Sheriff data collection (2017-2022) (Bowie County Sheriff)
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| Multi Request | Sheriff data collection (2017-2022) |
| Submitted | June 30, 2024 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information 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 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From:
Most of the information you requested does not exist in the format/breakdown that you submitted. I am providing the totals for each year requested from 2017-2022. Bowie County did not operate the county jail from 2017-2020. We took back over operations of the county jail in February of 2021. I will only be able to provide you with the jail data from the time Bowie County resumed operations. If you wish to seek information on the other years, you will need to contact LaSalle Corrections as they operated and maintained their own records for the jail during that time.
The total number of use of force incidents for Operations by year is as follows:
2017 – 4
2018 – 7
2019 – 11
2020 – 4
2021 – 7
2022 – 12
The total number of use of force incidents for the Jail by year is as follows:
2021 – 39
2022 – 103
The total number of civilian complaints for the Bowie County Sheriff’s Office by year is as follows:
2017 – 0
2018 – 1 and 1 sustained
2019 – 0
2020 – 0
2021 – 2 and 0 sustained
2022 – 1 and 0 sustained
The total number of deputy involved shootings by year is as follows:
2017 – 0
2018 – 0
2019 – 1
2020 – 0
2021 – 1
2022 – 0
Sincerely,
Jeffrey K. Neal
Sheriff
Bowie County Sheriff’s Office
903-798-3022