Accountability and Transparency

 

Race	Students
White	14,400
Asian	3,097
Black	1,123
Hispanic	2,053
American Indian/Alaska Native	17
Native Hawaiin/Pacific Islander	15
2 or more races	990
Race/Ethnicity Not reported	883
International	1813
Total	24,391

 

 

Race	Students
White	3,469
Asian	604
Black	343
Hispanic	505
American Indian/Alaska Native	8
Native Hawaiin/Pacific Islander	0
2 or more races	159
Not Reported	0
International	2397
Total	7,485

 

Race	Staff
White	4,562
Asian	780
Black	328
Hispanic	356
American Indian/Alaska Native	18
Native Hawaiin/Pacific Islander	0
2 or more races	82
Not Reported	0
International	245
Total	6,371

 

 

* 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	114
Black Male	15
Hispanic Male	14
Asian Male	24
Other Male	12
White Female	64
Black Female	5
Hispanic Female	10
Asian Female	14
Other Female	6
Total	278

 

* 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	311
Black Male	44
Asian Male	73
Hispanic Male	42
Other Male	81
White Female	195
Black Female	27
Asian Female	33
Hispanic Female	19
Other Female	59
Total	884

 

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 2021
Type of Force	Total
No Force Needed	74
Firearm Discharge	0
Firearm Display	0
Baton	0
K-9	0
Chemical/OC	1
Weaponless	5
Totals	80
* Chart Inlcudes P.C.

 

Custodial Arrest by Race/Sex 2022
Race	Arrests
White Male	28
White female	5
Black Male	8
Black Female	1
Asian Male	5
Asian Female	0
Hispanic Male	5
Hispanic Female	0
Other Male	0
Other female	0
Total	52

Summons Arrest by Race/Sex 2022
Race	Arrests
White Male	89
White Female	27
Black Male	17
Black Female	6
Asian Male	17
Asian Female	3
Hispanic Male	12
Hispanic Female	5
Other Male	6
Other Female	3
Total	185

Protective Custody by Race/Sex 2022
Race	Total Custodies
White Male	16
White female	8
Black Male	2
Black Female	1
Asian Male	3
Asian Female	2
Hispanic Male	0
Hispanic Female	1
Other Male	0
Other female	0
Total	33

 

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

Please contact us with questions.