The Austin Police Department updates City Council to changes on how the department measures and tracks use of force.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A person is shown in handcuffs during a contact with Pierce County Sheriff’s Office deputies in 2025. Compliant handcuffing is ...

Columbus police have a use-of-force policy as part of their division directives. The department last updated the policy in 2023. "It is well established that police officers may use force to effect an ...

The Bakersfield Police Department reported a 17% decrease in use-of-force incidents in 2025, marking the lowest total in five ...

The Board of Police Commissioners granted final approval in March, capping a process that started in 2017 and went through ...

Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis described the report as a snapshot of years of work on accountability and de-escalation, and ...

For the fourth year in a row, use-of-force incidents involving Chicago police officers are increasing, with advocates and officials saying the trend is helping to bring the reform process to a key ...

Federal immigration agents are governed by many of the same constitutional limits on use of force as local police. But they operate under different policies and face different accountability systems.

Black people and Native Americans had highest use-of-force rates in 2024. Use-of-force incidents rose 57% from 2021 to 2024. County cites transparency and a planned deeper analysis; leaders demand ...