269 reported to the Sheriff's Department were cleared by exceptional clearance, which is not an arrest. LAPD cleared 12.2% of 5,031 by arrest.
- Arrest clearance
- Exceptional clearance, which is not an arrest
- Investigation continuing
- Unfounded
Sheriff's Department · 2,269 cases
LAPD · 5,031 cases
Every figure
| LAPD · Arrest clearance | 12.2% | of 5,031 reported |
| LAPD · Exceptional clearance | 33.5% | of 5,031 reported |
| LAPD · Total clearance | 45.7% | of 5,031 reported |
| LAPD · Investigation continuing | 43.4% | of 5,031 reported |
| LAPD · Unfounded | 10.9% | of 5,031 reported |
| Sheriff's Department · Arrest clearance | 33.9% | of 2,269 reported |
| Sheriff's Department · Exceptional clearance | 54.4% | of 2,269 reported |
| Sheriff's Department · Total clearance | 88.3% | of 2,269 reported |
| Sheriff's Department · Investigation continuing | 10.6% | of 2,269 reported |
| Sheriff's Department · Unfounded | 1.1% | of 2,269 reported |
Independent study, historical · Spohn & Tellis / ASU and CSU Los Angeles · Source
Historical descriptive data, not current performance; exceptional clearance is not arrest or conviction. Use Chapter II cohort consistently; later study chapter has a different LASD cohort.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department · concealed-weapon licenses, audited 2017
25 of 25
license files the State Auditor selected, and in every one the department could not demonstrate proper issuance.
Could not demonstrate proper issuance 25 of 25
Applicant had a law enforcement community occupation 22 of 25
No documentation of specific personal threats 14 of 25
Applicant did not identify a specific personal threat 10 of 25
Every figure
| Could not demonstrate proper issuance | 25 | of 25 files |
| No documentation of specific personal threats | 14 | of 25 files |
| Applicant did not identify a specific personal threat | 10 | of 25 files |
| Applicant had a law enforcement community occupation | 22 | of 25 files |
| Active CCW licenses outside law enforcement community | 9 | of 197 active licenses, August 2017 |
| All active CCW licenses | 197 | August 2017 |
External government audit · California State Auditor · Source
Selected files; overlapping findings; audit concerns historical policy and documentation, not proof each license was unlawful or a present-day approval rate.
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department · excessive-force litigation
$40.1M
in one year, fiscal 2024–25, up from $14.5M in 2021–22. 147 excessive-force lawsuits defended.
$14.5M2021–22
$34.1M2022–23
$21.3M2023–24
$40.1M2024–25
Every figure
| Excessive-force litigation total expenses · FY 2021–22 | $14,500,000 | |
| Excessive-force litigation total expenses · FY 2022–23 | $34,100,000 | |
| Excessive-force litigation total expenses · FY 2023–24 | $21,343,366 | |
| Excessive-force litigation total expenses · FY 2024–25 | $40,050,012 | |
| FY 2024–25 excessive-force expense components · Judgments and settlements | $30,156,531 | |
| FY 2024–25 excessive-force expense components · Fees and costs | $9,893,481 | |
| Excessive-force lawsuits defended · FY 2024–25 | 147 |
County self-report: the County's own lawyers · Los Angeles County Counsel · Source
Includes judgments, settlements, fees and costs; payments can lag incidents. Fiscal-year expense is not incident prevalence or lawsuits lost.
Los Angeles County · all litigation, fiscal 2024–25
$229.3M
in one year. 290 lawsuits settled; 18 judgments paid.
- Settlements
- Judgments
- Attorney fees and costs
Fiscal 2024–25 · $229.3M in all
Every figure
| Litigation spending · Judgments | $30,971,954 | |
| Litigation spending · Settlements | $87,029,972 | |
| Litigation spending · Attorney fees and costs | $111,264,378 | |
| Litigation spending · Total litigation expenses | $229,266,304 | |
| Disposition counts paid in fiscal year · Judgments paid | 18 | |
| Disposition counts paid in fiscal year · Lawsuits settled | 290 |
County self-report: the County's own lawyers · Los Angeles County Counsel · Source
All County departments and case types; defense costs are not damages, settlements are not findings of liability. Total includes the three components; do not sum total again.
Los Angeles Police Department · homicides of 2025 cleared, by the victim
54%
of homicides with Black victims cleared (49 of 91), against 80% with white victims (28 of 35).
Every figure
| Asian | 50% | 2 of 4 |
| Black | 54% | 49 of 91 |
| Hispanic | 77% | 73 of 95 |
| White | 80% | 28 of 35 |
| Other | 80% | 4 of 5 |
| All victims | 68% | 156 of 230 |
Department self-report · Los Angeles Police Department · Source
Unadjusted agency report; small categories unstable; clearance is not conviction or proof of discriminatory cause.
Los Angeles Police Department · its headline homicide clearance rate, 2025
101%
counts 76 older cases. Of the 230 homicides of 2025, 156 were cleared: 68%.
Every figure
| Headline annual clearance rate | 101% | |
| Prior-year homicides cleared in 2025 | 76 | |
| 2025 homicide cohort clearance | 68% |
Department self-report · Los Angeles Police Department · Source
Different cohort; source reports 76 prior-year clearances. Rounded 101% is not the proportion of 2025 homicides cleared.
Found by their own overseers
- April 2025LASD · civilian oversight. The Civilian Oversight Commission tracked 27 deputy-gang/clique recommendations; four had been rejected by the Sheriff and several others remained partial or unimplemented. Commission implementation assessment, not a count of active deputy gangs. Source
- 2017–18 · reviewed 2025LAPD · sexual-assault investigative information. City police inspector general reviewed safeguards after reported sharing of confidential investigation information with the personnel of a high-profile subject. Oversight review; January 2026 addendum corrected recipient and officer role, without changing findings. Source
- December 2025LASD · Antelope Valley monitors. Substantial progress and compliance with most provisions; remaining policy, training, data and durability gaps. Independent monitoring assessment; improvement included. Source
The federal government has stepped in here before
The United States Department of Justice, against the Los Angeles agencies, and the federal courts.
Federal public-corruption convictions, by federal district, 1976 to 2021
1,625
in the district of Central California, which includes Los Angeles: second only to Northern Illinois.
Every figure
| Northern Illinois | 1,824 | |
| Central California | 1,625 | |
| Southern New York | 1,387 |
University study of federal data · University of Illinois Chicago · Source
Absolute convictions in federal districts; not population adjusted, underlying corruption prevalence, or a city/county justice ranking. Three highest districts in source table.
The United States Department of Justice
- 2015U.S. Department of Justice Los Angeles County jails. Suicide risks, inadequate mental-health care and excessive force. Federal settlement requiring reforms. Source
- 2013 → 2015U.S. Department of Justice LASD · Antelope Valley. DOJ findings on unconstitutional policing and discrimination in housing-related enforcement. Federal settlement in 2015. Source
- 2000U.S. Department of Justice LAPD. DOJ pattern-or-practice claims: excessive force, false arrests, unlawful searches and seizures. Consent-decree agreement announced. Source
Compiled in October 2026 from the publications linked above, and checked against each of them on October 2, 2026. Each measure stands on its own source: no score and no ranking. The State Bar is not included.