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Officer Involved Shootings
This dataset represents the information the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) was required to report to the State of Colorado Division of Criminal Justice after an officer involved shooting. It is important to note the State of Colorado developed the options for each data field; these multiple choice items were not created by CSPD. Data provided for people categorized as "suspects" in these incidents. CSPD has chosen at this time to continue to update this information even though CSPD no longer has the requirement to report this information in this way. The data collection and reporting was required for the time period 1/1/2010 to 6/30/2020. Law enforcement agencies will have the responsibility to collect and report different use of force information effective 7/1/2023.
Columns
| Name | Socrata field name | Column name in sgr mount | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject Arrested or Cited | subject_arrested_or_cited | subject_arrested_or_cited | Checkbox | Whether the subject of the shooting was arrested or cited for a crime. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Subject Armed | subject_armed | subject_armed | Checkbox | Whether the subject was armed with a weapon |
| Officer Gender | officer_gender | officer_gender | Text | |
| Officer Wounded or Killed | officer_wounded_or_killed | officer_wounded_or_killed | Text | Whether the officer(s) in the shooting sustained any injuries or was killed. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Incident Narrative | incident_narrative | incident_narrative | Text | Short incident narrative |
| Incident Location | incident_location | incident_location | Text | Location of shooting |
| Subject Designator | subject_designator | subject_designator | Text | Number assigned to each subject in an officer involved shooting to make it easier for consumers of the data to know whether there is more than one subject in a particular incident. |
| Subject Age | subject_age | subject_age | Number | Age of the person shot/shot at |
| Subject Under the Influence | subject_under_the_influence | subject_under_the_influence | Text | Whether the subject of the shooting was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Contraband Found | contraband_found | contraband_found | Checkbox | If a search was conducted by an officer prior to the shooting, whether contraband was found in the search. |
| Subject Ethnicity | subject_ethnicity | subject_ethnicity | Text | Whether the person has Hispanic ethnicity. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Contraband Type | contraband_type | contraband_type | Text | If a search was conducted by an officer prior to the shooting, and contraband was found, the type of contraband found. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Officer Age | officer_age | officer_age | Number | |
| Subject Gender | subject_gender | subject_gender | Text | Gender of the person shot/shot at. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Subject Race | subject_race | subject_race | Text | Race of the person shot/shot at. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Subject Sexual Orientation | subject_sexual_orientation | subject_sexual_orientation | Text | Sexual orientation of the person shot/shot at. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Type of Search Conducted (prior to shooting) | type_of_search_conducted | type_of_search_conducted | Text | The type of search that was conducted by an officer prior to the shooting. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Primary Basis for Shooting | primary_basis_for_shooting | primary_basis_for_shooting | Text | Reason officer(s) shot/shot at the subject. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Subject Physical or Mental Disability | subject_physical_or_mental | subject_physical_or_mental | Text | Physical or mental disability of the person shot/shot at . Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Weapon Subject was Armed With | weapon_subject_was_armed | weapon_subject_was_armed | Text | Weapon subject was armed with at the time of the shooting. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Subject Wounded or Killed | subject_wounded_or_killed | subject_wounded_or_killed | Text | Whether the subject of the shooting sustained any injuries or was killed. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |
| Prior to Shooting Officer Conducted a Search | prior_to_shooting_officer | prior_to_shooting_officer | Checkbox | Whether or not an officer conducted a search prior to the shooting |
| Officer Ethnicity | officer_ethnicity | officer_ethnicity | Text | |
| Case Number (Agency Incident Number) | cspd_case_number_agency | cspd_case_number_agency | Text | Case number (may be CSPD's or the investigative agencies' number) |
| Officer Issued Verbal Warning Prior to Shooting | officer_issued_verbal_warning | officer_issued_verbal_warning | Checkbox | Indicates whether or not the officer was able to give a verbal warning before shooting their firearm. |
| Incident Count | incident_count | incident_count | Number | The number CSPD uses to count the number of officer involved shootings in the dataset. Each incident may have multiple involved officers or subjects. |
| Subject was Charged With | subject_was_charged_with | subject_was_charged_with | Text | The Colorado Revised Statute corresponding to the most serious charge |
| Officer Race | officer_race | officer_race | Text | |
| Incident Date and Time | incident_date | incident_date | Calendar date | Date and time shooting occurred |
| Primary Basis for Initial Contact | primary_basis_for_initial | primary_basis_for_initial | Text | Reason officers initially contacted the subject of the shooting. Options are determined by the State of Colorado. |