Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland investigation and complaints reports with tracked recommendations, plus annual complaint-statistics totals.
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Statement by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland on her Investigation of matters relating to the Omagh Bomb on August 15, 1998.
The Police Ombudsman’s Office has released results of a three-month investigation into a complaint by the family of Derry/Londonderry man Samuel Devenny who died three months after he and members of his family and their friends were attacked in his home on...
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2021 | 6 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 |
| 2025 | 20 |
| 2026 | 1 |
The chart shows the number of loaded PONI reports by publication year.
| Period | Complaints received | Allegations | Upheld | Not upheld | Upheld rate | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3,085 | 5,214 | 148 | 1,061 | 12.2% | Original source ↗ |
| 2023-24 | 3,368 | 6,002 | 143 | 1,294 | 10.0% | Original source ↗ |
| 2022-23 | 3,197 | 5,249 | 203 | 1,336 | 13.2% | Original source ↗ |
| 2021-22 | 2,959 | 5,210 | 143 | 1,129 | 11.2% | Original source ↗ |
| 2020-21 | 2,521 | 3,769 | 106 | 806 | 11.6% | Original source ↗ |