This data set contains instances of force used by a police officer on a subject and/or force used by the subject on the police officer. Update Frequency: Daily

SUMMARY Use of Force data (UOF) collection and reporting requirements were updated significantly in 2016. This dataset reflects Use of Force incidents occurring between December 21, 2016, through April 11, 2022. Each record corresponds to an incident where an officer used force. For any incident, there may be more than one officer involved and/or more than one type of force used. Use of Force data in this release was captured under the standards set forth in DGO 5.01, Use of Force, passed on December 21st, 2016. See Dataset Explainer for more information. UPDATE PROCESS This dataset is historical only and will not be updated. HOW TO USE THIS DATASET This dataset can be used to provide counts of incidents involving use of force as well as counts of force, by type, date, subject demographics, and location. Use of Force standards have changed in subsequent revisions of DGO 5.01 and care should be taken when comparing Use of Force data across differing standards.

This data set contains instances of force used by a police officer on a subject and/or force used by the subject on the police officer. Update Frequency: Daily

Under the current business process, every seizure (4th Amendment of the US Constitution) conducted under the evidentiary standard of Probable Cause (PC) is documented in the RMS (Mark43). In addition to physical arrests made by officers, the system is configured to capture warrants, and summons arrests (where the officer is affecting a PC seizure on the authority of someone else (the court) and administrative arrest types that document updates to the identity of the subject who was arrested and additional charges. In total, 12 types of arrest are captured in the source. Note: This data set includes counts of arrest reports written which are distinct from physical, in-custody events. All counts herein reflect either total counts of arrest reports by the selected filter parameters, and/or the total number of reports written per subject.

Data representing crisis contacts made by officers of the Seattle Police Department. Data is denormalized to represent the one to many relationship between the record and the reported disposition of the contact. **USE CAUTION WHEN COUNTING**

This national survey was designed to collect information on police departmental policies and practices pertaining to the use of physical force--both deadly and less than lethal--by law enforcement officers. A further objective was to investigate the enforcement of these policies by examining the extent to which complaints of policy violations were reviewed and violations punished. Additionally, the survey sought to determine the extent to which departments kept records on the use of force, and to collect from those agencies that recorded this information data relating to how frequently officers used force, the characteristics of officers who did and did not have complaints filed against them, and the training of recruits on the appropriate use of force. The study also provides data on citizen complaints of excessive force, the disposition of those complaints, and litigation concerning allegations of excessive force. Additional variables provide agency size, demographic characteristics, and workload.

Records of Officer Involved Shootings (OIS) from 2005 to the present, including a brief narrative synopsis. Beginning in Q3 2023, the summary will be replaced with a link to the FRB findings documented, prepared for public release. A link for each OIS will be embedded in the file. Data set does not contain records from active investigations. Data is visualized in a dashboard on the SPD public site (https://www.seattle.gov/police/information-and-data/use-of-force-data/officer-involved-shootings-dashboard), please reference as a guide for use. Dashboard is available for download. Updates are posted twice a year (January and July), as cases complete the inquest process (https://kingcounty.gov/services/inquest-program.aspx). Use of force data also available here: https://data.seattle.gov/Public-Safety/Use-Of-Force/ppi5-g2bj and is updated daily. Data includes Type III - OIS.

This data set contains instances where a weapon or control device was pointed by a police officer at a subject. Update Frequency: Daily

DATASET DESCRIPTION This dataset contains offense incidents where any physical contact with a subject was made by an officer using the body or any object, device, or weapon, not including un-resisted escorting or handcuffing a subject. Any complaint by a subject that an officer caused pain or injury shall be treated as a use of force incident, except complaints of minor discomfort from un-resisted handcuffing. A response to resistance report is measured as a single subject officer interaction on a single case. A subject resistance may result in multiple types of force applied by an officer or multiple officers. Accordingly, the types of force used can be more than the total reports of response to resistance. GENERAL ORDERS RELATING TO THIS DATA It is the policy of this department that officers use only that amount of objectively reasonable force which appears necessary under the circumstances to successfully accomplish the legitimate law enforcement purpose in accordance with this policy. AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT DATA DISCLAIMER 1. The data provided is for informational use only and may differ from official Austin Police Department crime data. 2. The Austin Police Department’s databases are continuously updated, and changes can be made due to a variety of investigative factors including but not limited to offense reclassification and dates. 3. Reports run at different times may produce different results. Care should be taken when comparing against other reports as different data collection methods and different systems of record may have been used. 4.The Austin Police Department does not assume any liability for any decision made or action taken or not taken by the recipient in reliance upon any information or data provided. City of Austin Open Data Terms of Use - https://data.austintexas.gov/stories/s/ranj-cccq APD Data Dictionary - https://data.austintexas.gov/Public-Safety/APD-Data-Dictionary/6w8q-suwv/about_data