The Data Dashboard
Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety
As of September 2, 2025, WADEPS is available for law enforcement agencies across the state of Washington to begin sharing reportable use-of-force incident data.
Note: Agencies have up to 30 days after the date of an incident to provide the data to WADEPS and the first CAD data is due to WADEPS in early October.
Introduction
Dashboard visitors will be able to create and review data stories about individual agencies, selected agencies, or all agencies in the state, and/or by regions (city, county, or state), such as:
- Community characteristics
- All incident call types
- Agency compliance with the law
- Rate of force for specific time periods
- Rate of force by community characteristics
- Rate of force by call type
- Subject demographics (if known)
- Officer demographics
About the Dashboard
The WADEPS data dashboard is an incident-based rate-of-force visualization tool which requires data about use-of-force incidents AND all calls for service to provide useful and meaningful analysis.
The number of reportable use-of-force incidents divided by the number of calls for service, usually displayed as a percentage. For example, 10 uses of force divided by 1,000 calls for service = a 1% rate of force.
* Watch a brief video about rates vs counts.
Four tabs will provide four different ways to look at data provided to WADEPS by law enforcement agencies in Washington state.
Overview Tab (visible; waiting for data)
Data blocks include:
- Top Row :
Three statistics for Total Dispatches (CAD), Total Use-of-Force (UOF) Incidents, and the Rate of Force (ROF.) - Rate of Force (ROF):
A horizontal bar chart showing ROF for agencies/counties/cities from highest to lowest. Hover over the chart to reveal options to switch to city view and/or select specific counties or cities to display. - Force Used by Month:
Shows the monthly count of all incidents as a vertical bar chart overlayed with the average monthly ROF as a line graph. - Use-of-Force Statistics:
Three blocks of statistics showing the average before force is used, the average number of officers present per use-of-force incident, and the percentage of use-of-force incidents within policy. - Use-of-Force Incidents by Call Type:
A circle (pie) chart displaying the type of incident calls which resulted in a use of force. - Rate of Force by Agency:
A heat map comparing agencies use of force over time.
Map View (visible with contextual data)
In October, this tab will feature an in-depth view of use-of-force incident data, CAD data for all calls for service, and contextual data (such as socio-economic demographics and agency characteristics).
Using drop-down controls above two side-by-side maps, users can select from four different views: Rate of Force by County, Rate of Force by City, Raw Count by County, and Raw County by City.
Left-side map: Rate of Force data
Right-side map: Contextual data
Table View (available in October)
Participation View (available in October)
The data table below the map contains additional participation information (percentage of officers who have completed training, data use agreement status, and other operational details).
* The contextual data layer includes census information for the state. Federal crime statistics and agency characteristics data will be visible shortly.
Beginning October 8, 2025:
* The first statewide use-of-force rates. (Remember, agencies have 30 days from the date of an incident to provide the data to WADEPS.)
* The first monthly data on all call for service (CAD data) for calculating rates.
* Agency participation statistics.
Learn more about how often data sets are updated.
Potential Data Lag
The data displayed and available for download will be the most accurate in the WADEPS system at the time and is subject to change.
Each agency may adhere to its own data upload cycle within the mandatory reporting window. As a result, there may be instances of data lag. For example, a reportable use of force occurring on March 1 may not appear for several weeks. Not only do agencies have 30 days to submit the required incident data to WADEPS, some additional time may be required for the verification process within the WADEPS Reporting Tool.