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Use of Force Data will be updated quarterly. APD Filters: The view includes the following agency-specific filters: Asheville Police Department (APD): Use APD Beat Include Records on/after January 01, 2021. The view will have data starting January 01, 2021 and will be updated Quarterly. * Incident_type is filtered to: “Use of force” type_force_used is filtered to: show all that are not Null subject_injury replaces Subject Condition with Null, Conditions are: Mentally Unstable, None Detected, Unknown, Use of Alcohol, Use of Drugs, Use of Alcohol & Drugs.  

As of November 2020, the Asheville Police Department updated the department's use of force policy to include not only when force was used, but also when force was shown. A show of force is defined as a gesture with a lethal and/or less-lethal weapon directed at a person as a means to coerce or gain compliance. A use of force is defined as any physical strike, instrumental contact with a person, or any physical contact that restricts the movement of a person and does not include the application of handcuffs with no resistance. Because of the updated policy, we have created this new dataset for Use of Force data after January 2021.