Cleveland, OH

Cleveland, Ohio has $6 million in tracked police settlement exposure in the PoliceRiskIndex dataset, covering the period from 2014 through 2023. The current dataset reflects a single named officer record from court filings, with additional data collection ongoing. The city's average daily accrual rate of $16,438 - based on a ten-year historical average - reflects the significant per-incident settlement values documented in the available records.

The Cleveland Division of Police entered a consent decree in 2015 following a Department of Justice investigation that documented a pattern of excessive force, including unreasonable and unnecessary use of deadly force, and a systemic failure to investigate officer misconduct. The investigation was initiated following a series of high-profile incidents, including the 2012 shooting of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams, in which Cleveland officers fired 137 shots at an unarmed couple. The consent decree established an independent monitor and required reforms across use-of-force policy, supervision, training, and community engagement.

The Cleveland dataset is currently classified as Static in the PoliceRiskIndex system, meaning the dataset reflects a snapshot of available public records rather than an actively updated feed. The single named officer record in the current dataset represents the most significant settlement documented in available court filings; additional records are expected to be incorporated as data collection expands.

Cleveland settlement data is sourced from Ohio state court records, federal court PACER filings, and city budget documents. Named officer records are reproduced directly from official court documents. PoliceRiskIndex does not create, edit, or interpret the underlying events.

For actuarial and risk modeling purposes, Cleveland's dataset is best understood as a partial snapshot of a jurisdiction with documented settlement activity. The full scope of Cleveland's settlement exposure is expected to be larger than the current tracked total as data collection continues.