Baltimore Police Department
Dataset: Officer Involved Shootings
Last Updated January 19, 2021
The information in this dataset is taken from incident reports in BPD's nine patrol districts. Details of past incidents may change over time based upon further investigation, administrative process, or when human or mechanical error is discovered and corrected. Please contact BPD if you have any questions.
Fields included in this dataset and their definitions:
Field | Information |
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Id |
A unique identifier for a given incident. A single incident may contain multiple officers and residents. When that is the case, there will be multiple entries for one incident number. |
Case Number |
The case number of the incident. |
Service Type |
The service the officer was performing when the incident occurred. |
Occurred Date |
The date that the incident occurred. |
Received Date |
The date that the report of the incident was received. |
Completed Date |
The date that the investigation of the incident was completed. |
Assignment |
The officer's assignment at the time of the incident. |
Has Disposition |
True if an investigation into the incident has reached a disposition. BPD is prohibited from providing the specific rulings and recommendations of the Performance Review Board by Md. Code. Ann., General Provisions Article 4-311(a). |
Resident Identifier |
An identifier, unique to a single incident, for a resident. |
Resident Race |
The resident's race. |
Resident Sex |
The resident's gender. |
Resident Age |
The resident's age at the time of the incident, if known. |
Resident Weapon Used |
A weapon the resident had at the time of the incident, if any. |
Resident Condition |
Injuries the resident sustained, if any. |
Officer Identifier |
A unique identifier for an individual officer. |
Officer Race |
The officer's race. |
Officer Sex |
The officer's gender. |
Officer Age |
The officer's age at the time of the incident. |
Officer Years of Service |
The number of years the officer had been employed at the time of the incident. |
Officer Weapon Used |
The firearm or other weapon the officer used. |
Officer Condition |
Injuries the officer sustained, if any. |