Sheriff data collection (2017-2022) (Polk County Sheriff)
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| Submitted | June 30, 2024 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, 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: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 1, 2024. 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
Good morning,
I am responding to inform you that we have received your open records request. Due to the data retrieval/review needed to respond to your request, we will not be able to immediately fulfill your request within our normal 10-day period. Please be assured we are working diligently to review and fulfill your request as soon as we can.
Should you decide that you no longer need the records you have requested please contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 715-485-8350.
We appreciate your continued patience and will be in contact with you as soon as we can.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Douglas
Polk County Sheriff’s Office
Administrative Assistant / Records
1005 W Main Street Suite 900
Balsam Lake, WI 54810
715-485-8387
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Polk County Justice Center
ORA Office
Suite 900
1005 West Main St
Balsam Lake, WI 54810
July 1, 2024
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
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.
2017 46
2018 29
2019 27
2020 42
2021 15
2022 15 LE 9 Corrections
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.
2017 – 1 unsubstantiated
2018 – 8 unsubstantiated
2019 - 1 unsubstantiated
2020 – 4 unsubstantiated
2021 – 1 Substantiated
2022 – 2 unsubstantiated
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.
2017-2022 0
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.
2017-2022 0
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
2021 1
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings from 2017-2022, both fatal and non-fatal, separated by year.
2017-2022 0
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
Record does not exist. We do not record subject’s race/ethnicity on our use of force forms.
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
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