Police Data Collection (Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, 2013-2020)
| Tracking # |
21-494 |
| Submitted | March 11, 2021 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year and by type of force used from 2013-2020 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2013, 3 baton incidents in 2014, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020 (for example, 8 complaints in 2020, 2 complaints sustained in 2020)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
6. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.
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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From:
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office GA
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From: Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office GA
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-494:
We are in receipt of your request and have made the initial response to you regarding this request within 3 business days, as required by OCGA. We anticipate the research will take a while to compile and redact, if the law so requires.
Thank you,
Open Records Unit
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From: Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office GA
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-494:
Please accept the first part of your rolling response. Regarding #6, to date, the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office has not reported any use of force data that met the criteria of the FBI National Use of Force Data compilation.
Open Records Unit
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From: Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office GA
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-494:
Mr. Sinyangwe,
Please confirm you received the first of several rolling responses regarding open records request #494. We provided the response to #6.
We are waiting on statistic totals from IA at this time.
Thank you,
Open Records Unit
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Thank you, please consider this confirmation of the response to part #6 of my request. Looking forward to the remaining requested items.
-Sam
From:
Mr. Sinyangwe,
Please confirm you have received 3 previous emails via our Next Request platform.
Open Records Unit
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From: Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office GA
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-494:
Muckrock/Mr. Sinyangwe,
We have attempted to reach you with 3 separate emails regarding this request. Until you reply and answer a question to clarify portions of the request, we will not forward any additional information.
Open Records Unit
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From: Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
We have attempted to reach Mr. Sinyangwe in 3 previous emails since 3/18/21 and have yet to get a response.
Your request has been placed in PENDING until you reply.
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From: Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office GA
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Hi there
Record request #21-494 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:
No one from muckrock has replied to repeated requests for clarification. No way to call requester due to muckrock info provided. Requester may submit a new request should they reach back out to FCSO.
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From: Forsyth County Sheriff's Office
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office GA
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Hi there
A message was sent to you regarding record request #21-494:
This request is being closed because no one from muckrock will return calls or emails for clarification on this request.
Muckrock/Mr. Sinyangwe,
We have attempted to reach you with 3 separate emails regarding this request. Until you reply and answer a question to clarify portions of the request, we will not forward any additional information.
Open Records Unit
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