Sheriff data collection request 2022 (Anderson County Sheriff)
| Multi Request | Sheriff data collection request 2022 |
| Submitted | Nov. 20, 2023 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the South Carolina Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents in 2022. Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in 2022 were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force, in 2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings in 2022, both fatal and non-fatal.
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
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 15 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Anderson County Sheriff
Good morning,
Thank you for submitting a request. This request will take time to complete and there will be a fee. Our fee schedule is on our website if you need in depth information. In the very least, there will probably be a charge between $20-$40 for man hours. I am unsure of the actual price at this moment because I don’t know how long it will take other members of our agency to get me this information.
Would you like me to proceed?
Carrie Miller
CJCC/PIO
Anderson County Sheriff's Office
1019 David Lee Coffee Place
Anderson, SC 29625
csmiller@andersonsheriff.com<mailto:csmiller@andersonsheriff.com>
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hi, yes I'll pay the fees to obtain this information. Please proceed.
Thank you,
Sam
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following South Carolina Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Nov. 21, 2023. 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: Anderson County Sheriff
Thank you for your patience. It has been very difficult to track people down to get the information. A lot of vital people that would help me get these numbers have either been out sick or on break with the holidays. I appreciate you following up and I apologize for the delay! I will waive the fee.
Carrie Miller
CJCC/PIO
Anderson County Sheriff's Office
1019 David Lee Coffee Place
Anderson, SC 29625
csmiller@andersonsheriff.com<mailto:csmiller@andersonsheriff.com>
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From: Anderson County Sheriff
Good afternoon,
Attached are the answers to the questions you asked in your FOIA request. I have N/A for civilian complaints because we do not have a way to track civilian complaints. Most of our complaints come from face-to-face interactions. Leadership/Admin on the road deal with the complaints and then it is over and done with. We have a Citizen’s Feedback Portal on our website, but we do not have any complaints from there.
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1. the total number of use of force incidents in 2022. Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in 2022 were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
69 from Uniform Patrol / 78 from the Detention Center
2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force, in 2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, etc.)
Taser: 6
Baton: 1
OC Spray: 1
Weaponless: 53
Canine Release and Bite: 8
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
N/A
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
N/A
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
N/A
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.
N/A
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings in 2022, both fatal and non-fatal.
NONE
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
White Males: 48
White Females: 0
Black Males: 19
Black Females: 0
Hispanic Males: 1
Hispanic Females: 1
Other: 0
Carrie Miller
CJCC/PIO
Anderson County Sheriff's Office
1019 David Lee Coffee Place
Anderson, SC 29625
csmiller@andersonsheriff.com<mailto:csmiller@andersonsheriff.com>
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