Most people against whom force was used did not report injury and about 15 per cent had a minor injury like redness or swelling, according to the report.
There were 1,381 control tactics used from January to May 2023, compared to 1,273 in 2022, 1,205 in 2021, 1,121 in 2020 and 979 in 2019.There have been about 480 incidents where force was used on someone who possibly had mental health concerns so far this year, up from 370 the year before.
Compared with the first half of 2019, control tactics on people who are intoxicated have increased 31.6 per cent, according to the report.The Edmonton Police Service included uses of a police dog, firearm, stun gun, baton, pepper spray or physical strike in the report. It also included instances where, for example, a gun was drawn or pointed at the subject but not shot, or a stun gun was sparked but not used against the subject.Most people against whom force was used did not report injury.
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