HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department is approaching two months of investigating a backlog of 264,000 cases that were suspended citing “lack of personnel.”
Police Chief Troy Finner has publicly denounced the use of a code associated with the mass amounts of cases dating back several years.
“I made a promise to everyone that we’re going to work through each and every one of those incident reports,” Chief Finner said on Thursday. “So, that’s what we’re doing.”
During a press conference on Thursday, the chief announced a progress report of the department’s effort to back track through the cases.
We’re breaking down the Houston Police Department’s investigation by the numbers.
264,000 - The number of cases suspended by the Houston Police Department by using a code associated with “lack of personnel”
81,650 - The number of cases Chief Finner says investigators have reviewed in the last six weeks
26,000 - Number of cases Chief Finner says were “rightfully suspended.”
4,017 - Number of adult sex crime cases
3,948 - Adult sex crime cases that have been reviewed
3,079 - Adult sex crime cases inactivated due to lack of leads
1,944 - Cases reviewed by investigators per day over the last six weeks
1,669 - Officer visits to last known addresses of victims
395 - Forensic interviews scheduled with victims
220 - New sex assault cases discovered during the course of the probe
14 - Approximate cases reviewed on average per day by the 132 investigators working the backlog of cases
5 - Suspects charged as a result of investigations
1 - Case incorrectly coded that is now being investigated as a homicide