FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said the use-of-force is anytime a deputy goes ‘hands on’ during an encounter in his agency has dropped while the crime rate has also fallen."If I recall correctly there were 28 incidents of use-of-force in 2016 under the former Sheriff," Staly said. "And last year we had 15, so that's down 38%.