Month: June 2025

Seattle Now host Patricia Murphy talks with David Makin, WADEPS executive director and principal investigator and WSU professor. Listen to the podcast.

Key Points:  • Law enforcement agencies are now required to report use-of-force data when the public is injured or killed or when certain methods of force are used.  • A Washington state institution of higher education is to receive use-of-force data to measure the effectiveness of policing reform strategies. • An easily searchable, public-facing website…

Washington just launched the first-ever police use of force database in the nation. It’s called the Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety (WADEPS). It requires all law enforcement agencies in the state to report use-of-force data to the state every month— including when an officer uses a firearm, Taser, pepper spray, canine, or strikes…

The Attorney General’s Office launched the Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety to collect police use-of-force data from law enforcement agencies across the state. This initiative aims to enhance transparency and trust. Read the full story.

Four years after it was mandated by lawmakers, a database that catalogs when police use force against people is finally getting up and running, promising to add another layer of transparency in police interactions with the public. Read the full story.

Washington unveils the nation’s first [incident-based] police use-of-force database, in an effort to increase transparency across the state. Read the full story and watch the video.

Read the full press release from the Office of the Attorney General.