TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on May 10, 2024

Nashville’s Metro Council has passed legislation requiring the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) to submit quarterly use of force reports. MNPD already presents the council with reports pertaining to crime and traffic stops. Councilmember Delishia Porterfield sponsored the legislation, working on it with MNPD. The data now will include demographic information for subjects (age, gender, ethnicity); specific age of minor subjects; number of instances a firearm was displayed or discharged by an officer, in addition to other use of force; number of incidents where subjects suffered injuries in relation to the use of force and whether these incidents were in compliance with police policy; and if a Taser was used, the total taser discharges and the average number of taser cartridges used per incident. WPLN has the story.