Traffic Stop Records
Tracking # |
W603833-042224 |
Submitted | April 22, 2024 |
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From: Emma Parry
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A tabular data file containing all information collected in accordance with Texas Crim. Pro. Code § 2.132-4 including but not limited to: date of stop, time of stop, race of driver, gender of driver, age of driver, if search occurred, if contraband was found, anonymized officer ID, and stop location for all years available.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Parry
From: San Antonio Police Department
Dear Emma Parry:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of San Antonio. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with Chapter 552 of Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act. Your request was received in this office on 4/22/2024 and given the reference number W603833-042224 for tracking purposes.
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant City department(s). You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.
In accordance with the Public Information Act, Chapter 552 of the Texas Government Code, the City of San Antonio makes all of its public records available to citizens.
The Public Information Act does not require governmental bodies to create new information, perform legal research, or to answer questions. The request must ask for records or information already in existence. The City of San Antonio will not comply with a standing request for information to be collected or prepared in the future.
The City of San Antonio will respond within ten business days following submission of requests. The City of San Antonio may collect a fee as prescribed by law for the requested documents. For more information on the Texas Public Information Act, please visit the Texas Attorney General Web site at www.oag.state.tx.us/open/og_faqs.shtml.
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City of San Antonio
From: San Antonio Police Department
05/08/2024
Via Email
Emma Parry
MuckRock News, DEPT MR162440
Boston, MA 02115
RE: Response to Public Information Request COSA ORR No: W603833-042224
Dear Emma Parry:
The City received a public information request from you on 4/22/2024. Your request mentioned: "To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A tabular data file containing all information collected in accordance with Texas Crim. Pro. Code § 2.132-4 including but not limited to: date of stop, time of stop, race of driver, gender of driver, age of driver, if search occurred, if contraband was found, anonymized officer ID, and stop location for all years available.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Parry
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Please clarify your request for Police Records by answering the following questions:
The SAPD is receiving a large volume of request. Will the information posted here suffice? City of San San Antonio Police Activity Reports & Demographics. You will find that the Racial Profiling Reports tab will cover all the items you have specified. If this does not work for you, please specify why.
If you would like for the City to proceed with your public information request, please respond in writing to the City by replying to this email within sixty-one (61) days from 05/08/2024. Otherwise, the City will consider your request withdrawn. Please note, the ten (10) business days to provide a response to your request will restart upon receipt of your clarification.
Sincerely,
Linda Flores Open Records Unit
Police Department
From: Emma Parry
Dear Linda Flores,
Thank you for providing the summary statistics on traffic stops. However, this does not fully satisfy our public records request. For our research purposes, we need access to the stop-level data itself from January 1, 2017 to February 28, 2024, where each row in the data represents an individual traffic stop, not just the aggregate summary statistics. In other words, the data that were used to generate the reports that you have linked. Please let me know you need any additional details.
Thanks,
Emma Parry
From: San Antonio Police Department
May 30, 2024
Dear Customer,
This letter is to acknowledge today is the tenth business day of the City’s receipt of your request.
City Staff will contact you within five days of this letter to coordinate production of responsive records, if any. Should there be any responsive records that require a cost estimate; one will be provided to you promptly. Upon receipt of the cost estimate, please note the request will be considered automatically withdrawn if you do not respond in writing within ten business days of the date of the statement that you: (a) accept the charges, (b) modify the request in response to the estimate, or (c) have sent, or are sending, a complaint regarding the charges to the attorney general. You may reply to the cost estimate by electronic mail and/or facsimile, as well as by regular mail or in person.
Thank you for your patience.
City of San Antonio
Open Records Division
From: San Antonio Police Department
08/01/2024 Via Email Emma Parry MuckRock News, DEPT MR162440 Boston, MA 02115 RE: Response to Public Information Request COSA ORR No: W603833-042224 Dear Emma Parry: This letter responds to your request for information to the City of San Antonio, dated and received in our office on 4/22/2024 8:51:04 PM. Information Requested: "To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
A tabular data file containing all information collected in accordance with Texas Crim. Pro. Code § 2.132-4 including but not limited to: date of stop, time of stop, race of driver, gender of driver, age of driver, if search occurred, if contraband was found, anonymized officer ID, and stop location for all years available.
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, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Emma Parry
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ The City of San Antonio Police Department has reviewed its files and has located the attached records that are responsive to your request. Access to the attached records may be limited or of poor quality when utilizing a cellular or mobile devices. For the most optimal accessibility of the responsive records, please logon to the COSA Open Government Portal by utilizing a laptop or computer versus a cell phone. Select “ ” and then “ View My Requests ” to access all your responsive records. A window will open that is named “ View File(s) ”. Within that window, you can select each record individually, or go to the upper right corner of that File window and select “ Files ”. The records will export to your computer or laptop’s download queue for your convenience. DOWNLOAD ALL
This request will now be closed accordingly. Any replies to this email will not be monitored. Should you seek additional information, please create a new request. Feel free to reference this ORR reference number: W603833-042224, as needed. Otherwise, we hope you will find the responsive records provided to you today to successfully fulfill this request.
Linda Flores Open Records Unit Police Department
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W603833_SAPD_Racial_Profiling_Data
From: San Antonio Police Department
This is an automatically generated message, please do not respond.
To Emma Parry, Please be advised that the City of San Antonio does not monitor requests that have been closed. If a requestor desires to seek additional information, we recommend the creation of a new request (please visit the Open Records Center). If you have further questions, please contact open records staff for City requests and SAPD Open Records for Police requests. City of San Antonio