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Boise OPA presents 2024 data, urges continued emphasis on de‑escalation and better data systems
Summary
The Office of Police Accountability reported 2024 case and force data to Boise City Council, outlined findings from deadly‑force reviews and recommended stronger de‑escalation training, clearer role designation during incidents and improved data systems to support analysis and oversight.
The Office of Police Accountability presented its 2024 data and recommendations to the Boise City Council, highlighting use‑of‑force patterns, outcomes of complaint reviews and priorities for the office going forward.
Lexi Whitmore, data analyst for the Office of Police Accountability, told the council, “OPA had a total of 135 contacts in 2024,” and explained the office distinguishes informational contacts from jurisdictional complaints. Whitmore said 39 contacts in 2024 met the office’s definition of a complaint; 23 of those alleged failures in performance of duty and nine alleged demeanor or rudeness. OPA had no sustained complaints in 2024 and noted three complaints that fell outside its 90‑day filing window.
Whitmore also reviewed force data reported to OPA. She said Boise Police Department officers reported 151 force events in 2024 (65 physical uses of force and 86 shows of force) and 250 individual force applications. Whitmore said there were about 41,636 calls for service in 2024 and that physical force occurred in roughly 0.05% of calls…
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