In November 2022, the IID released its 1st Annual Report. It includes statistics and summaries from the first year of cases, legal updates, and a look at the Division’s investigative process.
The Independent Investigations Division (IID) investigates all police-involved incidents that result in the death of a civilian or injuries that are likely to result in the death of a civilian occurring in the State of Maryland.
The IID was created by the Maryland General Assembly in the spring of 2021 as part of a large package of police accountability and reform bills. The IID has jurisdiction over incidents that have occurred since October 1, 2021. In 2023 the General Assembly expanded the IID’s authority to include prosecution.
For incidents that occurred before October 1, 2023, the IID did not have the authority to decide whether to prosecute an involved officer or have the authority to bring criminal charges. Instead, after its investigation, the IID sent a report containing detailed findings and analysis to the State's Attorney of the county with jurisdiction over the incident. In those cases, the local State's Attorney retained sole prosecutorial authority.
For incidents occurring on or after October 1, 2023, the IID has prosecutorial authority.
Since October 1, 2021, the IID has responded to 37 incidents of police-involved deaths of civilians throughout the State. The map below shows where those incidents have occurred. Click the markers for more information on each incident. An in-depth dashboard of all IID investigations and corresponding press release, organized by calendar year, can be found under “Investigations” on the left.
General inquiries: 410-576-7070, IID@oag.state.md.us
Victim/witness inquiries: Tiffany Bright, Coordinator, 410-576-6377, tbright@oag.state.md.us
Media inquiries: Thomas Lester, Public Information Officer, 410-576-7078, tlester@oag.state.md.us
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