Any time an Officer must respond to resistance or aggression by using certain levels of force, it is recorded and investigated by the Orlando Police Department in a Response to Resistance report. This data set comes from those reports, which are entered into OPD’s records management system. Officer involved shooting data is maintained separately by Internal Affairs and is not included in this data set.
The first three fields provide basic information about the incident
Incident Number - Automatically assigned at the time the incident; is created in OPD records management system. First four characters indicate the year the incident was created in the system.
Incident Date Time - Day and time of the incident
Incident Location - Block level address or intersection of the location
The next seven fields provide information about the officer(s) involved in the incident.
Officers Involved - The number of officers involved in the entire incident
Officers Race - Race of the officers involved, multiple officers separated by comma (W = White, A = Asian, B = Black)
Officers Ethnicity - Ethnicity of the officers involved, multiple officers separated by comma (NH = Non-hispanic, HI = Hispanic)
Officers Sex - Sex of the officers involved, multiple officers separated by comma (M = Male, F = Female)
Officer Battered - Did the officer report being battered during the incident
Officer Injured - Did the officer report being injured during the incident
Officer Medical Treatment - Did any of the officers receive medical treatment for injuries sustained during the incident
The next eight fields reference what responses to resistance any officer may have used during the incident. A “Yes” indicates at least one officer used that tactic. A “No” indicates no officers used that tactic.
Electronic Device Used - Commonly referred to as a Taser. This device uses propelled wires or direct contact to conduct energy to affect the sensory and motor functions of the nervous system.
Chemical Agent Used - Chemical Agent, or Pepper Spray, may cause burning and tearing of the eyes, and disorientation.
Tackle/ Take Down – Tactic used to gain compliance by taking a person to the ground
Impact Weapon Used - Impact weapon is most commonly a baton. OPD also has a weapon called a Sage SL6 which launches rubber projectiles.
Physical Strikes Made - . Strikes made with the hand, forearm, knee, or foot to assist with controlling a person.
Deflation Device Used - Tire deflation devices - commonly known as "stop sticks". The use of this device is intended to deflate a vehicle’s tire(s).
K9 Unit Involved - A Response to Resistance is required if a K9 bites a subject.
The next seven fields provide information about the offender(s) involved in the incident. Race and ethnicity may be unknown. OPD policy is that officers not ask for information on race or ethnicity if it’s not related to the police encounter.
Offenders Involved - Number of offenders involved in the entire incident
Offenders Race - Race of the offenders involved, multiple offenders separated by comma (W = White, A = Asian, B = Black)
Offenders Ethnicity - Ethnicity of the offenders involved, multiple offenders separated by comma (NH = Non-hispanic, HI = Hispanic)
Offenders Sex - Sex of the offenders involved, multiple offenders separated by comma (M = Male, F = Female)
Offender Arrested - Was the offender arrested during the incident (Not Arrested = Offender was not arrested during the incident, Misdemeanor = Offender was arrested for a misdemeanor, Felony = Offender was arrested for a Felony)
Offender Injured - Did the offenders report being injured during the incident
Offender Medical Treatment - Did any of the offenders receive medical treatment for injuries sustained during the incident
Witnesses Involved - Count of the number of witnesses indicated in the report
Status - This is an information only field to designate if the City was able to map the Incident Location
