Lansing Police Department Use of Force Data – 2019 and 2020

Profile of Use-of-force Incidents received Between Jan 1, 2019 and Dec 31, 2019

Total number of use-of-force incidents: 200

Type of force tally:

Effective Not effective
Type of force # % # % Total #

Taser 12 57% 9 43% 21

Less Lethal Munition 1 100% 0 0% 1
Weapon at Low Ready 4 21% 15 79% 19
Compliance Controls 296 74% 106 26% 402
Verbal Direction 7 2% 441 98% 448
Intermediate Controls 0 0% 1 100% 1
Officer Presence 4 1% 451 99% 455
Weapon Pointed at Subj 4 19% 17 81% 21
Physical Controls 120 72% 47 28% 167
O.C. Spray 4 80% 1 20% 5

Citizen resistance tally:

Reason Count Percent of total

Active Aggression 68 17%

Active Resistance 173 44%

Deadly Force Assault 2 1%

High Risk Contact 4 1%

Inactive Resistance 63 16%

None 2 1%

Passive Resistance 78 20%

Total 390

Citizen arrested in conjunction with use-of-force (# incidents):

Count Percent of total

No 63 32%

Yes 137 69%

Total 200
Reason for use-of-force:

Reason Count Percent of total

[No Entry] 3 2%

Arrest 146 73%

Assault on Citizen 5 3%

Assault on Officer 6 3%

Felony Stop 2 1%

MEDICAL EMERGENCY EXCEPTION 5 3%

PRT 33 17%

Total 200

Type of service being rendered at time of use-of-force:

Service type Count Percent of total

[No Entry] 3 2%

911 Operations 3 2%

Arrest Situation 35 18%

Call for Service 119 60%

Contact with Citizen 10 5%

Detention Operations 9 5%

Investigation 7 4%

Patrol Operations 1 1%

Prisoner Booking 1 1%

Prisoner Detention 3 2%

Prisoner Transport 1 1%

Traffic Stop 8 4%

Total 200

Average age of involved Citizens:31

2019 Use of Force Demographic Data:

Race Total Number Percentage

Black 115 57%
White 63 31.19%
Hispanic 10 4.95%
Asian 2 0.99%
Unknown 11 5.45
Other 1 0.50%
Total 202 100%

Sex Total Number Percentage

Male 152 75.25%
Female 50 24.75%
Total 202 100%

In 2019 force was used on 202 individuals. The Annual Use of Force report indicates there were 200
total use of force incidents. The discrepancy can be accounted for by incidents where force was used on
more than one individual during one reported incident.
Profile of Use-of-force Incidents received Between Jan 1, 2020 and Dec 31, 2020

Total number of use-of-force incidents: 229

Type of force tally:

Effective Not effective

Type of force # % # % Total #

Taser 23 68% 11 32% 34

Weapon at Low Ready 2 8% 22 92% 24
Compliance Controls 331 83% 69 17% 400
Verbal Direction 6 1% 547 99% 553
Intermediate Controls 1 50% 1 50% 2
Officer Presence 3 1% 569 99% 572
Weapon Pointed at Subj 2 11% 17 89% 19
Physical Controls 169 85% 29 15% 198
K9 Contact 1 100% 0 0% 1
Other 1 100% 0 0% 1
O.C. Spray 4 57% 3 43% 7

Citizen resistance tally:

Reason Count Percent of total

Active Aggression 71 15%

Active Resistance 199 43%

Deadly Force Assault 2 0%

High Risk Contact 4 1%

Inactive Resistance 73 16%

None 2 0%

Passive Resistance 112 24%

Total 463

Citizen arrested in conjunction with use-of-force (# incidents:

Count Percent of total

No 80 35%

Yes 149 65%

Total 229
Reason for use-of-force:

Reason Count Percent of total

Arrest 155 68%

Assault on Citizen 6 3%

Assault on Officer 11 5%

Felony Stop 3 1%

MEDICAL EMERGENCY EXCEPTION 6 3%

PRT 48 21%

Total 229

Type of service being rendered at time of use-of-force:

Service type Count Percent of total

911 Operations 7 3%

Arrest Situation 48 21%

Call for Service 134 59%

Contact with Citizen 3 1%

Detention Operations 9 4%

Investigation 3 1%

Patrol Operations 14 6%

Prisoner Booking 1 0%

Prisoner Detention 1 0%

Prisoner Transport 1 0%

Traffic Stop 8 3%

Total 229

Average age of involved Citizens:31

2020 Use of Force Demographics Data:

Race Total Number Percentage

Black 122 51.48%
White 80 33.76%
Hispanic 19 8.02%
Asian 1 0.42%
Unknown 15 6.33%
Other 0 0.00%
Total 237 100%

Sex Total Number Percentage

Male 182 76.79%
Female 55 23.21%
Total 237 100%

In 2020 force was used on 237 individuals. The annual Use of Force report indicates there were 229 total
use of force incidents. The discrepancy can be accounted for by incidents where force was used on more
than one individual during one reported incident.