Kristie Buble

Lakewood
Ocean County

Rank: Ofc.

Sex: female Race: white

From 2012 to 2016

21
Total uses
of force
4.2
Average incidents
per year
6.9
Department average
incidents per officer
over five years
What does zero uses of force mean?
An officer will appear the same if they have no use of force reports or if they were not employed by the department in that year.
How other officers in department compare
Officer name Incidents Rank Race

Race & Ethnicity

While the majority of forms collected were filled out completely, some either do not list race or were left blank, which may cause some numbers to not total 100 percent. Of this officer's 21 of force ...
White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
About this data

The demographic data comes from the use-of-force forms collected by NJ Advance Media, arrest records reported to the FBI and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2012-2016). If the use-of-force total is low, the small sample size can skew the percentages very high or very low, even though they are technically accurate.

NJ Advance Media used an adjusted population, eliminating people under the age of 10 and over 65, to calculate the percentage above. The adjusted population uses an age range most likely to face police force. About 95 percent of force subjects fall in that range.

Why might Hispanic people be underrepresented?
There is no standard way for New Jersey police officers to identify Hispanic people when reporting uses of force, which means the “subjects of force” category may be artificially low. In addition, arrest statistics submitted by New Jersey to the FBI do not include Hispanic data, which is why that category is marked as not available.

TYPES OF FORCE

Officers reported seven general categories of force, listed below in order from least to most dangerous. Not all forms included the same options for type of force, so they have been standardized as best as possible. Tasers and K-9s were not included because so few departments reported using them. Officers often use more than one type of force during an arrest, so percentages may add up to more than 100.
Compliance Hold
Total: 20 of 21
How often it was used
A compliance hold is a painful maneuver using pressure points to gain control over a suspect. It is the lowest level of force and the most commonly used. But it is often used in conjunction with other types of force.
Takedown
Total: 0
How often it was used
This technique is used to bring a suspect to the ground and eventually onto their stomach to cuff them. It can be a leg sweep or a tackle.
Hands/Fist
Total: 6
How often it was used
Open hands or closed fist strikes/punches.
Leg Strikes
Total: 1
How often it was used
Leg strikes are any kick or knee used on a subject.
Baton strikes
Total: 0
How often it was used
Officers are trained to use a baton when punches or kicks are unsuccessful.
Pepper spray
Total: 1
How often it was used
Police pepper spray, a mist derived from the resin of cayenne pepper, is considered “mechanical force” under state guidelines.
Fired a weapon
Total: 0
How often it was used
The firing of an officer's service weapon, regardless of whether a subject was hit. “Warning shots” are prohibited, and officers are instructed not to shoot just to maim or subdue a suspect.

Who was injured?

Subjects

23.8% of this officer's subjects were injured.
Departmentwide, 19.6% of subjects were injured.

Officer

This officer was never injured.
Departmentwide, 8.9% of officers were injured.

About this data
This data comes from the use-of-force forms filled out by police officers.
Kristie Buble's total incidents
Officer name Date Time Type of force Reason Subject age Subject sex Subject race Officer race Officer sex Type of call Subject injured Officer injured Subject charges Officer ID
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