California police data (Riverside Police Department)
| Tracking # |
W003484-071719 |
| Multi Request | California police data |
| Submitted | July 16, 2019 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. The total number of police uses of force in 2018, broken down by type of force used (i.e. number of uses of tasers, number of uses of baton, etc.)
2. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians in 2018
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians that were sustained in 2018
4. All arrests data reported to the California Department of Justice via the Monthly Arrests and Citation Register program covering arrests made in 2017 and 2018, including (but not limited to) the age, race/ethnicity, gender, offense category (felony, misdemeanor, status offense), charge and disposition of arrestees.
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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Riverside Police Department
Dear Samuel :
Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Riverside. Your request was received by the Public Records Advocate on 7/17/2019 and given the reference number W003484-071719 for tracking purposes.
Record(s) Requested: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:1. The total number of police uses of force in 2018, broken down by type of force used (i.e. number of uses of tasers, number of uses of baton, etc.)2. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians in 20183. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians that were sustained in 20184. All arrests data reported to the California Department of Justice via the Monthly Arrests and Citation Register program covering arrests made in 2017 and 2018, including (but not limited to) the age, race/ethnicity, gender, offense category (felony, misdemeanor, status offense), charge and disposition of arrestees.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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
The request is being forwarded to appropriate department(s) for processing.
Monitor request progress at the link below. The Public Records Advocate will email you when the request is complete. Thank you for using the Riverside Records Portal.
Diana Alegria
City Clerk’s Office
3900 Main Street
Riverside, CA 92522
(951) 826-5557
DAlegria@riversideca.gov
From: Riverside Police Department
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of July 17, 2019, Reference # W003484-071719
Dear Samuel ,
The Public Records Advocate received the below records request from you on July 17, 2019. To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. The total number of police uses of force in 2018, broken down by type of force used (i.e. number of uses of tasers, number of uses of baton, etc.)
2. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians in 2018
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians that were sustained in 2018
4. All arrests data reported to the California Department of Justice via the Monthly Arrests and Citation Register program covering arrests made in 2017 and 2018, including (but not limited to) the age, race/ethnicity, gender, offense category (felony, misdemeanor, status offense), charge and disposition of arrestees.
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 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
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Responsive records are available via the Riverside Records Portal. Select the link below to view your request.
Note: Information current to 7/23/19 and may be different than what originally submitted due to court ordered expungements.
In December 2018 the Riverside Police Department switched RMS systems which created two different types of MACR reports.
If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Diana Alegria
City Clerk’s Office
(951) 826-5557 DAlegria@riversideca.gov (mailto:DAlegria@riversideca.gov)
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 16, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #W003484-071719.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.