Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data (Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office)
| Tracking # |
P000508-060619 |
| Multi Request | Sheriff's Use of Force/Complaints Data |
| Submitted | June 3, 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 sheriff's deputy use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
4. The total number of use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2018 (separated by year).
5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department.
6. The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions.
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: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Santa Barbara County Sheriff. Your request has been received and is being processed. Your request was received in this office on 6/6/2019 and given the reference number P000508-060619 for tracking purposes.
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant person(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question.
From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:
We have determined that we will be producing responsive records for your request. However, it will take approximately two weeks to gather the information into a report prior to release.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please respond to this email.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Richard Soto
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Records
From: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office
Dear Samuel Sinyangwe: Here are our responses:
1. The total number of sheriff's deputy use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2018 (separated by year). Prior to 2017, our use of force reports were hand written and kept separate from the crime report for statistical and training purposes only. However, we do not have a report that breaks them down by type of force used. So here are the totals: 2013 - 101 2014 - 99 2015 - 116 2016 - 5 (Unfortunately, most of our UOF records for this year were lost) In 2017, we switched to a digital records system and began keeping track of our UOF statistics. Attached you will find our annual 2017 and 2018 UOF statistics reports.
2. The total number of people that deputies used force against, between 2013-2018 (separated by year). See response #1. Since our UOF reports are for individual suspects, the same numbers apply to this request.
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported between 2013-2018 (separated by year). 2013 - 5 2014 - 8 2015 - 6 2016 - 6 2017 - 4 2018 - 10
4. The total number of use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2018 (separated by year). 2013 - 2 2014 - 3 2015 - 0 2016 - 0 2017 - 0 2018 - 1 5. The policy manual of the sheriff's department. See attached copy. 6. The current union contract between the city and any sheriff's deputy/police officer unions. See attached copy.
Should you have any additional questions or concerns, please respond to this email.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Sergeant Rick Soto
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