Police Accountability Board Reports

Read Annual Statistical Reports published by the Police Accountability Board. You can also find past reports published by the Police Review Commission, predecessor of the Police Accountability Board.

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February 23, 2026 PAB Letter to City Council re: Resolution Rescinding Berkeley Police Department's Pepper Spray Reporting Requirements
[PRESS RELEASE] - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD MEMBERS DR. KITTY CALAVITA AND JULIET (“JULIE”) LEFTWICH, J.D., ANNOUNCE RESIGNATION
January 30, 2026 Joint Resignation Statement of Police Accountability Board Members Kitty Calavita and Juliet Leftwich
2026-01-26 PAB Memorandum to Public Safety Policy Committee re: Proposed Resolution to Reinstate BPD's Use of Chemical Agents
2026-01-23 JAC PAB Letter Re Item 21 Military Equipment Ordinance (2).pdf
2024 PAB-ODPA Annual Report
PRESS RELEASE - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD TRANSMITS LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING CONCERNS WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL SURVEILLANCE TECHNOLOGY REPORT
November 10, 2025 PAB Letter to Council re: "Item 11 - Annual Surveillance Technology Report for Body Worn Cameras, GPS Trackers, Fixed Surveillance Video Cameras ... and Fixed Automated License Plate Readers"
PRESS RELEASE: DIRECTOR OF POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY TRANSMITS LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL REGARDING POLICE RADIO ENCRYPTION AND NEED FOR PUBLIC REVIEW
October 28, 2025 ODPA Letter to Council Re: Importance of Proper Vetting for Public Safety Policy Changes — Concerns About Item 18 “Authorization to Encrypt Berkeley Police Department Primary Radio Channels”
PAB's September 4, 2025 Request to City Council to Delay Approval of Flock Safety Contract Pending Further Review
PRESS RELEASE - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD SUBMITS LETTERS OPPOSING RESCISSION OF LOCAL EQUIPMENT OVERSIGHT ORDINANCE AND RECOMMENDING SAFEGUARDS IN SURVEILLANCE CAMERA POLICY
July 18, 2025 PAB Letter to the Public Safety Policy Committee: Recommendation to Revise, Not Repeal, Berkeley Municipal Code Chapter 2.100 et seq.
July 17, 2025 PAB Letter to Council: PAB Response to BPD's Surveillance Acquisition Report and External Fixed Surveillance Cameras Use Policy - Flock Safety Condor Video Cameras
ODPA STATEMENT ON CITY COUNCIL HIRING FREEZE AND IMPACT ON INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS
Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Freeze Timeline and Documents
POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD TRANSMITS LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL AND CHIEF OF POLICE URGING TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT WITH USCIS
PAB's May 9, 2025 Urgent Request to Rescind Mutual Aid Agreement 3.1 with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
PRESS RELEASE - POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD TRANSMITS LETTER TO CITY COUNCIL AND CHIEF OF POLICE REGARDING BARRIERS TO REQUIRED OVERSIGHT REVIEW
May 1, 2025 PAB Letter to Council re: Impediments to PAB's Mandated Review of the 2024 Controlled Equipment Report