The Data Dashboard
Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety
Powered by leading data analytics technology, the WADEPS dashboard offers an in-depth look at data from reportable use-of-force incidents and police-community interactions.
A unique feature of the WADEPS dashboard is the calculation of a rate of force for participating agencies.
A unique feature of the WADEPS dashboard is the calculation of a rate of force for participating agencies.
What is a “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 = a 1% rate of force.
* Watch a brief video about rates vs counts. *
Using the Dashboard
Tabs within the dashboard provide visitors with different slices of the WADEPS data set. Visitors are able to create and review data stories about the agency responding, characteristics and outcomes of the incident, and the demographics of the people involved.
Data is available from September 1, 2025, onward. Agencies are still in the process of providing data. WADEPS will add data as it is processed. Additional visualization tabs are in development.
Frequently Asked Questions:
Why doesn’t my local police department have data?
Data for local agencies which are fully operated by another, often larger, law enforcement agency is reported by the parent organization. For example, the King County Sheriff’s Office provides operational services for 17 local agencies within the county, including police departments for the cities of Burien, Kenmore, Newcastle, SeaTac, and Woodinville, two transit authorities, and the King County airport.
The city in which an incident occurs is included in the data shared with WADEPS, however, officers are considered employees of the parent organization and the responding agency data is reported under the parent organization name.
Contracted agencies are noted in the “Who is Reporting” tab in the dashboard. Contact your local agency for operational details.
The city in which an incident occurs is included in the data shared with WADEPS, however, officers are considered employees of the parent organization and the responding agency data is reported under the parent organization name.
Contracted agencies are noted in the “Who is Reporting” tab in the dashboard. Contact your local agency for operational details.
What does “reporting status” mean?
Reporting status is listed on the “Who is Reporting” tab in the dashboard below. WADEPS uses five categories when measuring participation and compliance with the law:
1. Required
2. Contracted
3. Optional
4. Force Data Only
5. Not Authorized to Use Force
2. Contracted
3. Optional
4. Force Data Only
5. Not Authorized to Use Force
Required: An agency with general law enforcement authority, operated by a governmental agency within Washington state.
Contracted: Agencies whose complete operational activities are provided by a larger “parent” agency. Reportable use-of-force and CAD data for any “contracted” agency are included in the data received from its parent agency. For example, the King County Sheriff’s Office provides all services and personnel for 17 smaller agencies such as the Woodinville Police Department and the Port of Seattle Police Department.
Optional: Tribal law enforcement agencies are not subject to state law but may opt to participate in data sharing with WADEPS.
Force Data Only: Several state agencies do not use computer-aided dispatch (CAD) to track calls for service.
Not Authorized to Use Force: State agencies with general law enforcement authority who are specifically not authorized to use force.
What does the participation data mean?
Every month, agencies subject to the state law are required to provide data about reportable use-of-force incidents (or indicate they have no reportable incidents for the month) along with limited incident-based computer-aided dispatch (CAD) data for all calls for service.
Participation is assessed on a monthly basis and does not account for data lag. Context is important.
For example, agencies have 30 days from the date of a reportable use-of-force incident to provide the data to WADEPS. An agency with reportable incidents on April 15 and April 27 has until May 14 and May 26, respectively, to share the data with WADEPS. Additionally, CAD data is provided monthly: data for April is due the first week in May. Therefore, the participation data for that agency during May might appear out of compliance until the use-of-force incident data is received and the CAD data for April is processed.
Participation is assessed on a monthly basis and does not account for data lag. Context is important.
For example, agencies have 30 days from the date of a reportable use-of-force incident to provide the data to WADEPS. An agency with reportable incidents on April 15 and April 27 has until May 14 and May 26, respectively, to share the data with WADEPS. Additionally, CAD data is provided monthly: data for April is due the first week in May. Therefore, the participation data for that agency during May might appear out of compliance until the use-of-force incident data is received and the CAD data for April is processed.
What about incidents under investigation?
For reportable use-of-force incidents under internal or external investigation, the required incident and officer data and the administrative outcome must be provided to WADEPS within 30 days after the completion of the investigation. Data visualizations on the number of incidents under investigation are in development.
Can I download the data?
1. Raw data can be downloaded from each of the different dashboard views by clicking on the three vertical dots in the upper right corner of any section and selecting the format. Note that the data provided will reflect any selections made in the filters.
2. The full WADEPS use-of-force data set is quite large. It can be downloaded as one file (click to initiate an automatic download).
3. Summary CAD data is available upon request.
4. Contextual data about law enforcement agencies can be downloaded from the “Who’s Reporting” tab.
2. The full WADEPS use-of-force data set is quite large. It can be downloaded as one file (click to initiate an automatic download).
3. Summary CAD data is available upon request.
4. Contextual data about law enforcement agencies can be downloaded from the “Who’s Reporting” tab.
The WADEPS dashboard is best viewed on a laptop or desktop computer.
Click the tabs along the top row to select different views.
There are five tabs. Each offers a unique lens to view, sort, and analyze policing data shared with WADEPS.
There are five tabs. Each offers a unique lens to view, sort, and analyze policing data shared with WADEPS.
Click on the gray bar to access filters.
Filter selections made on one tab will be 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.
Filter selections made on one tab will be 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.