Evaluation of the Chicago Police Department’s Compliance with the Firearm Owners Identification Card Act

The purpose of the April 2018 evaluation was to determine if CPD was in compliance with the clear and present danger reporting requirements for law enforcement agencies under the Act. OIG’s evaluation identified a subset of situations in which it was highly probable that CPD members interacted with an individual that posed a clear and present danger, but that those situations were not reported to the Illinois State Police (ISP) via “Person Determined to Pose a Clear and Present Danger” forms. OIG determined that CPD had not been operating in compliance with the Act, as the Department only submitted two reported incidents between December 6, 2013, and April 7, 2017.