West Chester Police Department
Citizen Contacts and Use of Force
Agency Personnel
Total:
*All totals for 2015 are through June
Calls For Service / Citizen Contacts
Calls For Service (Not all are citizen contacts)
Traffic Stops
Field Contact Cards- Suspicious Persons
Part 1 Crime Arrest - All
Part 2 Crime Arrest - All
OVI Arrests (Driving under the influence)
Total Arrests (Does not account for warrant Service)

2010
87

2011
89

2012
87

2013
84

2014
82

2015
80

2010
47,775
9,963
657
366
1,631
257
2,254

2011
45,844
8,266
458
338
1,594
242
2,174

2012
42,533
7,254
361
249
1,527
208
1,984

2013
45,057
9,758
437
311
1,382
206
1,899

2014
42,177
6,586
366
315
1,177
149
1,641

2015
19,864
2,397
122
173
499
70
742

Total
243,250
44,224
2,401
1,752
7,810
1,132
10,694

Chemical Irritant (CS) / Use of Force Reports
Chemical Irritant Reports (CS Spray)
Use of Force Reports
Total Use of Force

2010
8
8
16

2011
8
11
19

2012
7
9
16

2013
4
5
9

2014
N/A
7
7

2015
N/A
6
6

Total
27
46
73

Highest Counterforce Applied
Chemical Irritant (CS Spray)
Take Down
Hand/Foot/ Knee/Arm Strike (s) (Hard)
Canine Apprehension
Balance Displacement
Baton Strike (s)
Hand/Foot/ Knee/Arm Strike (s) (Soft Areas)
Flashlight Strike (s)
Taser (Used by other agency)
Deadly Force with Use of Firearm
Total Use of Force Incidents:

2010
11
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
16

2011
11
0
1
2
1
0
2
0
1
1
19

2012
8
0
3
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
16

2013
5
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
9

2014
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
7

2015
3
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
6

Total
40
6
6
6
4
3
3
2
2
1
73

Total Counterforce Applied
Chemical Irritant (CS Spray)
Take Down
Balance Displacement
Canine Apprehension
Hand/Foot/ Knee/Arm Strike (s) (Hard Areas)
Hand/Foot/ Knee/Arm Strike (s) (Soft Areas)
Baton Strike (s)
Joint Manipulation
Taser (other agency / 2 in our jurisdiction / 1 out)
Flashlight Strike (s)
Pressure Point Control Tactics
Deadly Force with Use of Firearm
Total:

2010
12
5
2
1
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
25

2011
11
5
3
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
27

2012
9
4
2
2
3
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
25

2013
6
4
2
0
0
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
16

2014
3
4
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
11

2015
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6

Total
44
23
12
6
6
5
3
3
3
2
2
1
110

 West Chester Police Department
Citizen Contacts and Use of Force
Explanations:


In 2014, chemical irritant incidents were merged with use of force incidents. Prior to this
the application of chemical irritant (CS spray) was a standalone report.



Counterforce means force or techniques used by an officer to bring a subject under
control, or to counter the resistance / aggression to affect an arrest.



Deadly Force means the force used could have potentially resulted in serious physical
harm or death to the offender. The incident referenced above did not result in serious
physical harm or death.



The chart, “Highest Counterforce Applied” means during one single use of force incident
there may have been more than one application of force or techniques used, but only the
highest level of force was recorded for statistical purposes. Note: Chemical irritant
applications (CS spray) were added to this chart for 2010-2013.



The chart, “Total Counterforce Applied” accounts for the force or techniques used by an
officer during a use of force incident. In some incidents, only one application of force or
technique was applied. In others, more than one application of force or technique was
applied. Note: The application of chemical irritant (CS Spray) from the chemical irritant
reports were added to this chart for 2010-2013. Some chemical irritant reports included
other techniques such taking a subject to the ground, but were not included in this chart
because the technique used was not classified as a use of force.



Taser applications were deployed by other agencies. This department does not carry
Tasers.



Canine apprehensions means the canine was used to apprehend the offender resulting in a
bite or other injury. Five of the canine apprehensions occurred in other jurisdictions
(mutual aid) where our canine was called to assist in apprehending or locating an
offender.