Dallas Officer-Involved Shootings Have Rapidly Declined In Recent Years
After a deliberate shift in police training, excessive force complaints against the Dallas Police Department dropped by 64% between 2009 and 2014. The number of arrests and officer-involved shootings also declined in recent years.
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“This police department trained in de-escalation far before cities across America did it,” Mayor Mike Rawlings told reporters on Friday morning. “We’re one of the premier community policing cities in the country and this year we have the fewest police officer-related shootings than any large city in America.”
Dallas Police Department Chief David Brown has credited this progress to a shift in training and practices, which put greater emphasis on de-escalation and community policing.
As the Dallas Morning News reported last year, instructors taught officers to “slow down” when engaging with a suspect and to speak calmly rather than immediately shouting. The department has also doubled the amount of training for officers on patrol.
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