New Analysis Provides Insight Into How Police Use Tasers in Connecticut
Credit: Taser International
Connecticut recently became the first state in the nation to require its police officers to file a report after using an electronic stun-gun or “Taser.” The first year of that data is now in — and it says Tasers are used more frequently on minority suspects.
Last year, police officers reported 610 individuals were involved in Taser incidents — that’s where a suspect was either stunned, or threatened, by a Taser.
In a report released today by the state, those statistics show police used Tasers more in interactions with minority suspects than they did with whites. The data also indicate Hispanic and black men were more likely to be shocked with a Taser versus just warned.