Use of force data (2017-2024) (Gwinnett County Police Department)

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:

Thank you for your interest in public records of Gwinnett County. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Georgia Open Records Act. Your request was received in this office on 1/28/2025 and given the reference number R207646-012825 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Use of force (UOF) data dating from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2024. This data should be in database or spreadsheet format and include the case number, incident date, incident time, subject injured indicator, subject injury force related info (e.g. Yes or No), subject age, subject gender, subject ethnicity, subject weapon type, incident area occurred, force type, officer badge number and names associated with the officers involved. If one or more of these fields is unavailable, provide all fields and/or information that is available responsive to my request.

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

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RE: Public Records Request created on January 28, 2025, Reference # R207646-012825

Dear Samuel,

Gwinnett County received a public records request from you on January 28, 2025. You requested the followi
"To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Use of force (UOF) data dating from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2024. This data should be in database or spreadsheet format and include the case number, incident date, incident time, subject injured indicator, subject injury force related info (e.g. Yes or No), subject age, subject gender, subject ethnicity, subject weapon type, incident area occurred, force type, officer badge number and names associated with the officers involved. If one or more of these fields is unavailable, provide all fields and/or information that is available responsive to my request.

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

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In reference to your records request, Gwinnett County requires additional time to respond. This is due to more time needed to research and gather responsive records.
Accordingly, we estimate that our expected completion date will be 2/7/2025.

If charges apply to fulfill the open records request, we will proceed in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(c)(1) and O.C.G.A. § 50-18-71(d) of the Georgia Open Records Act.

Thank you for your patience in awaiting this information.

Sincerely,

Renee Castellanos
Customer Service Associate III - Open Records
Police
770.513.5357

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RE: OPEN RECORDS REQUEST of January 28, 2025, Reference # R207646-012825.
Dear Samuel Sinyangwe,
Gwinnett County received an open records request from you on January 28, 2025. Your request mentioned: “To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Use of force (UOF) data dating from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2024. This data should be in database or spreadsheet format and include the case number, incident date, incident time, subject injured indicator, subject injury force related info (e.g. Yes or No), subject age, subject gender, subject ethnicity, subject weapon type, incident area occurred, force type, officer badge number and names associated with the officers involved. If one or more of these fields is unavailable, provide all fields and/or information that is available responsive to my request.

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

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Gwinnett County has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to your request. Please log in to the Open Records Center at the following link to retrieve the appropriate responsive documents. - R207646-012825 Gwinnett County Open Records Center

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Sincerely,
Renee Castellanos
Customer Service Associate III - Open Records
Police