02-18-2021, 08:34 PM
"No firearms were fired by regional police in interactions with the public in 2020." This is a very good thing. If I understood correctly, tasers were used 19 times in the 301 incidents. I would like to see this be lower yet, but at least it's under 10%.
112 calls about a dangerous weapon, 49 911 calls, 47 emotionally disturbed calls (and 93 other types of calls). Given that, de-escalation seems to be producing some results. It will be good to see whether progress can continue in future years.
As to the race data, while there is clearly on issue, I don't think we can entirely ignore socioeconomic factors: people struggling to make a living are far more likely to experience an encounter with the police than those in well-paid jobs and comfortable houses. I don't have a good model to account for that, though.
112 calls about a dangerous weapon, 49 911 calls, 47 emotionally disturbed calls (and 93 other types of calls). Given that, de-escalation seems to be producing some results. It will be good to see whether progress can continue in future years.
As to the race data, while there is clearly on issue, I don't think we can entirely ignore socioeconomic factors: people struggling to make a living are far more likely to experience an encounter with the police than those in well-paid jobs and comfortable houses. I don't have a good model to account for that, though.