A public Washington dashboard gives residents a way to examine police use of force, see the kinds of calls involved and check how agencies are sharing their records.
The Washington State Data Exchange for Public Safety, known as WADEPS, brings information from law enforcement agencies into a common system. Washington State University developed and manages it for the Attorney General’s Office.
The office highlighted the tool at an Everett community forum Oct. 22. In an update the following day, it reported that the system contained more than 4 million calls for service and more than 1,800 reportable uses of force since its September 2025 launch. Those are statewide figures reported at that time.
Where to start
Open the WADEPS public dashboards on a laptop or desktop if possible. The site recommends the larger screen for exploring its charts.
The Statewide Overview is the starting point for reported force. The separate Agency Reporting view helps readers examine which agencies have submitted monthly records for use of force and calls for service. Within a dashboard, use the Controls bar to find available filters and explore the tabs for different views of the information.
For a local question, first check the agency, the period covered and its reporting record. Then consider the types and number of calls alongside the force totals. Comparing raw counts alone can hide important differences in workload and circumstances.
Read the context with the numbers
The dashboards update daily, but incident reporting can lag. WADEPS explains that force data is submitted within 30 days of an incident, and that other information follows different schedules.
The figures describe reported events. Assessing the conduct in a particular encounter requires the underlying records and the circumstances of that encounter. A missing entry also leaves questions about timing, reporting and coverage that the chart alone cannot answer.
Readers who want help interpreting the data can use WADEPS’ statistics resources, which explain why rates and counts need different treatment and offer a route to ask questions.
Sources: Washington Attorney General’s Oct. 23 announcement; WADEPS dashboard guide and data explanation. Checked Oct. 30, 2026.
