Accountability and Transparency

 

Race	Students
White	13,902
Asian	3,228
Black	1,050
Hispanic	2,082
American Indian/Alaska Native	18
Native Hawaiin/Pacific Islander	18
2 or more races	1,009
Race/Ethnicity Not reported	792
International	1,837
Total	23,936

 

 

Race	Students
White	3,234
Asian	631
Black	318
Hispanic	488
American Indian/Alaska Native	9
Native Hawaiin/Pacific Islander	0
2 or more races	173
Not Reported	0
International	2,656
Total	7,509

 

Race	Staff
White	4,592
Asian	810
Black	328
Hispanic	398
American Indian/Alaska Native	19
Native Hawaiin/Pacific Islander	0
2 or more races	85
Not Reported	0
International	247
Total	6,479

 

 

* In-car audio/video recording devices are used within the UMass Amherst Police Department patrol vehicles. During motor vehicle stops in car video is activated with the use of overhead lights. Information collected through this technology can be used in criminal investigations and investigating complaints filed by the public to determine the accuracy of what occurred.

 

Race	Citations
White Male	168
Black Male	20
Hispanic Male	22
Asian Male	42
Other Male	3
White Female	58
Black Female	7
Hispanic Female	5
Asian Female	5
Other Female	0
Total	330

 

* In-car audio/video recording devices are used within the UMass Amherst Police Department patrol vehicles. During motor vehicle stops in car video is activated with the use of overhead lights. Information collected through this technology can be used in criminal investigations and investigating complaints filed by the public to determine the accuracy of what occurred.

 

Race	Warnings
White Male	473
Black Male	70
Asian Male	117
Hispanic Male	42
Other Male	0
White Female	333
Black Female	36
Asian Female	56
Hispanic Female	34
Other Female	1
Total	1,162

 

The UMass Amherst Police Departments objective with use of force is to maintain and/or reestablish control over a situation. The degree of force used is dependent upon the amount of resistance or threat to the safety of the public or the police officer. Control is reached when a person complies with the officer’s demands or the person is restrained or apprehended. The officer must be prepared to utilize the force options that are reasonable for the lawful objectives and must be aware of the possibility of force de-escalation when appropriate.

A law enforcement officer may not use a chokehold or other action that involves the placement of any part of a law enforcement officer’s body on or around a person’s neck in a manner that limits the person’s breathing or blood flow.

UMass Amherst Police Officers shall have an affirmative duty to intervene should they observe a situation in which they perceive more than the necessary use of force, including deadly force, beyond that which is necessary or objectively reasonable based on the totality of the circumstances. 

Any harassment, intimidation, or retaliation against any officer who either intervened to prevent or stop an excessive force incident, or made a report regarding the witnessed excessive force incident, shall be a violation of the department’s Use of Force policy and shall, upon a sustained internal administrative investigation, be subjected to the imposition of departmental discipline up to and including termination.

* For the following data, a Custodial Arrest is an incident where the individual was placed in handcuffs, taken into custody, and charged with a crime. This does not include criminal summons, or protective custody.

 

Use Of Force by Type 2023
Type of Force	Total
No Force Needed	127
Firearm Discharge	0
Firearm Display	2
Baton	0
K-9	0
Chemical/OC	0
Weaponless	10
Totals	139
* Chart Inlcudes P.C. = 45

 

Custodial Arrest by Race/Sex 2023
Race	Arrests
White Male	48
White female	40
White Non-Binary	2
Black Male	9
Black Female	2
Asian Male	9
Asian Female	2
Hispanic Male	18
Hispanic Female	1
Other Male	2
Other female	4
Total	139

 

Summons Arrest by Race/Sex 2023
Race	Arrests
White Male	80
White Female	42
Black Male	19
Black Female	5
Asian Male	23
Asian Female	7
Hispanic Male	14
Hispanic Female	7
Other Male	1
Other Female	1
Total	199

 

Protective Custody by Race/Sex 2023
Race	Total Custodies
White Male	24
White female	10
Black Male	2
Black Female	1
Asian Male	4
Asian Female	1
Hispanic Male	3
Hispanic Female	0
Other Male	0
Other female	0
Total	45

 

UMPD Complaints and Commendations

UMPD takes its service to the public very seriously. If you believe an Officer has acted inappropriately we would like to know. At the same time, we also know that many times our Officers go out of their way to provide a high level of service. With both of these in mind, we have placed both our Citizen Complaint Form and our Officer Commendation Form online in the event you feel they are warranted.

In 2019, UMPD received one external citizen complaint and one internal directed citizen complaint. We had ten other Supervisory Actions(SA), these are concerns brought forward from the public about the actions of our officers. These do not rise to the level of an Internal Investigation. An SA classification is used for conduct that, while may be incorrect, does not rise to requiring discipline and may best be addressed with training and counseling. Examples of this include: minor rudeness, minor traffic and parking infractions, and miscommunication. Allegations of excessive force, biased policing, and criminal behavior shall not be classified as SA. An internal affairs investigation is made when a full investigation is warranted.

Complaints and Internal Affairs 2022
External Complaints
Citizen Complaint	1
Sustained
Not Sustained
Unfounded
Exonerated
Internal/Directed Complaint
Directed Complaint	0
Sustained
Not Sustained
Unfounded
Exonerated
Other

* the 1 citizen complaint in 2022 is still currently under investigation and therefore does not have a finding. 

UMPD's current records system has been in place since the mid-90's and in that time frame there have been no officer-involved shootings. Beyond our records system we are unaware of any officer-involved shootings in UMPD's history.

The UMass Amherst Police Department trains throughout the year, maintaining The Municipal Police Training committee and state accreditation standards.  In addition to mandatory annual training, officers of The UMPD receive specialized and advanced training in many important topic areas.  Our annual training includes but is not limited to:

• Use of Force
• Communication and De-escalation
• Firearms qualification (biannual)
• Fair and impartial policing
• Legal update
• Judgmental shooting
• Active Threat training
• Mental health issues, and
• First Responder/CPR

We posted the first Accountability and Transparency Report in 2019.

• 2019 Accountability and Transparency Report
• 2020 Accountability and Transparency Report
• 2021 Accountability and Transparency Report
• 2022 Accountability and Transparency Report

Please contact us with questions.