BY THE NUMBERS: How Houston Police are investigating 264K suspended cases

HOUSTON – The Houston Police Department is approaching two months of investigating a backlog of 264,000 cases that were suspended citing “lack of personnel.”

Police Chief Troy Finner has publicly denounced the use of a code associated with the mass amounts of cases dating back several years.

“I made a promise to everyone that we’re going to work through each and every one of those incident reports,” Chief Finner said on Thursday. “So, that’s what we’re doing.”

During a press conference on Thursday, the chief announced a progress report of the department’s effort to back track through the cases.

We’re breaking down the Houston Police Department’s investigation by the numbers.

264,000 – The number of cases suspended by the Houston Police Department by using a code associated with “lack of personnel”

81,650 – The number of cases Chief Finner says investigators have reviewed in the last six weeks

26,000 – Number of cases Chief Finner says were “rightfully suspended.”

4,017 – Number of adult sex crime cases

3,948 – Adult sex crime cases that have been reviewed

3,079 – Adult sex crime cases inactivated due to lack of leads

1,944 – Cases reviewed by investigators per day over the last six weeks

1,669 – Officer visits to last known addresses of victims

395 – Forensic interviews scheduled with victims

220 – New sex assault cases discovered during the course of the probe

14 – Approximate cases reviewed on average per day by the 132 investigators working the backlog of cases

5 – Suspects charged as a result of investigations

1 – Case incorrectly coded that is now being investigated as a homicide