911 Domestic Violence Call Response Time 2019 vs. 2020 (Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department any records, datasets, or materials that contain the following:

For July 2020:
- Average response time of department for all calls
- Average response time of department for domestic violence calls only

For all domestic violence/domestic disturbance calls to the 911 dispatch center in the month of July 2020, separated by individual call:
- Type of call
- Priority level
- Date and time of call received
- Date and time first officer arrived on scene
- Race and ethnicity of victim, if available
- Race and ethnicity of perpetrator(s), if available
- Outcome or resolution of call

For July 2019:
- Average response time of department for all calls
- Average response time of department for domestic violence calls only

For all domestic violence/domestic disturbance calls to the 911 dispatch center in the month of July 2019, separated by individual call:
- Type of call
- Priority level
- Date and time of call received
- Date and time first officer arrived on scene
- Race and ethnicity of victim, if available
- Race and ethnicity of perpetrator(s), if available
- Outcome or resolution of call

The requested documents will be made available to the general public. These records are being requested as part of a collaborative research effort 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 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Colin Gerber

Hello,

Thank you for the update and my apologies for the delayed response. I am willing to incur the costs and would like to proceed; however, in order to make a payment for the records from the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department, my organization requires a completed W9. I've attached a blank form. Would it be possible to have a completed one returned to colin.g@uihi.org? With that in place and an invoice for the total hours, I can submit the payment.

If you have any questions, I can be reached at 612-805-2488.

Thank you,
Colin Gerber