Sheriff data collection (2017-2022) (Person County Sheriff's Office)
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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 North Carolina Public Records Law, 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.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Person County Sheriff's Office
Our office received your Records Request today and are striving to complete this in a timely manner. We aim to have this completed and returned to you no later than July 24, 2024. We apologize for any inconvenience but our Records Manager is out on baby leave so our office is currently understaffed at the present.
If you need anything further, please to do hesitate to reach out.
Thank you.
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following North Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 1, 2024. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on July 24, 2024. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Person County Sheriff's Office
I do apologize for not making the deadline for your request. Thank you for your patience with this matter as I am the only one in the office answering all records requests as my partner is out on maternity leave.
Attached is the response to numbers 1, 2 and 8 in reference to use of force incidents.
In response to numbers 3, 4, 5 and 6 in reference to civilian complaints there are none from this time frame requested.
In response to number 7 in reference to officer involved shootings, this is located in our deputy’s personnel files and therefore not public record and not available for dissemination.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
Again thank you for your patience.
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