Agencies wishing to participate in the National UoF Program must appoint one or more individual(s) from your agency to complete monthly submissions.
Enrollment processes:
- Contact TXDPS UoF Program, email DPS at UoF@dps.texas.gov, OR call (512) 424-2091.
- Follow the steps below to acquire a LEEP and ‘read-only’ UoF user account, to view your agency’s data at the federal level.
- There is no cost to acquire a LEEP & UoF account.
- Begin use of force submissions via the state-level Texas Use of Force portal.
Note: Zero monthly reports (for months with no reportable UoF incidents) are simple and easy to complete.
LEEP and UoF (read-only) Access:
To apply for a LEEP account : (Printable LEEP instructions)
Search by ORI or Agency Name to see if your agency has a LEEP administrator - Search for Agency Administrators (AA) for LEEP
If your agency has an AA:
- Contact your AA and request that they create a LEEP account for you.
If your agency does not have an AA:
- Email DPS at LEEP@dps.texas.gov
In your email:
- Advise that you do not have a LEEP Agency Administrator
- Provide your agency’s name and ORI
To apply for 'read-only' access to the UoF Portal on LEEP:
After obtaining LEEP access, log into LEEP and then click on the National Use-of-Force Data Collection ICON to apply for access.
Note: If you are the NEW UoF point of contact for your agency, email the FBI UoF at, UseofForce@FBI.GOV and copy UoF@dps.texas.gov. Let them know if any users need to be removed.
For questions related to:
- The UoF (read-only) Portal application (on LEEP), email the FBI at UseofForce@FBI.GOV
- Joining the program, email DPS at UoF@dps.texas.gov