Civil Asset Forfeiture Reports

Pursuant to Section 112 of its Civil Asset Forfeiture Amendment Act of 2014, effective June 16, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-278; D.C. Official Code § 41-312), the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is pleased to submit the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reports. 

The reports provide the following information:

• The number of seizures by type of property seized;
• The quantity of each type of property seized;
• The number of seizures by type of asserted violation of District law that gave rise to the seizure;
• The number of seized items determined to be retumable for which the District does not have on file a receipt of return; and
• The total quantity of each type of property seized for forfeiture that the District treated as abandoned under relevant sections of the DC Code. 

MPD remains committed to the judicious use of its authority and respect for the due process rights of the involved individuals.