Daily exports of records providing a view into the Boston Police Department (BPD)
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| File | Last Modified | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| citations.csv | N/A | N/A | Docs |
| complaints_officers.csv | UTC | 3.57 MB | Docs |
| contributions.csv | UTC | 1.59 MB | Docs |
| details.csv | UTC | 37.4 MB | Docs |
| field_contacts.csv | UTC | 31.4 MB | Docs |
| field_contact_names.csv | UTC | 58.4 MB | Docs |
| officers.csv | UTC | 924 KB | Docs |
| overtimes.csv | UTC | 67.2 MB | Docs |
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See nstory/boston_pd_citations to download traffic citation data for the 2011 to 2020 time period.
Export of the citations table. This file lists every traffic citation issued by Boston Police officers in 2019. See Traffic Citations for more information.
Each citation appears multiple times in this file, once for each offense recorded on the ticket.
These records have been joined with records from Officers, which reflect our latest information about the officer.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| ticket_number | unique identifier for the citation; the same number will appear multiple times in the spreadsheet if the ticket is for multiple offenses |
| issuing_agency | |
| officer_number | the six-digit City of Boston employee id of the officer |
| ticket_type | one of CIVIL, CRIM, or ARREST |
| source | one of POLICE, COURT, ECITATION, or VIOLATOR |
| violator_type | one of OPERATOR, OWN, PASS, or BIKE |
| cdl | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_driver's_license boolean |
| license_class | e.g. "D" for Class D license |
| event_date | |
| location_id | |
| location_name | city of Boston neighborhood |
| posted_speed | |
| violation_speed | |
| posted | boolean |
| radar | boolean |
| clocked | boolean |
| race | |
| sex | |
| vehicle_color | |
| make | |
| model_year | |
| sixteen_pass | 16+ passenger vehicle |
| haz_mat | |
| amount | |
| paid | |
| hearing_requested | boolean |
| court_code | see Trial Court codes for mapping |
| age | |
| searched | boolean |
| offense | code for an offense; seems to correspond to a section in the Massachusetts General Laws e.g. "90160" is MGL c.90 §16 |
| description | description of the offense |
| assessment | for the offense |
| expected_assessment | for the offense |
| display_assessment | for the offense |
| disposition | of the offense e.g. NPC |
| disposition_description | of the offense e.g. "No Probable Cause Found" |
| major_incident | for the offense; boolean |
| surchargeable | for the offense; boolean |
| sdip_points | for the offense; see Safe Driver Insurance Plan (SDIP) |
| officer_ | See Officers for all fields prefixed with officer_. If these fields are blank, that means we weren't able to unambiguously match the officer name to one in our database. |
| File | complaints_officers.csv |
|---|---|
| Last Modified | UTC |
| Size | 3.57 MB |
Export of the complaint_officers table. This file lists every Internal Affairs (IA) allegation against a Boston Police Department officer or employee. See Complaints (Internal Affairs) for further information including the data sources used to compile these data.
These records have been joined with records from Officers, which reflect our latest information about the officer.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| ia_number | identifier for the case; a given ia_number will appear multiple times in the file, once for each allegation against an officer. A case may include multiple officers. |
| case_number | only appears in the 2001 to 2011 IA data file; may be a legacy identifier |
| incident_type | one of Inquiry, Internal investigation, Citizen complaint, Preliminary Investigation, or General Inquiry |
| received_date | |
| occurred_date | only appears in 2014 Officer IA Log |
| summary | only appears in 2014 Officer IA Log |
| name | name of the officer as it appears in the allegation |
| title | title of the officer as it appears in the allegation |
| badge | badge number of the officer as it appears in the allegation; note that badge numbers change over time and may be reassigned |
| allegation | e.g. "Neg.Duty/Unreasonable Judge" |
| finding | current status of the allegation; sometimes old allegations are in non-final states e.g. "Pending" or "Filed"; this most likely means it only appeared in an older data source, and we haven't received an updated status |
| finding_date | |
| officer_ | See Officers for all fields prefixed with officer_. If these fields are blank, that means we weren't able to unambiguously match the officer name to one in our database. |
| File | contributions.csv |
|---|---|
| Last Modified | UTC |
| Size | 1.59 MB |
Export of the contributions table. This file lists contributions to political candidates by Boston Police officers. See Contributions.
These records have been joined with records from Officers, which reflect our latest information about the officer.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| date | contribution_receipt_date in the FEC data; date in the OCPF data |
| contributor | the name of the contributor |
| zip | the zip code the contributor provided as where they reside |
| employer | the contributor's stated employer |
| occupation | the contributor's stated occupation |
| amount | the amount donated |
| committee_name | the committee to which the contributor donated |
| cpf_id | the ID used by OCPF to identify the committee |
| candidate_full_name | name of the candidate as provided by OCPF |
| office_type | office the candidate is seeking per OCPF |
| district | district in which the candidate is running for office per OCPF |
| party_affiliation | party affiliation of the committee; provided by OCPF for state data; for FEC data, determined manually by Woke Windows |
| committee_id | the ID used by the FEC to identify the committee |
| memo_text | from the FEC data |
| receipt_type_full | from the FEC data |
| officer_ | See Officers for all fields prefixed with officer_. If these fields are blank, that means we weren't able to unambiguously match the officer name to one in our database. |
| File | details.csv |
|---|---|
| Last Modified | UTC |
| Size | 37.4 MB |
Export of the details table. This file lists paid details worked by BPD officers. See Paid Details for more documentation.
These records have been joined with records from Officers, which reflect our latest information about the officer.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| tracking_no | unique id for each record from the Detail Records 2019 Spreadsheet |
| employee_number | the six-digit City of Boston employee id of the officer |
| employee_name | the name of the officer |
| employee_rank | a number indicating the officer's rank |
| customer_number | |
| customer_name | |
| street_no | |
| street | |
| xstreet | |
| start_date_time | |
| end_date_time | |
| minutes_worked | |
| detail_type | C or S which I believe stand for Construction and Security respectively |
| pay_hours | the number of hours for which the officer was paid after taking into account rules that "round up" |
| pay_amount | |
| pay_rate | hourly rate; I believe this is based on the employee's rank |
| latitude | latitude geocoded by Woke Windows based on the street_no, street, and/or xstreet fields |
| longitude | also geocoded |
| officer_ | See Officers for all fields prefixed with officer_. If these fields are blank, that means we weren't able to unambiguously match the officer name to one in our database. |
| File | field_contacts.csv |
|---|---|
| Last Modified | UTC |
| Size | 31.4 MB |
Export of the field_contacts table. This file contains Field Interrogation and Observation (FIO) reports filed by Boston Police officers from mid-2015 through 2019. See Field Contacts (FIO) for more information.
These records have been joined with records from Officers, which reflect our latest information about the officer.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| fc_num | unique identifier for this FIO |
| contact_date | date and time of the FIO |
| contact_officer_employee_id | six-digit City of Boston employee id of the officer who filed the report |
| contact_officer_name | name of the officer |
| supervisor_employee_id | six-digit City of Boston employee id of the supervising officer |
| supervisor_name | |
| street | street name; sometimes this is an intersection or even an address |
| city | this is usually "boston" but sometimes this is a neighborhood |
| state | almost always MA |
| zip | zip code |
| frisked_searched | true if any person was frisked/searched during this contact |
| circumstance | one of: stopped, encountered, observed |
| basis | one of: probably_cause, reasonable_suspicion, encounter, intel |
| vehicle_year | |
| vehicle_state | |
| vehicle_make | e.g. "honda" |
| vehicle_model | e.g. "civic" |
| vehicle_color | |
| vehicle_style | e.g. "hatchback, 4 door" |
| vehicle_type | e.g. "station wagon" |
| key_situations | this is a comma separated list of values |
| narrative | prose description of the stop |
| weather | e.g. "sunny" |
| field_contact_names_count | the number of persons who were FIO'd as part of this encounter |
| stop_duration | e.g. "ten_to_fifteen_minutes" |
| search_vehicle | boolean indicating whether the vehicle was searched |
| summons_issued | boolean |
| officer_ | Additional information about the contact_officer. See Officers for all fields prefixed with officer_. If these fields are blank, that means we weren't able to match the officer name to one in our database. |
| File | field_contact_names.csv |
|---|---|
| Last Modified | UTC |
| Size | 58.4 MB |
Export of the field_contact_names table. This file contains one row for each individual who was FIO'd by Boston Police officers from mid-2015 through 2019. See Field Contacts (FIO) for more information.
These records have been joined with records from Field Contacts, and with records from Officers.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| fc_num | the unique identifier of the associated field_contact |
| race | race of the individual |
| age | |
| build | e.g. "muscular" |
| hair_style | e.g. "braided" |
| skin_tone | e.g. "brown" |
| ethnicity | either "hispanic origin" or "not of hispanic origin" |
| other_clothing | |
| license_state | |
| license_type | e.g. "class d" |
| frisked_searched | whether the individual was frisked/searched; only appears in data starting Sep 29, 2019 |
| gender | |
| field_contact_ | See Field Contacts for all fields prefixed with field_contact_ |
| File | officers.csv |
|---|---|
| Last Modified | UTC |
| Size | 924 KB |
Export of the officers table. This file lists every officer and civilian employee of the Boston Police Department along with fields collected from multiple sources. See Officers & Employees.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| active | whether the employee is currently employed at BPD; if the employee appears in 2020 Alpha Listing or in a later public journal, they are considered active |
| employee_id | City of Boston employee id; useful for joining to other datasets |
| name | Officer's name taken from earnings reports or alpha listing |
| organization | The organization for which the officer works within the department |
| title | Officer's title, taken from earnings reports or alpha listing |
| doa | Date of Appointment. Officer's start date |
| badge | badge number from most recent alpha listing where officer appears. This is not a unique identifier; the numbers may be re-used overtime. |
| zip_code | five-digit zip code where officer resides |
| city | city where officer resides (derived from zip code) |
| state | two-letter abbreviation for state where officer resides (derived from zip code) |
| neighborhood | neighborhood where officer resides or blank if officer does not reside in Boston (derived from zip code); see Zip Code and Neighborhood |
| regular | 2020 regular earnings; this and other earnings columns are sourced from Employee Earnings Reports |
| retro | 2020 retroactive earnings |
| other | 2020 other earnings |
| overtime | 2020 overtime earnings |
| injured | 2020 injured pay earnings |
| detail | 2020 earnings from working paid details |
| quinn | 2020 earnings from education incentive |
| total | 2020 total earnings |
| rank | officer rank e.g. sergt for Sergeant; the title column also often has this information |
| ia_score | metric calculated by Woke Windows based on the officer's Internal Affairs (IA) record; a number from 0 (least concerning) to 5 (very concerning); see IA Score |
| ia_sustained_conduct_unbecoming | number of cases with the sustained allegation "Conduct Unbecoming" |
| ia_sustained_neg_duty | number of cases with the sustained allegation "Neg.Duty/Unreasonable Judge" |
| ia_sustained_respectful_treatment | number of cases with the sustained allegation "Respectful Treatment" |
| ia_sustained_self_identification | number of cases with the sustained allegation "Self Identification" |
| ia_sustained_use_of_force | number of cases with the sustained allegation "Use of Force" |
| ia_sustained_details | number of cases with sustained allegations related to paid details. This allegation only appears in the 2001 to 2011 IA Data; it's unclear how this type of allegation is coded after 2011. |
| ia_sustained_cases | number of cases with at least one sustained allegation |
| ia_sustained_allegations | total number of sustained allegations |
| ia_cases | total number of "Internal Investigation" and "Citizen Complaint" cases |
| ia_allegations | total number of allegations in "Internal Investigation" and "Citizen Complaint" cases |
| field_contacts_count | total number of FIO records where this officer is the contact officer; see Field Contacts (FIO) |
| incidents_count | total number of incidents filed by this officer (note: this is most likely an undercount because we don't know the filing officer for many incidents) |
| complaints_count | total number of Internal Affairs complaints |
| swats_count | total number of SWAT reports |
| details_count | total number of paid details |
| citations_count | total number of traffic citations |
| articles_officers_count | total number of articles where this officer is mentioned |
| retirement_date | when the employee retired per data from the Boston Retirement System |
| retirement_amount | gross monthly amount the employee is being paid in retirement |
| lead_added | the date the officer was added to Law Enforcement Automatic Discovery (LEAD) |
| lead_entry | information on why the officer was added to LEAD |
| url | link to the page for the officer on Woke Windows |
| File | overtimes.csv |
|---|---|
| Last Modified | UTC |
| Size | 67.2 MB |
Export of the overtimes table. This file lists court-related overtime worked by police officers and detectives. See Court Overtime 2014 to 2019 for more information regarding these records and their origin.
These records have been joined with records from Officers, which reflect our latest information about the officer.
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| employee_id | six-digit City of Boston employee id of the officer who filed the report |
| name | name of the officer |
| rank | rank of the officer |
| assigned | this corresponds to the organization the officer is assigned to |
| charged | the name of an organization, usually the same as assigned |
| date | the date when the overtime was worked |
| code | code for the type of overtime |
| description | description of the type of overtime |
| start_time | |
| end_time | |
| worked_hours | difference between start_time and end_time as provided in Court Overtime 2014 to 2019 |
| ot_hours | worked_hours after rounding-up logic is applied (e.g. anything under four hours is rounded up to four) |
| officer_ | Additional information about the contact_officer. See Officers for all fields prefixed with officer_. |