RCMP officers’ use of physical force and threats of force hit a record level in 2020 — but the numbers also suggest Mounties are slowly adopting deterrence methods, such as drawing a weapon without firing.
The RCMP recently released its latest breakdown of what it calls “police intervention methods,” a term covering any instance of an RCMP officer touching a member of the public or brandishing a weapon.
While the RCMP says the vast majority of its interactions with the public end peacefully, Mounties used “police intervention options” 4,840 times in 2020 — the highest annual number since 2012.
For the second year in a row, cases in which Mounties used
