In another recently released report, Denver Police Officers' use of force to make arrests was found to be down in 2018 from the previous years, from a rate of 19 per 1,000 arrests in 2015 to 17.4 in 2018. Uses of force include takedown tactics, including strikes with hand or foot, pepper spray, TASERs, police dogs and guns.
Denver Police revised its use of force policies in 2018 that included eight hours of training for the 1,500 some Denver officers. That training includes methods of de-escalation and adjusted standards on when an officer can use force in attempting to make an arrest.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct the terminology for police use of force and to correct the use of force rate by Denver Police.