New MPD dashboard to record excessive force complaints, reports
A Memphis policeman stands at a crime scene on Jan. 26, 2021. The MPD will launch a dashboard to track complaints of excessive force in the city, and compare the data to other cities. (Yolanda Jones/Daily Memphian file)
The dashboard was called for by City Council members this past December and will be added to three city websites. No date was given for when the information will go live, but it will data back to 2016.
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