AKRON, Ohio - A new independent review of the Akron Police Department recommends sweeping changes to the department’s use-of-force policies, training, accountability systems and community engagement ...

Akron Mayor Shammas Malik is sharing the results of a police use-of-force report and what the city plans to do in response.

Akron released a use of force report on the city's police department, including how many fatal shootings involving officers ...

Authors of a report examining Akron police use of force provide 58 recommendations; the city says it has already fulfilled 18 ...

One of the open questions in the wake of last month’s peace deal between Mayor Charlie Hales and the Portland Police Association over federal reforms had been the extent of changes to new use of force ...

Independent federal monitors found 97% of Cleveland police level one and level two use-of-force incidents in 2024 were constitutional, marking a major benchmark nearly 11 years into the consent decree ...

The most recent quarterly report from the police bureau on how its officers use force—and against whom—offers some cause for concern in the wake of news last week that the city and Portland Police ...

The Springfield Police Department’s chief sees calls for changes in the department’s use-of-force policy as opportunities to educate the public on how officers make split-second decisions that may ...

An SPD officer was suspended for one day without pay following an improper use-of-force incident in late-March, according to ...

Dayton police officers rarely use force, but residents and officers often end up injured when they do, according to new research. Black residents are more likely to be involved in use-of-force ...

Arlington police saw an 11% decrease in the number of times force was used against people from 2024 to 2025. Police in Arlington used force against Black people about twice as many times as the next ...