ORS: Crime & Policing-Contacts & Use of Force
CO Population Crime Rates Arrests & Court Filings Contacts & Use of Force
The Office of Research and Statistics (ORS) is mandated to report data submitted by law enforcement on contacts and use of force (pursuant to §24-31-903, C.R.S and the related bills, S.B. 20-217, H.B. 21-1250, and H.B. 21-1142, collectively referenced as the "Colorado Law Enforcement Integrity Act). The data submitted for reporting include: contacts, use of force, unannounced entry, police-involved deaths, and police officer resignations while under investigation for violations of agency policy. The dashboard below includes background information on the "About" tab and provides visual displays of several categories of findings.
All the data available from the contacts and use of force in Colorado reporting may be found in the Contacts & Use of Force Data Repository (opens in a new browser tab). The Data Repository (which may require several seconds to load) is structured into two sections: Law Enforcement Contacts and Law Enforcement Use of Force. See "Additional Information on Data Collection" below regarding contacts and use of force terms and definitions and regarding state and federal reporting.
To submit Contacts & Use of Force data, see Data Submission: Contacts & Use of Force FAQ.
Current Calendar Year Report
Contacts and Use of Force in Colorado, CY 2024 Report [Sept. 2025;pdf] (Prior CUF Reports may be found at ORS: Documents-Reports)
Additional Information on Data Collection
Colorado: Law Enforcement Integrity/Contacts & Use of Force
See the "Definition of Terms" at ORS: Data Submission-Contacts & Use of Force FAQ. This Use of Force Data Collection: Quick Reference provides a brief comparison of the data collection differences between the Federal Use-of-Force data and the Colorado: Law Enforcement Integrity data.
Federal Use-of-Force Data Collection
See information available at these sources:
- FBI informational flyer, National Use–of–Force Data Collection (PDF document)
- FBI Use-of-Force: Terms & Definition (Bureau of Justice Statistics website)
- FBI National Use-of-Force Data Collection (FBI website)
- VIDEO: FBI National Use-of-Force Data Collection (FBI website)
- FBI Crime Data Explorer (FBI website)