Police Use of Force Race-Based Data

The Anti-Racism Act, 2017 and its associated regulation and guidance require the Ministry of the Solicitor General to collect and analyze race-based data in police use of force. These datasets include information extracted from provincially mandated police Use of Force Reports.

The technical reports that accompany the datasets provide a detailed description of how the data were collected; data quality concerns; data cleaning and validation; and data limitations. This information is essential for understanding how to analyze the data appropriately and interpret any results from analysis.

Ministry contact: Anti-Racism Strategy and Analysis Unit, Ministry of the Solicitor General

Additional information

Tags
Geographic coverage
Ontario, Police Services
Geography Breakdown
Municipality
Source URL/Address
https://www.ontario.ca/page/policing-ontario
Maintainer
Anti-Racism Strategy and Analysis Unit, Ministry of the Solicitor General
Author
Anti-Racism Strategy and Analysis Unit (ARSAU)/Business Intelligence and Insights Branch
Author Email
Anti-Racism Strategy and Analysis Unit (ARSAU)/Business Intelligence and Insights Branch
Maintainer branch
Business Intelligence and Insights Branch
Last Validated Date
November 26, 2024
Update frequency
Yearly
Access instructions

None

Police Use of Force Race-Based Data

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Date range: January 1 - December 31, 2023

  • CSV
    Police Use of Force – Main Records, 2023 English [2.9 MiB]

    Last Updated: August 2, 2024

    This dataset is one of the four datasets that comprise the Police Use of...

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  • CSV
    Police Use of Force – Individual Records, 2023 English [2.9 MiB]

    Last Updated: August 2, 2024

    This dataset is one of the four datasets that comprise the Use of Force...

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  • CSV
    Police Use of Force – Weapon Records, 2023 English [459.9 KiB]

    Last Updated: August 2, 2024

    This dataset is one of the four datasets that comprise the Use of Force...

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  • CSV
    Police Use of Force – Cycle/Probe Records, 2023 English [42 KiB]

    Last Updated: August 2, 2024

    This dataset is one of the four datasets that comprise the Police Use of...

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Date range: January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2022

  • CSV
    Police Use of Force – Detailed Dataset, 2020-2022 English [16.8 MiB]

    Last Updated: November 17, 2023

    This dataset provides information about provincially reportable police use of...

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  • CSV
    Police Use of Force - Aggregate Summary By Year, 2020-2022 English [9.7 KiB]

    Last Updated: October 19, 2023

    This file provides aggregated counts of the Police Use of Force Reports,...

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Supporting Files

  • XLSX
    Police Use of Force - Data Dictionary, 2020-2022 English and French [74.1 KiB]

    Last Updated: June 7, 2024

    Metadata and additional information for the 2020-2022 Police Use of Force...

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  • XLSX
    Police Use of Force - Data Dictionary, 2023 [101.8 KiB]

    Last Updated: November 26, 2024

    Metadata and additional information (collection of names, definitions, and...

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  • DOCX
    Police Use of Force Race-Based Data Technical Report, 2020-2022 English [2.2 MiB]

    Last Updated: October 19, 2023

    This technical report provides a background on the legislative context...

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  • DOCX
    Police Use of Force Race-Based Data Technical Report, 2020-2022 French [864.7 KiB]

    Last Updated: October 19, 2023

    This technical report provides a background on the legislative context...

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  • PDF
    Police Use of Force Report, 2023 English [1,006.2 KiB]

    Last Updated: August 2, 2024

    The Police Use of Force Report is an administrative form that captures...

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  • PDF
    Police Use of Force Report, 2023 French [1 MiB]

    Last Updated: August 2, 2024

    The Police Use of Force Report is an administrative form that captures...

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  • DOCX
    Police Use of Force Race-Based Data Technical Report, 2023 English [2.9 MiB]

    Last Updated: August 2, 2024

    This technical report provides a background on the legislative context...

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  • DOCX
    Police Use of Force Race-Based Data Technical Report, 2023 French [3.1 MiB]

    Last Updated: October 16, 2024

    This technical report provides a background on the legislative context...

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