Hate Crime Data (2010-2020) (San Jose Police Department)

Dear Michael Topper:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the San Jose Police Department. Your request was received on 10/9/2022 and is being processed. The reference number for tracking purposes is P000115-100922 . Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Information on all hate crimes occuring in the city of jurisdiction from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2020. The information should include (although not be restricted to) the following: date-of-occurrence (YYYY-MM-DD), time-of-occurrence (HH:MM), description of crime committed, location information at the finest geographic level available (street address or block), beat, district, weapon used, bias motivation (e.g., Anti-Black/Anti-Gay/Anti-Transgender), number of suspect(s), number of victim(s), injuries incurred, suspect(s) race, victim(s) race, victim(s) sex, suspect(s) sex,, victim(s) age, suspect(s) age.

Please provide me with these public records in a machine-readable ASCII format, such as a CSV, SQL, TXT, or similar raw file. CSV or SQL files are preferred when available. Please email the responsive records to my email address: michaeltopper@ucsb.edu.

If email transmission is not feasible, I agree to prepay the actual cost of the storage medium on which the responsive records are transmitted, any postage costs incurred.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Michael Topper

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Dear Mr. Topper, Your request was forwarded to the Research and Development Unit of the San Jose Police Department for processing. Government Code 6253(c) of the California Public Records Act allows up to 10 days from the receipt of the request to provide a response to the requestor. Therefore, a response will be provided by October 21, 2022. Respectfully, Astrid Escobedo
Analyst
Research and Development Unit
San Jose Police Department

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Good Afternoon Mr. Topper, Your request was forwarded to our Crime Analysis Unit. However, additional time is required to process your request. I apologize for the delay. An update will be provided by October 31, 2022. Best Regards, Astrid Escobedo Analyst Research and Development Unit San Jose Police Department

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Good Morning Mr. Topper,
I heard back from our Crime Analysis unit and they were able to give me an updated timeline for you.  They will provide the data you requested by November 10.
Thank you,
Astrid Escobedo
Analyst
Research and Development Unit
San José Police Department

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Good afternoon,
Please see the "Attachments" tab for a response from the San Jose Police Department concerning your request.
Thank you,
Astrid Escobedo
Research & Development Unit
San Jose Police Department