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How to Use the Interactions Dashboard
This is a guide to navigate the different features of the Interactions Dashboard in
the South Bend Police Department’s Transparency Hub. The Interactions
Dashboard contains information on statistics for complaints and use of force
incidents
Anatomy of the Dashboard
This is an overview of each visualization and its function on the dashboard.
Search by Year Filter
When a year(s)
is selected, all
visualizations of
the dashboard
will reflect the
selected year(s).
When the filter is
left blank,
visualizations
show the
cumulative stats
for all years.
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Use of Force Complaints
The first percent shows the
proportion of use of force
incidents (not complaints)
relative to total interactions
with Police.
The gauge shows the
total number of
complaints verses
the amount of use of
force incidents
This is percent value of
the number of use of
force incidents that also
had use of force
complaints.
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Community and Admin Complaints
The first percent shows the
proportion of complaints to the
number of interactions with police.
This is the number of complaints
sustained in a percent value. This
is on the current dashboard as a
column.
The gauge shows the total number
of complaints verses the amount
that were sustained.
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Where to Find Definitions of Terms Used
Curious about what terms like total interactions, use of force, and administrative investigations
mean? The definitions are built into the dashboard and in the Data Dictionary.
Hover over a
visualization for the
specific definitions
related to it.
Or click the page arrow
at the bottom center of
the dashboard to view the
entire Data Dictionary.