Norfolk City Council To Discuss Police Report Transparency At July 14 Meeting

Press release from the City of Norfolk:

Posted on: July 2, 2020

NORFOLK, VA – Today, Norfolk City Manager Dr. Chip Filer provided following statement regarding the first steps to improve the release of data from use of force police reports.

“I have reviewed how we release use of force data. Releasing this data once a year in the annual report is inadequate. We can and should do better. I am prepared, at Council’s direction, to work with staff and an independent third party to improve the way we report use of force data. Improvements include frequency, level of detail and accessibility. Our path forward will improve transparency while withholding from public release information that is legally protected.”

The July 14 Council meeting agenda will be released the week of July 6. As a reminder, the meetings are broadcast on COX channel TV 48 and livestreamed on Norfolk.gov.

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