Police say more than 23,000 stop receipts issued since 2020; public dashboard planned

The Buffalo Police Department told the Police Oversight Committee on Oct. 8 that since 2020 it has issued “over 23,000” stop receipts and that it plans to publish a public analytics dashboard in mid‑2026.

The department said it currently aggregates stop‑receipt data from three internal systems — CHARMs, CAD and TRAKS — and that an Axon Analytics dashboard is expected to be live in June 2026. The dashboard will be accessible from the department’s website and, according to the department, will allow searches by officer, district, sector, council district, age, race and reason for the stop.

Why it matters: Stop‑receipt data are a core transparency mechanism for tracking police stops and potential disparities. Committee members asked for additional breakdowns by district, the proportion of stops that generate a receipt, how the department enforces receipt issuance, and what privacy safeguards will be used when data are made public.

What BPD told the committee - The department committed to providing a district‑level breakdown and to deliver requested data to council members by the end of the day or week following the meeting. - The department said it will not publish individual names in the public dashboard and that privacy safeguards will omit personally identifiable information. - On compliance, the department said it monitors receipts and that corrective or disciplinary steps can be taken when officers fail to issue required receipts; specific counts of corrective actions since 2020 were not available at the meeting but the department said it would provide the numbers.

Committee action: A motion to close discussion and table the item passed; the department agreed to provide the requested datasets, district breakdowns and details about compliance, discipline and dashboard timing to council staff.

Speakers quoted in this article are identified in the meeting minutes and included in the speaker list below.