Use of Taser

The use of taser includes when the device is

• drawn
• aimed
• arced
• red-dotted
• drive-stun
• drive-stun repeat
• angle drive-stun 
• fired

Officers who carry Taser are trained to the national standards and undergo a period of judgement training which follows the same processes as the training given to firearms officers.

Number of Taser forms submitted for year: 679

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
54	49	62	72	54	59	44	52	70	56	44	63

Drawn
Total for year: 160

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
15	16	14	12	10	15	14	13	14	11	6	20

Aimed
Total for year: 64

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
9	0	3	7	9	9	2	3	5	9	6	2

Arced
Total for year: 7

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
0	1	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Red-dotted
Total for year: 365

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
22	26	34	42	28	25	21	28	46	30	27	36

Drive-stun
Total for year: 0

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Drive-stun repeat application
(number of times)
Total for year: 0

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Angle drive-stun
Total for year: 0

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fired
Total for year: 83

Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar
8	6	8	11	5	10	6	8	5	6	5	5