Columbia Basin: WA use-of-force database up and running

Key Points: 

• Law enforcement agencies are now required to report use-of-force data when the public is injured or killed or when certain methods of force are used. 

• A Washington state institution of higher education is to receive use-of-force data to measure the effectiveness of policing reform strategies.

• An easily searchable, public-facing website will display the data. All police agencies have until Sept. 2 to begin reporting this data.  

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