9NEWS: A new state-published report that is intended to show how Colorado police are interacting with citizens, especially with the use of force, is so lacking with data from police agencies, that the report itself admits it can’t serve as a reliable reference yet. 

In 2020, Colorado’s legislature passed laws designed to increase police accountability, including requiring the approximate 260 police agencies in the state to submit data to the state showing the number of contacts with citizens and how often force was used on them.

Agencies are also required to share the racial and ethnic makeup of citizen contacts along with how force was used, from batons, pepper spray and guns.  

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