Use of Force in Correctional Institutions

This page contains data on all use of force incidents that occurred in a provincial adult correctional institution in Ontario in the reporting calendar year. Data were extracted from Inmate Incident Reports (IIRs) in the Incident Report Management (IRM) system; all IIRs in IRM that included "use of force" as an incident type and occurred in the reporting calendar year were extracted. In alignment with the ministry’s commitment to Anti-Racism Act, 2017 (ARA) reporting, this dataset along with the Adult Inmate Profile Dataset was used to analyze race- and identity-based data in use of force incidents in correctional institutions.

The resulting technical report available on Anti-Racism Act (ARA) Reporting in Corrections provides background on the data collection and reporting; a description of the data sources; an overview of the data cleaning and analytic methods; a review of the scope and limitations of the data collected; and descriptive analyses. This information is essential for understanding how to analyze the data appropriately and interpret any results from the analysis.

Note: Resources on this page may be updated periodically. For information on data updates, please consult the available metadata such as data dictionary and supporting documentation.

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Ministry contact: Analytics Unit/Business Intelligence and Insights Branch

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Geographic coverage
Ontario
Maintainer
Analytics Unit/Business Intelligence and Insights Branch
Author
Business Intelligence and Insights Branch
Author Email
Business Intelligence and Insights Branch
Maintainer branch
Business Intelligence and Insights Branch
Last Validated Date
August 29, 2025
Update frequency
Yearly

Use of Force in Correctional Institutions

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Date range: January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024

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    Use of Force Incidents English [173.1 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    The Use of Force Incidents dataset is the primary dataset on use of force...

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    Inmate-to-Incidents English [464.6 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains information on inmates that participated in use of...

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    Staff-to-Incidents English [740.7 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains information about which staff were participants in...

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    Incident Type English [379.4 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    Useful notes about the file. The Incident Type dataset contains all the...

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    Institution Incident Summary English [3.2 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains aggregate level information on use of force incidents...

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    Location Incident Summary English [876 B] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains aggregate level information on use of force incidents...

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    Select Incident Type Summary English [3.4 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains aggregate level information on use of force incidents...

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    Inmate Participant English [241.8 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains information on inmates who were identified as a...

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    Inmate Participant Indigenous Identity English [216.1 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains information on inmates who were identified as a...

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    Inmate Participant Ethnic Origin English [216.1 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains information on inmates who were identified as a...

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    Inmate Participant Race English [224.6 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    This dataset contains information on inmates who were identified as a...

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    Inmate Participant Religion English [216.1 KiB] Valid data

    Last Updated: October 9, 2025

    This dataset contains information on inmates who were identified as a...

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Supporting Files

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    Use of Force in Correctional Institutions–Data Dictionary English and French [62.7 KiB]

    Last Updated: August 29, 2025

    Definitions, descriptions, and attributes of data elements for the Use of...

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    2023 Data Correction as of May 27, 2025 English and French [23.1 KiB]

    Last Updated: May 27, 2025

    The Location Incident Summary dataset was revised and re-posted on the...

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