In 2016, 94 percent of all local police departments in the United States authorized open-hand techniques. On the other hand, about 34 percent of all local police departments authorized neck restraints/holds as a less-lethal technique.
Share of local police departments that authorized less-lethal techniques or restraints in the United States in 2016, by method
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US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (August 20, 2020). Share of local police departments that authorized less-lethal techniques or restraints in the United States in 2016, by method [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172421/share-local-police-departments-authorized-less-lethal-techniques-restraints-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of local police departments that authorized less-lethal techniques or restraints in the United States in 2016, by method." Chart. August 20, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172421/share-local-police-departments-authorized-less-lethal-techniques-restraints-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. (2020). Share of local police departments that authorized less-lethal techniques or restraints in the United States in 2016, by method. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172421/share-local-police-departments-authorized-less-lethal-techniques-restraints-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics. "Share of Local Police Departments That Authorized Less-lethal Techniques or Restraints in The United States in 2016, by Method." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172421/share-local-police-departments-authorized-less-lethal-techniques-restraints-us/
US Bureau of Justice Statistics, Share of local police departments that authorized less-lethal techniques or restraints in the United States in 2016, by method Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172421/share-local-police-departments-authorized-less-lethal-techniques-restraints-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of local police departments that authorized less-lethal techniques or restraints in the United States in 2016, by method [Graph], US Bureau of Justice Statistics, August 20, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1172421/share-local-police-departments-authorized-less-lethal-techniques-restraints-us/
