Use of Force
Incidents where police reported a use of force by police officers to compel compliance in a civilian interaction.
Data last updated: December 1, 2024
Historical Activity
View all available use of force data over time. Please note data availability and completeness varies by year.
There have been 0 use of force incidents from January 1, 2020 to December 1, 2024. The details for 0 incidents were redacted due to involvement of juveniles.
This map shows use of force incidents that occurred in this period. Locations are provided when available in public safety records. Markers do not indicate the exact location of an event to ensure confidentiality. Records related to domestic violence, medical, and mental health are not displayed to protect the privacy of parties involved in sensitive matters. Please see the Privacy Policy for more details.
Where Use of Force is Occurring
Use of Force data does not refresh automatically as data are not available in a digital format. Recent incidents in the last day will not display.
Use of Force data available are provided as static reports for use on this website by the Hazel Crest Police Department for incidents from January 1, 2020 to December 1, 2024. The Historical Activity section contains all available Use of Force data.
FAQs
What do the terms on this page mean?
Conducted Energy Weapons (CEW): The use of a battery-powered, handheld device that uses electricity to temporarily incapacitate a person. CEWs are also known as tasers or stun guns and are a less-lethal alternative to firearms.
Deadly Force: Any action which is likely to cause great bodily harm, including the firing of a firearm in the direction of a person, even if there is no intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm.
Incident Number: A unique identifier for incident records.
Intermediate Weapon: A weapon which is used to bridge the gap between empty-hand control methods/techniques and the use of deadly force. Intermediate weapons can include pepper spray or batons.
Juvenile: Any person under the age of 18.
Officer Initiated Call: An incident reported by a police officer based on their observations or assignment.
Outcome: The last reported status of an incident. This is also referred to as a disposition. A police report disposition is a code that indicates the status of a case. View more information on disposition types below:
- Cleared by Adult Arrest: An officer has taken an individual aged 18 years or older into custody and no further follow-up is needed.
- Cleared by Juvenile Arrest: An officer has taken an individual aged younger than 18 years into custody and no further follow-up is needed.
- Pending Investigation: The case is active and requires additional action or follow-up. Law enforcement may be conducting additional investigations, future hearings may be scheduled, and no final determination has been made in the case.
- Closed Administratively: Cases that do not require any follow-up.
- Inactive: Criminal cases in which there are no leads.
- Information Only: A police report is taken for documentation purposes.
Physical Force: Any use or force which causes an injury to a person which results in medical treatment, or the use of intermediate weapons other than CEWs. Intermediate weapons can include pepper spray or batons.
Recent Activity: For use of force, data is not available in a digital format to provide daily updates about Use of Force incidents in Hazel Crest, IL. Data available for this website was provided by the Hazel Crest Police Department in a static report of Use of Force incidents from January 1, 2020 onwards. This data was last updated on December 1, 2024.
Use of Force: Incidents where police reported an “amount of effort” by police officers to compel compliance by an unwilling subject.
Where did the data on this page come from?
What data sources were used to generate this page? The Use of Force page uses available data provided by Hazel Crest Police Department in static reports containing details about use of force incidents since January 1, 2020. This data was last updated on December 1, 2024.
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Where can I access all use of force data for Hazel Crest, IL?
There is an option to download all available data at both the top and bottom of the page.