Which states require police to collect and report use of force data?
10 states have adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Alabama has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Alaska has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Arizona has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Arkansas has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
California has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Colorado has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Connecticut has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Delaware has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Florida has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Georgia has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Hawaii has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Idaho has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Illinois has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Indiana has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Iowa has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Kansas has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Kentucky has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Louisiana has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Maine has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Maryland has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Massachusetts has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Michigan has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Minnesota has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Mississippi has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Missouri has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Montana has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Nebraska has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Nevada has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
New Hampshire has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
New Jersey has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
New Mexico has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
New York has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
North Carolina has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
North Dakota has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Ohio has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Oklahoma has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Oregon has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Pennsylvania has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Rhode Island has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
South Carolina has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
South Dakota has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Tennessee has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Texas has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Utah has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Vermont has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Virginia has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Washington has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
West Virginia has not adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Wisconsin has adopted this policy
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting
Wyoming has not adopted this policy
What It Does
Data collection and reporting laws increase transparency into law enforcement policies, specifically how, and against whom, police use lethal and nonlethal force. These 10 best-in-class state policies require state law enforcement agencies to collect data on all incidents in which officers use force against civilians and to report that data to the state—which must then publicly release state-wide and agency-specific data. Other states have policies on this topic that are incomplete, either requiring collection without reporting or publication or only requiring agencies to collect data on “serious” or lethal force. A full discussion on Gun Violence and the Police is here.
Police Use of Force Incident Data Collection and Reporting