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Sheriff's Inspector General Cases and Resolutions

Metadata Updated: February 15, 2026

A. SUMMARY This dataset contains public information on sheriff misconduct cases split up by unique allegations. This includes case numbers, dates of receipt, allegations made, investigation findings, issuance dates of findings, and case closure dates. Its purpose is to enhance transparency and accountability by providing accessible details about alleged misconduct to the public. By offering insights into the scope and outcomes of investigations, it enables citizens to stay informed.

B. HOW THE DATASET IS CREATED The data set is created when a complaint is made to the Office of Sheriff’s Inspector General (OSIG). OSIG opens the case and date is developed through out the life of the case.

C. UPDATE PROCESS The data is downloaded once a week from OSIG’s Case Management System.

D. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET The dataset includes information on complaints received and closed in the current calendar year. Some cases will display received dates in previous years due to them being closed out in the current year.

E. RELATED DATASETS

  • Police Accountability Misconduct Cases and Allegations
  • Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. Non-Federal: This dataset is covered by different Terms of Use than Data.gov. License: See this page for license information.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date March 29, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 15, 2026

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from SFO JSON

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date March 29, 2025
    Metadata Updated Date February 15, 2026
    Publisher data.sfgov.org
    Maintainer
    Identifier https://data.sfgov.org/api/views/h6f3-ewzk
    Data First Published 2025-03-14
    Data Last Modified 2026-02-13
    Category Public Safety
    Public Access Level public
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    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.sfgov.org/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
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    Harvest Source Id 8507fa43-f429-4095-b732-2177330ce485
    Harvest Source Title SFO JSON
    Homepage URL https://data.sfgov.org/d/h6f3-ewzk
    License http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash ae254b0f32903153a9bcae444403b553afb796e9de762446bdd1c5fd579bde0d
    Source Schema Version 1.1

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