Yuma officers prefer guns Firearms are supposed to be a police officer's weapon of last resort.
But area law enforcement agencies' own reports show that guns are used far more than other forms of non-lethal force. During 2000, the Yuma Police Department reported police pulled their guns 87 times. Yuma County sheriff's deputies threatened deadly force at nearly double the rate with 169 incidences. Deputies doubled the YCSO threat of deadly force rate from the previous year. WebTrends Live does not create individual profiles for visitors.