2015 Annual Firearms Discharge Report
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PART I: OVERVIEW
FIGURE 1 – ANATOMY OF A FIREARMS DISCHARGE INVESTIGATION ................................................................................. 10
FIGURE 2 – HISTORICAL SNAPSHOT, 2005-2015 ....................................................................................................... 13
FIGURE 3 – ADVERSARIAL CONFLICT, 2005-2015 ...................................................................................................... 13
FIGURE 4 – ANIMAL ATTACK, 2005-2015 ................................................................................................................ 13
FIGURE 5 – UNINTENTIONAL DISCHARGES, 2005-2015 .............................................................................................. 13
FIGURE 6 – TOTAL DISCHARGE INCIDENTS, 2005-2015 ............................................................................................... 13
FIGURE 7 – 2014 V. 2015 SNAPSHOT ...................................................................................................................... 14
FIGURE 7A – 2015 BY CATEGORY ............................................................................................................................ 15
FIGURE 8 – 2015 FIREARMS DISCHARGE SCOPE ......................................................................................................... 16
PART II: INTENTIONAL DISCHARGE - ADVERSARIAL CONFLICT
FIGURE 9 – ID-AC INCIDENTS BY TOUR ..................................................................................................................... 20
FIGURE 10 – ID-AC INCIDENTS BY LOCATION ........................................................................................................... 21
FIGURE 11 – ID-AC INCIDENTS VS CRIMINAL SHOOTING INCIDENTS................................................................................ 22
FIGURE 12 – CY 2015 SHOTSPOTTER INCIDENTS ........................................................................................................ 23
FIGURE 13 – ID-AC INCIDENTS VS CRIMINAL SHOOTING INCIDENTS, PERCENTAGE BY BOROUGH ......................................... 24
FIGURE 14 – ID-AC INCIDENTS VS CRIMINAL SHOOTING INCIDENTS, FREQUENCY BY BOROUGH ........................................... 24
FIGURE 15 – ID-AC INCIDENTS BY LOCATION TYPE ...................................................................................................... 25
FIGURE 16 – ON-DUTY OFFICER ASSIGNMENT, ID-AC INCIDENTS .................................................................................. 26
FIGURE 17 – SITUATIONS PRECIPITATING ON-DUTY ID-AC INCIDENTS ............................................................................ 27
FIGURE 18 – THREAT TYPE: ID-AC INCIDENTS ............................................................................................................ 27
FIGURE 19 – ROUNDS FIRED PER ID-AC INCIDENT ...................................................................................................... 28
FIGURE 20 – ROUNDS FIRED PER ID-AC OFFICER ....................................................................................................... 28
FIGURE 21 – ID-AC DISTANCE TO TARGET................................................................................................................. 29
FIGURE 22 – RACE, ID-AC OFFICERS VS DEPARTMENT STAFFING ................................................................................... 30
FIGURE 23 – YEARS OF SERVICE, ID-AC OFFICERS VS DEPARTMENT STAFFING .................................................................. 31
FIGURE 24 – RANK, ID-AC OFFICERS VS DEPARTMENT STAFFING .................................................................................. 31
FIGURE 25 – CRIMINAL SHOOTING SUSPECTS VS ID-AC SUBJECTS, BY RACE ..................................................................... 32
PART III: INTENTIONAL DISCHARGE - ANIMAL ATTACK
FIGURE 26 – ID-AA INCIDENTS BY TOUR ................................................................................................................... 38
FIGURE 27 – ID-AA INCIDENTS ............................................................................................................................... 39
FIGURE 28 – ID-AA INCIDENTS BY LOCATION ............................................................................................................. 40
FIGURE 29 – ID-AA INCIDENTS BY LOCATION TYPE ..................................................................................................... 40
FIGURE 30 – ON DUTY OFFICER ASSIGNMENT, ID-AA INCIDENTS .................................................................................. 41
FIGURE 31 – SITUATIONS PRECIPITATING ID-AA INCIDENTS .......................................................................................... 41
FIGURE 32 – ROUNDS FIRED PER ID-AA OFFICER ....................................................................................................... 42
FIGURE 33 – ROUNDS FIRED PER ID-AA INCIDENT ..................................................................................................... 42
FIGURE 34 – RACE, ID-AA OFFICERS VS DEPARTMENT STAFFING ................................................................................... 43