Hate Crime Data (2010-2020) (Fresno Police Department)

Dear Michael Topper:
Thank you for your interest in records from the City of Fresno Police Department. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with tthe California Public Records Act Gov. Code, § 6253. Your request was received by our agency on 10/9/2022 and given the reference number P025631-100922 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Information on all hate crimes occuring in the city of jurisdiction from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2020. The information should include (although not be restricted to) the following: date-of-occurrence (YYYY-MM-DD), time-of-occurrence (HH:MM), description of crime committed, location information at the finest geographic level available (street address or block), beat, district, weapon used, bias motivation (e.g., Anti-Black/Anti-Gay/Anti-Transgender), number of suspect(s), number of victim(s), injuries incurred, suspect(s) race, victim(s) race, victim(s) sex, suspect(s) sex,, victim(s) age, suspect(s) age.

Please provide me with these public records in a machine-readable ASCII format, such as a CSV, SQL, TXT, or similar raw file. CSV or SQL files are preferred when available. Please email the responsive records to my email address: michaeltopper@ucsb.edu.

If email transmission is not feasible, I agree to prepay the actual cost of the storage medium on which the responsive records are transmitted, any postage costs incurred.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

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,

Michael Topper

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 09, 2022., Reference # P025631-100922. Dear Michael Topper, The City of Fresno (City) received your public records request under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.) on October 09, 2022. Your request seeks: Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Information on all hate crimes occurring in the city of jurisdiction from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2020. The information should include (although not be restricted to) the following: date-of-occurrence (YYYY-MM-DD), time-of-occurrence (HH:MM), description of crime committed, location information at the finest geographic level available (street address or block), beat, district, weapon used, bias motivation (e.g., Anti-Black/Anti-Gay/Anti-Transgender), number of suspect(s), number of victim(s), injuries incurred, suspect(s) race, victim(s) race, victim(s) sex, suspect(s) sex,, victim(s) age, suspect(s) age. The City will require an extension of time to respond to this request under Government Code, § 6253(c) (1), based on the need to search for and collect the requested records from field facilities or other establishments that are separate from the office processing the request; and (4), based on the need to compile data, to write programming language or a computer program, or to construct a computer report to extract data. The City will provide a response no later than November 3, 2022. We appreciate your patience and understanding in this matter. Please contact the City Attorney’s Office at (559) 621-7500 with any questions. Very truly yours, Kathleen Abdulla Senior Paralegal
for
TRAVIS R. STOKES
Assistant City Attorney
City of Fresno

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 09, 2022, Reference # P025631-100922. Dear Michael Topper, The City of Fresno (City) received your public records request under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.) on October 09, 2022. Your request seeks: Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Information on all hate crimes occurring in the city of jurisdiction from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2020. The information should include (although not be restricted to) the following: date-of-occurrence (YYYY-MM-DD), time-of-occurrence (HH:MM), description of crime committed, location information at the finest geographic level available (street address or block), beat, district, weapon used, bias motivation (e.g., Anti-Black/Anti-Gay/Anti-Transgender), number of suspect(s), number of victim(s), injuries incurred, suspect(s) race, victim(s) race, victim(s) sex, suspect(s) sex,, victim(s) age, suspect(s) age. The City has located records responsive to this request. The City is currently reviewing the records for any applicable exemptions. A supplemental response will be provided by November 16, 2022. Thank you for your patience in awaiting this information. Please feel free to contact the Fresno City Attorney’s Office at 559-621-7500 if you have any questions. Very truly yours, Kathleen Abdulla Senior Paralegal
for
TRAVIS R. STOKES
Assistant City Attorney
City of Fresno

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 09, 2022, Reference # P025631-100922. Dear Michael Topper, The City of Fresno (City) received your public records request under the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et seq.) on October 09, 2022. Your request seeks: Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Information on all hate crimes occurring in the city of jurisdiction from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2020. The information should include (although not be restricted to) the following: date-of-occurrence (YYYY-MM-DD), time-of-occurrence (HH:MM), description of crime committed, location information at the finest geographic level available (street address or block), beat, district, weapon used, bias motivation (e.g., Anti-Black/Anti-Gay/Anti-Transgender), number of suspect(s), number of victim(s), injuries incurred, suspect(s) race, victim(s) race, victim(s) sex, suspect(s) sex,, victim(s) age, suspect(s) age. The City responds as follows: The City has located records responsive to your request and has determined that some of the information is exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Act (Gov. Code, § 6250 et. seq.) for the following reasons:

* The City does not maintain its records in a manner that would compile a document that would respond to portions of the requested topics ( Haynie v. Superior Court (2001) 26 Cal.4th 1061.) The City would have to pull all the identified reports to obtain the following requested topics: "weapon used"; "bias motivation"; "number of suspect(s)"; "number of victim(s)"; "injuries incurred"; "suspect(s) race"; "victim(s) race"; "victim(s) sex"; "suspect(s) sex"; "victim(s) age"; and "suspect(s) age".
* The request seeks records not required to be disclosed under the investigatory records exemption (Gov. Code, § 6254(f); Williams v. Superior Court (1993) 5 Cal.4th 337; Haynie v. Superior Court (2001) 26 Cal.4th 1061). The request seeks records that contain information protected by a constitutional right to privacy (Gov. Code, § 6254(k); U.S. Const., 14th Amend.; Cal. Const. Art. I, § 1).
The City's system only pulls incidents that include "hate crime" within the initial case report written by the Fresno Police Department. The provided document may not be an accurate reflection of all "hate crimes" occurring within the City during the requested time frame. The Fresno Police Department does not have a call classification for "hate crime". The City has redacted exempt information and/or records. Please log in to the City’s Public Records Center at the following link to retrieve the appropriate responsive records, uploaded into the system as: Hate Crime Data. Police Dept. Public Records Request - P025631-100922 Please feel free to contact the Fresno City Attorney’s Office at 559-621-7500 if you have any questions. Very truly yours, Kathleen Abdulla Senior Paralegal
for
TRAVIS R. STOKES
Assistant City Attorney
City of Fresno