WY sheriff data collection (2017-2022) (Big Horn County Sheriff's Office)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the Big Horn County Sheriff's Office of Big Horn County, WY.

It is a clone of this request.

Multi Request WY sheriff data collection (2017-2022)
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

To Whom It May Concern:

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

1. the total number of use of force incidents from 2017-2022, separated by year. Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in 2022 were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.

2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year and type of force, from 2017-2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.


4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.


6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.

7. the total number of officer-involved shootings from 2017-2022, both fatal and non-fatal, separated by year.
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.

When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.



Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.

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 7 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From: Big Horn County Sheriff's Office

Mr. Sinyangwe,

Our office does not have any records in response to your March 19 request.
Under Wyoming Statute § 16-4-202(d)(iii), a governmental entity is not
required to compile data, extract data, or create a new document to comply
with an electronic record request. In order to produce records in response to your
request, our office would have to extract and compile data to create a new
document. In addition, it would be impractical and impair the duties of the
office to do so. Accordingly, this office will not produce records in
response to this request.

Thank you,
Big Horn County Sheriff’s Office

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