APD Show of Force

As of November 2020, the Asheville Police Department updated the department's use of force policy to include not only when force was used, but also when force was shown. A show of force is defined as a gesture with a lethal and/or less-lethal weapon directed at a person as a means to coerce or gain compliance. A use of force is defined as any physical strike, instrumental contact with a person, or any physical contact that restricts the movement of a person and does not include the application of handcuffs with no resistance. Because of the updated policy, we have created a new dataset for Show of Force data that includes all incidents recorded since November 2020.<div><br /></div><div>This data will be updated Quarterly.</div><div><br /></div><div>For information about Use of Force data -use this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sScS5Jez1w8I-DUb6bagsj8efad7tDtIkbebicTXUOM/</div>