Wisconsin Code § 165.845

Collection and reporting of crime and criminal justice data
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(1g) In this section:
(a) “Great bodily harm” has the meaning given in s. 939.22
(14).
(m) “Use-of-force incident” means any of the following:
1. Any incident involving the discharge of a firearm by a law
enforcement officer at or in the direction of a civilian.
2. Any incident involving the discharge of a firearm by a
civilian at or in the direction of a law enforcement officer.
3. Any incident in which an action taken by a law enforcement officer as a response to an act of resistance results in great
bodily harm or death.
4. Any incident in which an act of resistance taken by a civilian against a law enforcement officer results in great bodily harm
or death.
(1r) The department of justice shall:
(a) Collect information concerning the number and nature of
offenses known to have been committed in this state, concerning
sexual assault kits, as defined in s. 165.775 (1) (e) , collected in
this state, and concerning such other information as may be useful in the study of crime and the administration of justice. The
department of justice may determine any other information to be
obtained regarding crime, evidence, and justice system data or
statistics. The information shall include all of the following:
1. Data requested by federal agencies under the U.S. department of justice, including but not limited to the federal bureau of
investigation under the National Incident-Based Reporting System for the United States.
2. For any use-of-force incident, all of the following
information:

a. The gender, race, ethnicity, and age of each person who
was shot at, injured, or killed.
b. The date, time, and location of the incident.
c. The reason for the law enforcement officer’s initial contact
with the civilian.
d. Whether any civilian involved in the incident was armed
and, if he or she was armed, the type of weapon that the civilian
had.
e. The type of resistance used against the law enforcement
officer by the civilian, the type of action taken in response by the
officer, and if applicable, the types of weapons used.
f. The number of law enforcement officers involved in the
incident.
g. The number of civilians involved in the incident.
h. A brief description regarding any acts of resistance that
precipitated the incident and the circumstances surrounding the
incident, including perceptions on behavior or mental disorders.
i. Any other information that is required to comply with the
reporting standards of the National Use-Of-Force Data Collection system administered by the federal bureau of investigation.
3. For each case involving a crime, as defined in s. 939.12,
that resulted in charges being filed in any circuit court, all of the
following information:
a. The county in which the case was filed.
b. The name of the prosecuting attorney assigned to the case.
c. The name of the court official assigned to the case.
d. The criminal charge filed.
e. The arrest charge from the arresting law enforcement
agency, if applicable.
f. Whether any charge relating to the case was dismissed.
g. Whether the case resulted in a conviction.
(b) Furnish all reporting officials with instructions that specify the nature of the information required under par. (a), a simple
format in which to submit the information, the time it is to be forwarded, the process for submitting the information, the method of
classifying it, and any other matters that facilitate collection and
compilation. The format provided under this paragraph shall, to
the greatest extent feasible, minimize the time required by each
law enforcement officer to submit the required information.
(c) Maintain a statistical analysis center to serve as a clearing
house of justice system data and information and conduct justice
system research and data analysis under this section.
(d) Publish an annual report using the information collected
under par. (a) 2. The report may be published electronically on
the department of justice’s Internet site in an interactive format
and shall include, at a minimum, all information that is reported
to the department by local law enforcement agencies under par.
(a) 2.
(e) Publish data at least annually on law enforcement agency
compliance with the reporting requirement under par. (a) relating
to sexual assault kits.
(f) Establish an interactive dashboard that does not contain
any personally identifying information for a criminal defendant
that is accessible on the department of justice’s website that includes, at a minimum, all information that is collected under par.
(a) 3., and annually submit to the chief clerk of each house of the
legislature for distribution to the appropriate standing committees under s. 13.172 (3) a report that includes a summary of the
information that is collected under par. (a) 3.
(2) All persons in charge of law enforcement agencies and
other criminal and juvenile justice system agencies shall supply
the department of justice with the information described in sub.
(1r) (a) in the format specified by the department under sub. (1r)
(b). The department may conduct an audit to determine the accuracy of the data and other information it receives from law enforcement agencies and other criminal and juvenile justice system
agencies.

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