2021 Response to Resistance Report - Orlando, Florida

[Pages:12]2021 RESPONSE TO RESISTANCE REPORT

RTR Annual Report

Sgt. Chester Culley Accountability and Standards Compliance Supervisor

Orlando Police Department

2021 Response to Resistance Analysis and Training Summary

Analysis of Defensive Tactics Utilized

There were 343 Response to Resistance (RTR) Reports in 2021 resulting from 321 incidents with a use of 438 reportable tactics. Generated reports are offender based in the new Blue Team Software. As such, the number of reports is higher than the number of incidents as some incidents have more than one offender where officers responded to resistance. Reports from prior year software systems were incident based, therefore, the report count was lower than the total number of offenders. The total number of persons taken into custody for 2021 was 13,558 (10,892 adult arrests, 555 juvenile arrests, 2,111 Baker Acts).

The number of RTR incidents increased by 23.4% (from 260 to 321) and the number of reportable tactics used decreased by 2.8% as compared to 2020 data. The number of tactics used per incident averaged 1.5 from 2014-2020.The tactics used per incident in 2021 decreased from this average to 1.36. The following table details the number of tactics used by category and is sorted in frequency order (from high-low for 2021) for the number of occurrences per tactic. The table also compares 2021's statistics to previous years.

Annual Defensive Tactics Comparison by Year

YEAR

Total RTR Incidents CEW (ECD) Chemical Agents Tackle/Take Downs Stop Sticks Strikes K9 Apprehension Impact Weapons Total Tactics

2014

610 230 359 149

4 130 29 11 912

2015

517 188 278 167

4 85 28 10 760

2016

399 168 153 160 10 88 21

3 603

2017

444 219 170 126 17 74 27 10 643

2018

382 224 137 101 10 60 21

9 562

2019

314 198 80 93

9 55 18 4 457

2020

260 169 85 116 18 45 15

3 451

2021

321 138 104 97 55 30 14

0 438

% of Reportable

Tactics Used in

2021

31.5 23.7 22.1 12.55 6.8 3.19

0

The top three tactics used were Conducted Energy Weapons (CEW), tackle / takedowns, and chemical agent. The following graph depicts the ratio of tactics used as a total of the 343 RTR reports. See Reportable Tactics percentage comparisons in the following pie charts for 20192021.

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2021 Tactics Used by Percentage

K-9 Use, 3.19%

Impact

Stop Sticks, Weapons,

12.55%

0.00%

Strikes, 6.80%

CEW 31.50%

Chemical Agents, 23.70%

Take Downs, 22.10%

2020 Tactics Used by Percentage

K-9 Use, 3.30%

Strikes, 9.97%

Chemical Agents, 18.80%

Stop Sticks, 3.99%

Impact Weapons

, 0.67%

CEW, 37.50%

Take Downs, 25.70%

2019 Tactics Used by Percentage

K-9 Use, 3.90%

Strikes, 12.10%

Stop Sticks, 1.80%

Impact Weapons,

1.00%

Chemical Agents, 17.50%

CEW, 43.40%

Take Downs, 20.30%

Generated reports are offender based in the new Blue Team Software. As such, the number of reports is higher than the number of incidents as some incidents have more than one offender where officers responded to resistance. Reports from prior year software systems were incident based, therefore, the report count was lower than the total number of offenders.

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The following graph displays the top three tactics used in 2021, the number of Response to Resistance Reports generated, and how each have increased or decreased since 2016.

Annual DT Comparison

500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100

50 0 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

Total RTR Reports Chemical Agent CEW Take Down

Generated reports are offender based in the new Blue Team Software. As such, the number of reports is higher than the number of incidents as some incidents have more than one offender where officers responded to resistance. Reports from prior year software systems were incident based, therefore, the report count was lower than the total number of offenders.

Analysis of the Number of Officers and Offenders Involved Per Incident

Officers Involved in Response to Resistance Incidents

2020 2021 % Change 2020-2021

Principal Officers 364 436 Assisting Officers 275 403

Total Officers 639 839

+19.7% +46.5% +31.3%

2021's data shows an increase in the number of officers present during response to resistance incidents. 93.5% of the time, response to resistance incidents involved one offender.

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Numbers of Officers Involved Per Incident

# Involved

One Two Three or More

2020

# of

% of

Incidents Incidents

58

22.3%

102

39.2%

100

38.5%

2021

# of

% of

Incidents Incidents

81

25%

97

30%

143

45%

% Change 2020 ? 2021

+40% -5% +43%

Number of Officers Involved per Incident

160

140

120

100

80

60

40

20

0 2020

2021

One Officer Two Officers Three or More Officers

2021's data shows an increase in the number of officers present during response to resistance incidents. 93.5% of the time, response to resistance incidents involved one offender.

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Number of Offenders Involved Per Incident

# Involved

One Two Three or More

2020

# of

% of

Incidents Incidents

241

93%

12

4.6%

7

2.7%

2021

# of

% of

Incidents Incidents

300

93.5%

17

5.3%

3

1%

% Change 2020 - 2021

+24.5% +41.7% - 57%

Number of Offenders Involved per Incident

350

300

250

200

150

100

50

0 2020

2021

One Offender Two Offenders Three or more Offenders

Analysis of Officer Injuries

Approximately 4.5% of officers involved in response to resistance incidents were battered by the offender in 2021. Approximately 2.9% percent of officers involved in a response to resistance suffered an injury. The number of officers battered by offenders increased from 21 to 38, representing an 81% increase. We saw a decrease in officer injuries in 2021 (both total number and percentage) however, when injured the percentage of officers requiring medical treatment is significantly higher. The percentage of offenders with injuries requiring medical treatment decreased as well by 1.6%.

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Officers

Total Officers Involved in RTR Battered Injured Medical Treatment Required

2020

Number

% of Officers

639

2021

Number

% of Officers

839

% Change 2020 - 2021

in # of Officers

+31.3%

21

3.2%

38

4.5%

+81%

29

4.5%

24

2.9%

-17.2%

5

.8%

15

1.8%

+200%

Officers Battered or Injured During RTR Incidents

Officers Battered

Officers Injured

Officer Injuries requiring Medical Treatment

0

5

10 15 20 25 30 35 40

2021 2020

Analysis of Offender Injuries

There were 343 offenders involved in the 321 response to resistance incidents in 2021. Of these, 135 offenders reported some form of injury. Of these, 45 required medical treatment. This is a 12.8% increase in number of offenders injured compared to 2020, however a 1.6% decrease as a percentage of offenders for 2021.

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Offender Injuries

Offenders

Total Offenders Injured Medical Treatment Required

2020

Number

% of Offenders

266

87

32.7%

39

14.6%

2021

Number

% of Offenders

343

135

39%

45

13%

% Change in # of

Offenders 2020 - 2021

+29%

+55%

+12.8%

Offender Injuries

Percentage of Injured Offenders requiring Medical Treatment

12

12.5

13

13.5

14

14.5

15

2021 2020

Offender Injuries by Type for 2021

Lacerations/Punctures (38)

Bruises/Abrasions (85)

Unknown/Complaint could not be verified (11) Possible Broken Bones/Internal Injury (1)

Loss of Teeth (0)

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