Use of force detail data 2008-2016 (Birmingham Police Department)
| Multi Request | Use of force detail data 2008-2016 |
| Submitted | June 30, 2020 |
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From: Aileen Johnson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Alabama Public Records , I hereby request the following records:
Use of force data with detail summaries for all use of force incidents from 2008-2016. Please provide the following details for each incident:
Date (year, month, day) of the incident, subject race, officer race, type of force used, whether there was subject injury, and whether there was officer injury.
I prefer csv spreadsheet format (or pdf) where each row represents an incident. Here is an example of the data I'm looking for (https://www.dallasopendata.com/Public-Safety/Police-2015-Response-to-Resistance/594v-2cnd).
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 business days.
Sincerely,
A. Johnson
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Alabama Public Records request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 30, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Birmingham Police Department
Thank you for your inquiry.
Please refer to our public records request page: www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest<http://www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest>
Pursuant to the §36-12-40, Code of Alabama 1975, Inspection and Copying of Records, "Every citizen has a right to inspect and take a copy of any public writing of this state, except as otherwise expressly provided by statute."
The fee schedule to obtain copies of records and/or to inspect records and the statement of general public records policy are incorporated herein and attached hereto.
Please read carefully and acknowledge before submitting your records requests from the online form at www.birminghamal.gov/recordsrequest.
Thank you.
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From: Birmingham Police Department
Ms. Johnson,
Thank you for submitting your records request on 7/22/20. Your request has been denied. The information you are requesting information that does not exist in the form she has requested for the dates she had specified. While general use of force numbers are available for 2008-2016, BPD IAD did not start detailing uses of force onto a spreadsheet format until 2018.
Please let me know if there is anything further needed.
Kindest,
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Tiffanie Thompson
Executive Admin. Assistant for Governmental Affairs
Office of Mayor Randall Woodfin
City of Birmingham
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205-297-8387
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Birmingham, Al. 35203
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