Richfield Police Department Releases Use Of Force Data

Press release from the City of Richfield:

June 12, 2020

The Richfield Police Department seeks to enhance resident trust by making use of force data available to the public. The department's first available analysis reviewed data is from 2017-2018. The department is currently entering data from 2019-2020 and will post it when available.

Richfield officers responded to 81,060 total calls for service between 2017 and 2018. Officers used physical force 136 times during that time period. Based on these numbers, officers used physical force in 0.17% of incidents.

Review all the department's use of force data here: https://www.richfieldmn.gov/departments/public-safety/use-of-force-analysis/

This press release was produced by the City of Richfield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.