2021 Police Annual Report_v5 (1)

Responding to a domestic related incident is one of the most dangerous calls law enforcement face due to the volatility surrounding the call for assistance. In 2021, the Orland Park Police Department responded to 849 domestic related service calls or 2 per day. This was a 13% increase in the number of calls, when compared to 2020, although the number of domestic battery arrests only increased by 1. DOMESTIC RELATED CALLS

USE OF FORCE INCIDENTS - 5 YEAR REVIEW

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Baton

-

-

-

-

-

Less Lethal

-

-

-

-

-

O.C. Spray

-

-

-

-

-

DOMESTIC INCIDENTS

Taser

1

5

6

3

3

800

778

760

Hand/Strike/Grab/Push

48

47

60

54

29

707

700

Use of Deadly Force

-

-

-

-

-

674

658

DOMESTIC TROUBLE DOMESTIC BATTERY ARREST

Weapon Discharge*

2

3

8

1

4

600

Accidental

-

-

-

-

-

Destruction of Animal

2

3

8

1

4

500

Warning Shots/Prohibited

-

-

-

-

-

VIOLATION OF ORDER PROTECTION

400

Canine Deployment w/Bite

-

-

-

-

-

Total Arrests 2,220 2,778 3,526 2,775 2,631 *As evidenced above, the discharging of a weapon only occurred when putting down an injured and suffering animal.

300

200

The number of custodial arrests decreased 5% in 2021 from 2020. In 2021, offenders charged with physically resisting an officer’s arrest decreased by 5% when compared to 2020 data. USE OF FORCE - 3 YEAR SPAN

95

100

90

61

54

55

22

22

16

11

9

60

0

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

54

2020 2021 2019

DOMESTIC BATTERY ARRESTS

JAN FEB

JUL

6

8

29

AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

7

3

MAR APR MAY

3

6

3

1

8

8

6

3

6

4

4

3

3

JUN

1

1

5

4

TASER

HAND/STRIKE/ GRAB/PUSH

WEAPON DISCHARGE

DESTRUCTION OF ANIMAL

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