Policing in Minnesota: What 2.5 years of use-of-force data shows, and what it doesn’t
Mar 27, 2023 09:46AM ● By Content Editor
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By Renée Cooper - KSTP 5 News - March 27, 2023
Minnesota now requires police departments to report a broader range of use-of-force data. In conjunction, the BCA has broadened its independent review of force incidents and nearly doubled its caseload in the last couple of years following the creation of a wholly independent Force Investigations Unit.
About three years of data exist so far: Minnesota police agencies reported 45 use-of-force incidents in 2020, 30 in 2021, and 21 in 2022. So far in 2023, agencies have reported at least 6 incidents, and 5 of those involved guns.
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Minnesota now requires police departments to report a broader range of use-of-force data. In conjunction, the BCA has broadened its independent review of force incidents and nearly doubled its caseload in the last couple of years following the creation of a wholly independent Force Investigations Unit.
About three years of data exist so far: Minnesota police agencies reported 45 use-of-force incidents in 2020, 30 in 2021, and 21 in 2022. So far in 2023, agencies have reported at least 6 incidents, and 5 of those involved guns.
To read the full story, visit the KSTP 5 News site here.
Policing in Minnesota: What 2.5 years of use-of-force data shows, and what it doesn’t
