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Washington dashboard data shows gaps in police use-of-force reports
WA dashboard reveals uneven police use-of-force data
Key points (ReadOut summary)
- WADEPS dashboard tracks use-of-force incidents as required by 2021 law.
- 301 agencies statewide; only 211 must submit both force and calls-for-service data.
- Spokane County reporting rate is 57 %, below statewide 77 % average.
- Cheney PD has not yet reported any data; Medical Lake and Spokane Valley PDs are contracted through Spokane County Sheriff.
- 29 tribal agencies may report voluntarily; 7 agencies lack CAD systems.
Spokane, Wash. — A public dashboard in Washington lets people track how often local police and deputies used force, but not every agency in Spokane County contributed data the same