State police data collection (2017-2022) (West Virginia State Police)
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| Multi Request | State police data collection (2017-2022) |
| Submitted | March 27, 2024 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the West Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents reported from 2017-2022, separated by year.
2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year, from 2017-2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, 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 police used force against in 2022, broken down by race/ethnicity.
When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data 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, 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 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following West Virginia Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 29, 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: West Virginia State Police
Mr. Sinyangwe,
We apologize for any delay in our response, your initial request was sent incorrectly to our Criminal Records Department and was not received in our office until April 9, 2024.
The West Virginia State Police is only in possession of Professional Standards data from 2018 to present, no data for 2017 is available. The West Virginia State Police only maintains this data for their department only.
Please find the attached following documents, in response to your Freedom of Information Act request in .pfd format, no spreadsheet reports are available and the West Virginia State Police is not required to create a public record:
1. For use of forces incidents reports from 2017-2022. Please find attached Response to Resistance or Aggression (RTROA) reports for years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.
2. For total number of use of for incidents, by type, for 2017 to 2022, that information requested in the reports responsive to Number 1.
3. Total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement and sustained form 2017-2022. Please find attached report "2018 to 2022 External Citizen Complaints". Data is formatted together, however, the years are in chronological order.
4. Total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force and sustained from 2017-2022. All sustained allegations are located in the report responsive to Request 3.
5. Total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were sustained from 2017-2022. All sustained allegations are located in the report responsive to Request 3.
6. Total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were sustained from 2017-2022. All sustained allegations are located in the report responsive to Request.
7. Total number of officer-involved shootings from 2017-2022. Please find attached Officer Involved Shootings (OIS) report "2018 to 2022 OIS". Data is formatted together, however, the years are in chronological order.
8. The total number of people who police used force against in 2022, broken down by race/ethnicity. Please find attached "2022 Citizen Race" report.
Pursuant to West Virginia Code ยง 29B-1-3 et seq., the responsibility of the custodian of any public records or public body to produce the requested records for documents is at an end.
Sincerely,
Mendi Craddock
Paralegal
West Virginia State Police
725 Jefferson Road
South Charleston, WV 25309
Telephone: 304-746-2113
Fax: 304-746-2421
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