Victoria's police chief says departments across Canada likely experienced a Taser-use chill after the October 2007 incident in Vancouver that resulted in the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski.

Chief Jamie Graham was reacting to a B.C. government audit of his department that found Taser use by Victoria police dropped by 85 per cent and use of force reports dropped by 10 per cent after the Dziekanski incident.

The audit also found that 13 Victoria Police Department's 260 members were involved in one third of the department's use-of-force incidents.

Dziekanski died after being stunned multiple times with a Taser at Vancouver International Airport, several hours after he arrived in Canada from Poland.

Judge Thomas Braidwood has been examining what happened the night Dziekanski was confronted by four Richmond RCMP officers responding to a call about an unruly passenger in the airport's international arrivals lounge.

In the first phase of Braidwood's hearings, he examined Taser use in British Columbia, concluding that Tasers can kill and recommending restrictions on their use.

"I would be naive to think that there isn't a bit of chill as a result of the video, and the officers see the kind of issues the RCMP went through," said Graham. "Many officers may second-guess the use of a great tool."

Graham, who wasn't the Victoria chief at the time of the Dziekanski incident, said police departments re-examined their use of Tasers after the death.

"As a result of the publication surrounding that case, there wasn't a police department that didn't very carefully review its policy on the use of the Taser," he said.

Graham said his department does not have a problem with over-use of Tasers.

He said he will review the recommendations of the audit that question why 13 officers in his department were involved in one third of the department's use of force incidents.

"We have three of the best use-of-force instructors in the business," Graham said.

The audit, written by the provincial Police Services Division, expressed concern about the use of force by the Victoria officers.

"Overall, the use of force review reveals that the Victoria Police Department is a well-functioning department with appropriately trained and generally highly motivated individuals who take considerable pride in their job and the work they do for the community," said the audit, requested by the solicitor general in January 2009.

"It may be that these officers are conscientious about reporting any type of physical interaction or that these officers work in particularly challenging environments," said the audit, dated March 4.

The audit team recommended Victoria Police identify officers who generate a higher proportion of use-of-force reports and review the incidents to ensure that the high frequency of use of force is not highlighting any training or management issue that needs to be addressed.

Graham called a news conference to announce that two Victoria officers will face assault charges in connection with the October 2008 arrest and jailing of two Victoria brothers.

Constables Ryan Young and Brent Keleher each face two counts of assault resulting from an alleged incident that occurred while the brothers were being transported to the Victoria Police Department, and another incident that occurred at the police lock-up.

The brothers were arrested for being intoxicated in a public place and did not suffer serious injuries, Graham said.

Graham said he suspended Young without pay for five days for his actions in the arrest and Keleher received a written reprimand but was not suspended.

He said he could not discuss the incidents in detail because they are before the courts.