16 people were killed in LAPD officer-involved shootings last year.
LOS ANGELES — Officer-involved shootings and use of force increased by 10% and 25%, respectively, in 2023 compared to the previous year, according to a Los Angeles Police Department report released Tuesday.
In 2023, 13 firearms were utilized by suspects while in other cases 12 edged weapons were used by suspects during officer-involved shootings, according to the report. There was three more cases where officers unintentionally discharged their weapons in 2023 compared to seven in 2022. Regarding the department’s use of “non-categorical use of force,” officials reported 1,560 cases where such tactics were used compared to 2,213 in 2022, representing a nearly 30% decrease.
According to Plugge, this data speaks to the “effectiveness of the department’s commitment to de-escalation training and the restraint of officers have shown in instances when force was deemed necessary.”
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