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MARTA Police Complaints Statistics

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2018

2018 Complaint Total: 383

Abuse of Authority 1
Exonerated 1
Arrest: 1
Exonerated: 1
Assistance: 27
Exonerated: 19
No Action Taken: 11
Not Sustained: 17
Sustained: 3
Attentive to Duty: 14
Exonerated: 4
No Action Taken: 1
Not Sustained: 3
Sustained: 9
Unfounded: 2
Biased Based: 3
Exonerated: 1
Not Sustained: 2
Cellphone Use 
Exonerated: 1
Closed Gates 1
Sustained: 1
Computer Usage 1
Sustained: 1
Discretion 1
Sustained: 2
Excessive Force: 4
Sustained: 1
Unfounded 3
Failure to Act: 11
Not Sustained 1
No Action Taken: 1
Sustained 3
Unfounded 12
False Report: 1
Unfounded 1
Force (General): 1
Unfounded 1
Harassment: 9
No Action Taken: 2
Not Sustained: 5
Exonerated 3
Unfounded 1
Investigation: 1
No Action Taken: 1
Offensive Acts: 26
Exonerated: 5
No Action Taken: 7
Not Sustained: 9
Sustained 7
Unfounded 3
Officer Safety
1
Not Sustained: 1
Property
4
Exonerated: 1
Not Sustained 3
Sustained 1
Providing Name
1
Unfounded:  1
Reporting: 2
Sustained: 3
Response Time: 4
Exonerated 3
No Action Taken 3
Sustained 1
Rudeness 31
Exonerated 1
No Action Taken 4
Not Sustained 23
Sustained 2
Unfounded 8
Sleeping On Duty:
1
No Action Taken 1
Vehicle Operation:
7
No Action Taken 1
Not Sustained
2
Sustained
4


Miscellaneous Complaints

Abandoned Vehicle 4
Armed Person 2
Assualt 1
Assistance 1
Burning Smell 1
Closed Entrance 5
Closed Gates/Lots 5
Disorderly Juveniles 1
Disorderly Patron 16
Disruptive Act 4
Dress Code 1
Drug/Alcohol Use 8
Fare Evasion 5
Gang Activity 1
Gate Arm 1
Homeless Issue 24
Illegal Parking 16
Indecent Acts 7
Informational 1
Injury         3
Inopererable Telephone 1
Inquiry 2
Lost Property 5
Loud Music  7
Panhandling 17
Parking 1
Patrol Techniques 1
Patron Wayside 1
Police Visibility 40
Property 7
Religious Speech 1
Report 1
Restroom Use 1
Safety 11
Sleepers 4
Smoking 26
Solicitation   7
Stalking 1
Suspicious Car/Patron 4
Theft 1
Torn Flag 1
Unattended Package 1
Vandalism 1
Working Conditions 1

*Miscellaneous complaints are quality of life complaints such as smoking, loud music, panhandling, solicitation, parking, police visibility, disorderly patrons and other similar types of complaints.

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