Bloomington Police Department Officer-Involved Shooting Cases

Bloomington Police Department cases where officers have fired a gun at an individual. The dataset includes detailed race classification codes and geographic reading districts for incidents. It is published by the City of Bloomington and was last updated on March 22, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze demographic patterns in officer-involved shootings based on the detailed race classification codes.
• Map incident locations and analyze spatial distribution based on the reading district codes.
• Study temporal trends in police use-of-force incidents within the City of Bloomington.
• Assess data quality and reporting practices for law enforcement transparency initiatives.

Strengths

• Includes a detailed, standardized key for race and ethnicity classification.
• Provides a structured geographic coding system for incident location (reading districts).
• Data is published by an official municipal source, the City of Bloomington.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which limits suitability assessment.
• The publisher includes a disclaimer noting potential errors and unverified information.
• Freshness should be verified despite the last update date of 2026-03-22.

Provenance

Source

City of Bloomington, Bloomington Police Department

Collection Method

Likely compiled from internal police incident reports.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-22 02:50:01.803960

Geography

Bloomington, Indiana, USA (inferred from organization and reading district codes)