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Newport News Police Department 2025 Annual Report
Use of Force
In all situations, only that force which is reasonable and necessary to effectively bring an
incident under control, while protecting the life of the officer or others, shall be applied. The
Use of Force Review Board (UFRB) meets monthly to review Use of Force Reports. All Use
of Force Review Board Meetings include nine voting members, five citizens, and four
officers, who review seven to eight cases a month to determine if the use of force was:
within policy, within policy but future training required, or out of policy. In addition, the
NNPD training staff attends the meetings to answer citizens’ questions regarding training.
Force Type
2023
2024
2025
Baton
0
1
6
Chemical Irritant/OC Spray
1
0
1
Defensive Tactics (Hand/Feet)
128
81
65
Firearm
3
8
4
Taser
48
37
38
Other Physical Force
25
31
7
No Force Non-Force Related Injury
11
2
22
Spit Sock
2
12
12
Tactical Deployment (CN/CS & Distraction)
1
1
2
Wrap Restraint (Replacing Kick Stops)
N/A
46
25
129
127
140
90
100
110
120
130
140
2023
2024
2025
# of Reports
211
196
156
0
50
100
150
200
250
2023
2024
2025
# of Officers Involved
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