The Office of Police Complaints found more than one-third of D.C. law enforcement — a total of 1,220 officers — reporting using some type of force in 2019 and almost all subjects were Black. The number of officers reporting use of force is down 8% from the year before. However, the number was 40% higher than in 2015. The OPC, which is part of the District’s police accountability agency but independent of the police department, released a report Tuesday covering use of force incidents that occurred during 2019. Researchers say they reviewed all reports filled out by police officers that year. Officers are required to submit information when they use any force other than handcuffing a resistant subject, the OPC says. Black community members were the subject of nearly all reported uses of force: 91%. Just 46% of D.C. residents are Black, OPC says. Most people targeted with force are men. About one-fifth of subjects were reportedly carrying a weapon. Officers who use force are disproportionately male, younger and white. The Metropolitan Police Department had 35% white officers in 2019 and 40% of use of force incidents were associated with white officers, OPC says. Most officers (67%) reported using […]

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