For some police departments across New York state, use of force has become more common over the past five years. For others, it has declined sharply. And in some places, the numbers say as much about ...

AKRON, Ohio (WOIO) - Akron Mayor Shammas Malik is sharing the results of a police use-of-force report and what the city plans to do in response, a review drawing harsh criticism from the police union.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As groups of ICE supporters and anti-ICE protesters faced off outside the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark on Saturday, May ...

Madison's police chief sees body cameras as a way for the department to "dissect" each use of force to make improvements.

Dayton police officers rarely use force, but residents and officers often end up injured when they do, according to new research. Black residents are more likely to be involved in use-of-force ...

Reports of New Haven police using force have decreased by about half over the past year and are currently at a five-year low, records from the New Haven Police Department show. This year to date, New ...

Public conversations about policing often begin the moment force is used, but they rarely start with the question officers must answer in real time: When is force necessary? Police officers are ...