Overview

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Overview

About this Site

This site displays trends in reportable incidents made by Law Enforcement agencies between 2014 and present*. The user of this platform can use the Menu button located at the top to navigate its content. The 2nd tab provides yearly trends in reportable incidents while the 3rd tab analyzes these trends, in context to those that pertained to Warrants. The summarized data underlying these figures can further be seen under the “Data Table” tab.


Utah Senate Bill 185

Passed in 2014, Senate Bill 185 directs all Law Enforcement Agencies to document and report anytime a forcible entry is made while serving a warrant or anytime a Tactical Group is deployed to a situation that may lead to forcible entry (with or without a warrant) even if the team is not used or a forcible entry is not required, and any time a tactical group makes a forcible entry with or without a warrant. A “Reportable Incident” means:

  • The deployment of a tactical group or law enforcement officers who serve a search warrant after using forcible entry or;
  • A “Tactical Group” (SWAT, Drug Task Force, etc.) means: A special unit, within a law enforcement agency, specifically trained and equipped to respond to critical, high-risk situations.


*This site contains data between calendar years 2014-21.

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% of Incidents with Forced Entry: 2014-present (excludes counties with < 5 incidents)

Warrant Characteristics

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Nature of Warrant

Reason for Warrant

Warrant Type

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2014-Present: Break-down of reason for warrant

2014-Present: Break-down of warrant type

Take-Aways

Take-Aways

Take-Aways

Between 2014 and present, a typical reported incident has included:

  • the use of a warrant related to a suspected drug crime
  • a “Knock & Announce” type warrant
  • a Threat Assessment being performed
  • “Evidence” being seized &
  • on average, about two individuals being arrested


Key-Terms

  • Knock & Announce: Warrants that include knocking & announcing ones presence before entry may occur (day or night)
  • No-Knock: Warrants where entry may occur without knocking & announcing ones presence (day or night)
  • Drug: Warrants related to drug & alcohol crimes
  • Person: Warrants related to person crimes (violent and general person crimes)
  • Urban: Counties within the Wasatch Front range
  • Rural: Counties outside the Wasatch Front range

Data Table

Data Table