Captain ACAB Collectively tracking the hidden costs of law enforcement

$128,220,760.06

in settlements

54

cases

What is this?

Every day in the United States, people from all walks of life are at the mercy of the fallibility of law enforcement officers. There are hundreds of reported cases of wrongful deaths, civil rights violations, excessive force, and other lapses in judgement, training, and oversight. These incidents often lead to settlements paid by taxpayers. Captain ACAB is a volunteer, open-source effort to track these settlements and shed light on the financial impact of law enforcement misconduct.

Where is this from?

This data is pulled by volunteers from official civic minutes documents. Captain ACAB's goal is to provide transparency with citations, always referencing the public record. This is a community effort!

Captain ACAB will be updated every Sunday, unless we say otherwise.

How can I help? / Inquiries

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This list is not exhaustive. We update every week. Last updated Sun Oct 25 21:23:54 2026, Pacific

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All cases from:

2026 (4 cases, $44,525,000.00 in settlements)
2025 (13 cases, $9,227,269.00 in settlements)
2024 (54 cases, $128,220,760.06 in settlements)
2023 (45 cases, $39,478,273.49 in settlements)
2022 (42 cases, $91,419,000.00 in settlements)
2021 (13 cases, $9,789,000.00 in settlements)
2020 (32 cases, $46,469,206.74 in settlements)
2019 (25 cases, $50,541,968.30 in settlements)
2018 (19 cases, $34,099,409.00 in settlements)
2017 (15 cases, $17,245,000.00 in settlements)
2016 (29 cases, $20,728,248.00 in settlements)
2015 (17 cases, $36,139,000.00 in settlements)
2014 (8 cases, $3,369,636.00 in settlements)
2013 (13 cases, $4,584,000.00 in settlements)
2012 (10 cases, $3,892,000.00 in settlements)
2011 (4 cases, $2,522,000.00 in settlements)
2010 (8 cases, $1,946,000.00 in settlements)
2009 (4 cases, $248,750.00 in settlements)
2006 (3 cases, $3,250,000.00 in settlements)
2005 (3 cases, $1,337,500.00 in settlements)
2004 (16 cases, $1,158,400.00 in settlements)
2003 (5 cases, $62,650.00 in settlements)
2002 (2 cases, $30,250.00 in settlements)
2000 (3 cases, $104,250.00 in settlements)
1999 (3 cases, $30,885.60 in settlements)
1998 (7 cases, $127,500.00 in settlements)
1996 (2 cases, $40,000.00 in settlements)
1994 (4 cases, $1,563,000.00 in settlements)

All cases from:

CA (342 cases, $509,186,964.85 in settlements)
IL (48 cases, $23,012,884.60 in settlements)
MI (1 cases, $8,250,000.00 in settlements)
RI (5 cases, $2,012,706.74 in settlements)
NC (2 cases, $2,031,750.00 in settlements)
WI (1 cases, $7,500,000.00 in settlements)
TN (1 cases, $150,000.00 in settlements)
TX (3 cases, $4,650.00 in settlements)

(403 cases, $552,148,956.19 in settlements)

Compensation	Date Approved	Municipality	State	Reason
$7,500,000.00	2024-12-17	Los Angeles County	CA	Minor abuse, sexual harassment, emotional distress
$500,000.00	2024-12-03	Los Angeles County	CA	Wrongful death; denial of medical care; false arrest; unlawful detention
$525,000.00	2024-12-03	Los Angeles County	CA	Excessive force
$95,000.00	2024-12-03	Orange County	CA	Excessive force
$95,000.00	2024-12-03	Orange County	CA	Excessive force
$400,000.00	2024-12-03	Los Angeles County	CA	Excessive force; civil rights violations
$250,000.00	2024-12-03	Los Angeles County	CA	Excessive force; civil rights violations
$975,000.00	2024-11-26	Los Angeles County	CA	Wrongful death; excessive force
$275,000.00	2024-11-26	Los Angeles County	CA	Wrongful death; civil rights violations
$495,000.00	2024-11-26	Los Angeles County	CA	Traffic collision
$200,000.00	2024-11-05	San Francisco	CA	Civil rights violations
$75,000.00	2024-11-05	Orange County	CA	Sexual Harassment
$45,000.00	2024-11-05	Orange County	CA	Automobile accident
$600,000.00	2024-10-08	Los Angeles County	CA	Automobile accident
$500,000.00	2024-09-24	Los Angeles	CA	Bomb squad detonation
$7,000,000.00	2024-09-10	Los Angeles County	CA	Excessive force
$125,000.00	2024-09-10	Orange County	CA	False arrest; excessive force; civil rights violations
$1,050,000.00	2024-08-27	Orange County	CA	Unlawful search and seizure; unlawful detention and arrest; battery; negligence
$5,250,000.00	2024-08-06	Los Angeles County	CA	Wrongful death
$115,000.00	2024-08-05	Los Angeles County	CA	Automobile accident
$60,000.00	2024-07-30	Oakland	CA	False arrest; excessive force
$7,250,000.00	2024-07-25	Cook County	IL	Wrongful incarceration
$412,500.00	2024-07-25	Cook County	IL	Wrongful incarceration
$1,400,000.00	2024-07-23	Los Angeles County	CA	Automobile accident
$2,350,000.00	2024-07-16	Walnut Creek	CA	Automobile accident
$500,000.00	2024-07-09	San Francisco	CA	Civil rights violations
$350,000.00	2024-06-11	San Jose	CA	Excessive force; civil rights violations
$2,250,000.00	2024-05-21	San Joaquin County	CA	Excessive force; medical negligence
$850,000.00	2024-05-21	San Joaquin County	CA	Civil rights violations; negligence
$87,500.00	2024-05-21	Orange County	CA	Unlawful detainment; excessive force
$3,375,000.00	2024-05-07	Los Angeles County	CA	Wrongful death
$250,000.00	2024-05-07	Los Angeles County	CA	Wrongful death
$24,000,000.00	2024-05-07	Los Angeles County	CA	Wrongful conviction
$150,000.00	2024-04-23	Orange County	CA	Civil rights violations
$800,000.00	2024-04-23	Orange County	CA	Wrongful death; civil rights violations; excessive force
$150,000.00	2024-04-23	Orange County	CA	Civil rights violations; medical neglect
$50,000.00	2024-04-16	San Francisco	CA	Civil rights violations
$75,000.00	2024-04-16	San Francisco	CA	Civil rights violations
$25,000,000.00	2024-04-09	Los Angeles County	CA	Wrongful death; civil rights violations; excessive force
$185,000.00	2024-04-09	Los Angeles County	CA	Automobile accident
$150,000.00	2024-04-09	Orange County	CA	Excessive force; civil rights violations
$750,000.00	2024-03-26	San Joaquin County	CA	Wrongful death; battery
$275,000.00	2024-03-26	San Joaquin County	CA	Excessive force
$24,460,760.06	2024-03-10	Los Angeles	CA	Wrongful death; civil rights violations
$275,000.00	2024-02-27	Los Angeles County	CA	Wrongful death; civil rights violations
$60,000.00	2024-02-27	San Joaquin County	CA	Civil rights violations; unlawful search and seizure
$250,000.00	2024-02-06	Los Angeles County	CA	Excessive force
$350,000.00	2024-02-06	Los Angeles County	CA	Automobile accident
$300,000.00	2024-02-06	Los Angeles County	CA	Unlawful arrest; excessive force
$800,000.00	2024-02-06	Los Angeles County	CA	Automobile accident
$160,000.00	2024-02-06	Los Angeles County	CA	Dispute over production of records
$2,250,000.00	2024-02-06	Los Angeles County	CA	Automobile accident
$1,750,000.00	2024-01-09	Los Angeles County	CA	Personal injuries
$775,000.00	2024-01-09	Los Angeles County	CA	Automobile accident