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To ensure transparency and that the department is policing equitably, the race and gender of each <br />incident where force is used are tracked. Below is a breakdown by race of who force was used on. <br />Offenders/Subjects Race <br />■ White <br />■ Black <br />Hispanic <br />Asian <br />Injuries as a result of the use of force incidents were overall low for both the offenders/subjects and <br />officers. Of the 22 incidents, offenders/subjects had no injuries in 10 incidents and minor injuries (cut, <br />scrape, abrasion) 12 times. None of the incidents resulted in significant injuries or loss of life for either <br />the offender/subject or officer. Officers sustained no injuries in 19 of the incidents and had minor <br />injuries as a result of three of the encounters. <br />Offenders/subjects were suspected of or known to be using alcohol or drugs in the majority (13) of <br />incidents. Mental illness or a person experiencing a crisis was also present in many (10) of the incidents. <br />The chart below summarizes the information. Remember it is possible to have more than one condition <br />going on at a time and many suffering from mental illness or who are emotionally disturbed self - <br />medicate with drugs or alcohol" <br />11 Staff, (2020, January 2). Are You Self -Medicating & Masking Symptoms of Mental Illness? Retrieved January 22, <br />2020, from https://americanaddictioncenters.org/adult-addiction-treatment-programs/self-medicating <br />111 Page <br />