A Winnipeg Police Service report states less than one per cent of calls for service in 2019 required use of force, but some say that doesn't show the whole story. Officers in Winnipeg either used force or presented a weapon to gain compliance 857 times last year, says the report submitted to the city's police board by WPS Chief Danny Smyth. That's 100 more incidents where police used force like batons, stun guns or firearms than what was recorded in 2018, the report says. Out of 231,668 dispatched calls for police service last year, 0.37 per cent involved officers using force, the report says. Overall, Winnipeg's use of force numbers "seem to be consistent, if not probably a little bit lower than some other police services," said Summerville.

Source: CBC News June 06, 2020 22:41 UTC