Incidents where IMPD used force have nearly doubled in recent years. The department used force 1,688 times in 2019 and 873 times in 2015. Police have used force on 13 out of every 1,000 black residents since 2015, compared to only 5 out of every 1,000 white residents. Police use force on black residents at over 2.5 times the rate of white residents. Police use force more often in neighborhoods with high crime rates. However, use of force is also associated with neighborhoods that have higher poverty rates, lower educational attainment, and more young black men, even when controlling for the crime rate.
Police Use of Force Doubled Since 2015
