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The data table below shows the enforcement results by calendar year according to the type of closure for each category. This is the number of investigations that OCR had resolved. There were:

Outcome of Complaint Investigations

Resolved After
			Intake and Review
			Technical
			Assistance
			Investigated:
			No Violation
			Post-Investigational
			Technical Assistance
			Investigated:
			Corrective Action Obtained
			Total Resolutions2018
			16989
			6912
			267
			289
			632
			250892019
			19584
			8770
			444
			252
			803
			298532020
			19826
			5091
			661
			80
			872
			265302021
			20661
			4139
			817
			89
			714
			26420Outcome of Breach Compliance Review Investigations

Resolved After
			Intake and Review
			Investigated:
			No Violation
			Post-Investigational
			Technical Assistance
			Investigated:
			Corrective Action Obtained
			Other
			Total Resolutions2018
			10
			15
			41
			359
			6
			4312019
			5
			22
			36
			235
			0
			2982020
			8
			42
			22
			475
			0
			5472021
			11
			61
			16
			466
			0
			554Outcome of Other Compliance Review Investigations

Resolved After:
			Intake and Review
			Investigated:
			No Violation
			Post-Investigational
			Technical Assistance
			Investigated:
			Corrective Action Obtained
			Other
			Total Resolutions2018
			0
			2
			1
			4
			0
			72019
			0
			21
			2
			17
			0
			402020
			0
			9
			0
			10
			0
			192021
			5
			5
			0
			9
			0
			19Total Cases Investigated

Investigated: 
			No Violation
			Post-Investigational:
			Technical Assistance
			Investigated:
			Corrective Action Obtained
			Total Investigated
			Of Those, Settlements or CMPs
			% of Total Investigated2018
			284
			331
			995
			1610
			11
			0.68%2019
			487
			290
			1055
			1832
			10
			0.55%2020
			712
			102
			1357
			2171
			19
			0.88%2021
			883
			105
			1189
			2177
			14
			0.64%Total Cases

Complaints
			Compliance Reviews
			Technical Assistance
			Total Cases
			Of Those, Settlements or CMPs
			% of Total Cases2018
			25089
			438
			7243
			32770
			10
			0.0305%2019
			29853
			338
			9060
			39251
			10
			0.0255%2020
			26530
			566
			5193
			32289
			19
			0.0588%2021
			26420
			573
			4244
			31237
			14
			0.0448%**Enforcement Results, Pie Chart by Year:**

Investigations Resolved: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021
	Investigations Resolved: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2020
	Investigations Resolved: January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019
	Investigations Resolved: January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018



Enforcement Results - Total Investigated - January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
Enforcement Results - Total Resolution - January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021
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Enforcement Results - January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020
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Enforcement Results - January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019
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Enforcement Results - January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018
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Data

Enforcement Results by Year
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	Number of Complaints Received by Year
	Top 5 Issues in Investigated Cases by Year
	Enforcement Results by Year - Compliance Reviews



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