Justice Department Shuts Down Federal Law Enforcement Misconduct Database
The U.S. Justice Department has removed an online database that tracked misconduct by federal law enforcement officers, a system first proposed by Donald Trump during his initial term and later implemented under Joe Biden.
Database Decommissioned After Trump’s Executive Order
The National Law Enforcement Accountability Database, previously available on a Justice Department website, is no longer active as of Thursday. The department confirmed that the platform had been decommissioned following Trump’s revocation of Biden’s executive order, which had mandated its creation.
Thousands of Federal Misconduct Cases Were Logged
Before its removal, the database recorded 4,790 cases of federal officer misconduct between 2018 and 2023, according to a report from last year. Trump originally proposed a similar system in June 2020, following national outrage over the killing of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a Minneapolis officer knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes.
Trump Pardons Officers Convicted in 2020 Killing
Shortly after taking office in January 2025, Trump pardoned two Washington, D.C., police officers who had been convicted in the 2020 death of Karon Hylton-Brown, a 20-year-old Black man who was killed during a police chase.
National Decertification Registry Still Active
While the federal misconduct database has been taken down, the National Decertification Index—a separate registry that tracks state and local officers stripped of their certification due to misconduct—remains operational, according to The Washington Post.
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