Taser Effectiveness
Axon CEO Rick Smith claimed in 2015 that Tasers were “80 to 95% effective in the field.” Data from some of the biggest departments in the country show a much lower range than that. It’s important to note that every police department has its own way of tracking and defining effectiveness, and for this reason, their data are not directly comparable. Also, the time period of the data varies among departments.
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| Atlanta |
67.8% |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg |
69.7% |
| Columbus |
77.3% |
| Dallas |
68.0% |
| Denver |
73.6% |
| El Paso |
79.5% |
| Fort Worth |
62.4% |
| Houston |
73.7% |
| Indianapolis |
54.7% |
| Los Angeles |
57.1% |
| New York |
77.4% |
| Seattle |
60.6% |