The Data Dashboard

Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety

Washington’s first unified and centralized police use-of-force reporting system. The WADEPS dashboard brings together information that historically has been scattered across hundreds of state agencies with no standard for storage, sharing, or comparison. WADEPS also integrates contextual data about law enforcement agencies and the communities they serve to provide a more complete picture of the reportable use-of-force and police-community interactions across the state.

The WADEPS dashboard allows anyone to examine police use of force with unprecedented detail, empowering communities, law enforcement agencies, and policymakers alike. By making this data accessible, WADEPS provides a common tool for discovering meaningful insights and conducting accurate, fair, and useful analysis.

A unique feature of the WADEPS dashboard is the rate of force calculation.

Rate of force = the number of reportable use-of-force incidents divided by the total number of calls for service.

For example: 10 uses of force divided by 1,000 calls for service equals a rate of force of one (1) percent.

Watch a brief video opens a new window about rates vs counts.

About the Dashboard

Data is available from September 1, 2025, onward. WADEPS updates the data daily.

Important to remember: Achieving full participation will take time. Washington state law (Chapter 10.118 RCW opens a new window) requires all state agencies with general law enforcement authority to share data with the state-appointed data custodian. WADEPS processes help reduce duplicate work and provide agencies flexibility in implementation. However, agencies of all sizes across the state face practical constraints, including limited IT resources, limited staffing for data entry, and other organizational complexities.

Data quality audit in progress: The goal is to identify duplicate records, standardization issues, improper use of the “other” data fields, and similar irregularities.

Frequently Asked Questions

* Open the dashboard FAQ page in a new tab so you can read the information and view the dashboard at the same time. (Right-click on the dashboard FAQ link to open in a separate window.)

View on a laptop or desktop computer for the best experience.

Click the tabs along the top row to select different views.
Each offers a unique lens to view, sort, and analyze policing data shared with WADEPS.

Click on the gray “Controls” bar at the top of each tab to access filters.
Selections made on one tab are applied to all tabs. The data will automatically update within a few seconds. Use the refresh icon in the upper left corner to reset all of the filters.

Data Timeliness

The WADEPS dashboard represents a “point-in-time” snapshot and information is updated as new data is received and processed. Per state law, agencies have up to 30 days to report incidents. Because of these reporting windows and the subsequent verification process, recent incidents may not appear on the dashboard for several weeks.

Each agency may adhere to its own data upload cycle within the mandatory reporting window. As a result, there may be instances of data lag. For example, a reportable use of force occurring on March 1 may not appear for several weeks. Not only do agencies have 30 days to submit the required incident data to WADEPS, some additional time may be required for the verification process within the WADEPS Reporting Tool.

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