Polk County OR sheriff data collection (2016-2022)
| Submitted | June 19, 2023 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1.the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year, from 2016-2022 (for example, information that specifies the total number of use of force incidents in 2021, total number of use of force incidents in 2022, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year 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 used from 2016-2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year from 2016-2022 (for example, 8 complaints in 2021, 2 complaints sustained in 2021, 4 complaints in 2022, 1 complaint sustained in 2022, etc.)
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2022, 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 2016-2022, separated by year
6. the total number of officer involved shootings incidents from 2016-2022, separated by year (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person)
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: Polk County Sheriff
Good Afternoon,
The Polk County Sheriff's Office has received your request for records. At
this time, we are estimating the cost to complete your request to be
$800.00, based on 8 hours of the sheriff's time at a rate of $100 per hour
to collate the data in the formats you have requested. If you wish to
proceed with the request please provide payment and we will begin
processing your request. If you wish to discuss alternatives for your
request to lower the staff time and thus cost to produce records in a
different format, please let me know and we can hopefully figure something
out.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Morgan
Morgan Smith
Polk County Counsel
Smith.Morgan@co.polk.or.us
(503) 623-8173, ext 1343
(503)623-0896 Fax
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $800.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
Polk County Sheriff
Attn: Morgan Smith
850 Main St
Dallas, OR 97338
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Oregon Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 19, 2023. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Polk County Sheriff
As we discussed on the phone last week. The request will be processed
upon receipt of payment.
Morgan
Morgan Smith
Polk County Counsel
Smith.Morgan@co.polk.or.us
(503) 623-8173, ext 1343
(503)623-0896 Fax
Notice: This e-mail may contain information that is privileged,
confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If
you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that
you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by
reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the
message and any attachments from your system.
From: Polk County Sheriff
Good Morning,
Attached please find the records you have requested.
Morgan
Morgan Smith
Polk County Counsel
Smith.Morgan@co.polk.or.us
(503) 623-8173, ext 1343
(503)623-0896 Fax
Notice: This e-mail may contain information that is privileged,
confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If
you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or otherwise that
you have received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by
reply e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the
message and any attachments from your system.
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Use of Force Totals