APD Use of Force 2018-2020 data

APD Use of Force Data View

Please view this Metadata link:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sScS5Jez1w8I-DUb6bagsj8efad7tDtIkbebicTXUOM/edit?usp=sharing APD Use of Force Policy APD Use of Force Data will be updated quarterly.APD Filters: The view includes the following agency-specific filters: Asheville Police Department (APD):  Use APD Beat Include Records on/after January 01, 2018.  The view will have data starting January 01, 2018 through December 2020.* Incident_type is filtered to: “Use of force”  type_force_used is filtered to: show all that are not Null subject_injury replaces Subject Condition with Null, Conditions are: Mentally Unstable, None Detected, Unknown, Use of Alcohol, Use of Drugs, Use of Alcohol & Drugs.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 Use of Force data after January 2021.