New data shows Pierce County deputies used force against Black people and Native Americans at higher rates than against white people in 2024, continuing a pattern shown in a similar study from 2021..
The new data, unveiled last month, also shows overall use-of-force incidents have ticked up each year since 2021.
Deputies used force against Black people and Native Americans at more than three times the rate they did against white people in 2024, according to a February use-of-force report presented to the County Council’s Public Safety Committee…