Use of Force/Complaints Data (Santa Maria Police Department)
| Tracking # |
19-34 |
| Multi Request | Use of Force/Complaints Data |
| Submitted | Jan. 23, 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 use of force incidents, broken down by type of force used, between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
2. The total number of people that police used force against, between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
3. The total number of police use of force complaints reported between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
4. The total number of police use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
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 Maria Police Department
City of Santa Maria
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From: Santa Maria Police Department
City of Santa Maria
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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 Jan. 23, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #19-34.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Santa Maria Police Department
Good morning,
This request was responded to and closed on February 11. There appear to be 2 different emails associated with it. One is requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> and the other is requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Here is the response below:
Thank you for your request. The information you requested is listed below along with a link to the City's website for more information.
The total number of people that police used force against, between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
(Stats posted on website)
2013: 90
2014: 70
2015: 104
Public Interest Statistics 2016-2018<https://www.cityofsantamaria.org/city-government/departments/police-services/crime-statistics>
2016: 104
2017: 108
The total number of police use of force complaints reported between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
2013: 4
2014: 3
2015: 2
2016: 3
2017: 2
The total number of police use of force complaints sustained between 2013-2017 (separated by year).
2013: 0
2014: 0
2015: 0
2016: 0
2017: 0
Here are the statistics per your request. The below numbers reflect how many times the type of force was used during the specified date range.
2016
40-tasers and other electronic control weapons
18 -batons and other impact weapons (including impact projectiles)
3 -OC spray and other chemical weapons
1-carotid restraints
2017:
22-tasers and other electronic control weapons
7-batons and other impact weapons (including impact projectiles)
3-OC spray and other chemical weapons
0-carotid restraints
Beth Cleary
Deputy City Clerk / City of Santa Maria / Records-City Clerk Division / 110 E. Cook Street, Rm. 3, Santa Maria, CA 93454
Phone: 805-925-0951, Ext. 2305 / Fax: 805-925-2243 / Email:bcleary@cityofsantamaria.org
Our Mission: “To provide the highest quality service in the most efficient, cost-effective and courteous manner possible.”
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