Human Trafficking Charges & Arrest Records (Atlanta Police Department)

Miles Anderson filed this request with the Atlanta Police Department of Atlanta, GA.
Tracking #

21-3504

Multi Request Human Trafficking Charges & Arrest Records
Est. Completion None
Status
Fix Required

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From: Miles Anderson


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Georgia Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any records of arrests made during the years 2017, 2018, and 2019; of crimes being charged as human trafficking, including but not limited to, crimes of (1) involuntary servitude and (2) commercial sex trafficking. Additionally, please provide any demographic information related to the arrest that your agency may possess, including the age, gender, race, (and any other relevant fields) of the victims and the perpetrators. Additionally, please provide any available data on the time and locations of each arrest made.

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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Miles Anderson

From: Atlanta Police Department

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C I T Y O F A T L A N T A

Keisha Lance Bottoms
226 Peachtree Street, SW
Atlanta Police Department
Mayor
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Rodney Bryant
(404) 546-7448
Interim Chief of Police

RE: Open Records Request # 21-3504, Assigned to Officer J. Ausmus

The following is in response to your Open Records Act request, received by the Atlanta Police Department. Please read this email in its entirety as it contains important information about your request.

We will notify you when your records are available.

By default, records will be sent to you by email or mail depending on if they are physical or not (example: 911 audio will be mailed and body worn camera will be emailed). If you wish to pick up your records in person at Central Records, you must respond to this letter within three business days from the date of this letter.

Estimated Time Frame

We are conducting a diligent search for records responsive to your request; and we estimate that if there are any records responsive to your request, they can be made available in 3-4 weeks.
It is important to note that the estimated time frame and charges are subject to revision either up or down depending upon the actual time spent searching for, retrieving, and redacting the records as well as the actual number of pages of records that are retrieved. Exempt material will be redacted pursuant O.C.G.A. 50-18-72.

Fee Estimate

Please be advised requests may incur different charges based on the number of hours worked. Our base line estimate for a single request is $20-$30 based on one hour of labor (not including material fees). Specialized requests such as, but not limited to, bulk incident reports, license and permits, and code enforcement files most likely will exceeed $100 (due to the amount of labor involved with fulfilling those request types). Please see below for specific fees;
Fees
Your request may incur the following estimated charges:
General Preparation Fees
Paper Copies
$ 0.10 per page
Discs
$1.00 per disc (CDs, DVDs)
Mailing Fee
Standard postage
Certified Report Fee
$3.00/certified report flat fee
Record retrieval, review, and copying fee
The hourly wage of the lowest paid person who can retrieve, review and copy records multiplied by the number of hours it takes to retrieve, review, and copy the requested records (Typically this wage is between $14.00 - $21.00/hour. Please note there will be no charge for first 15min)

Commonly Requested Records and Redaction Times

Incident/Accident Reports
Approximately 2-3 pages/report & Approx. 3-5 min. each to redact

OPS File
Approximately 100 pages/file & Approx. 1 hr - 2hr to redact

Personnel Files
Approximately 100 pages/file & Approx. 1hr - 2hr to redact

Investigative Files
Approximately 100 pages/file & Approx. 1hr - 2hr to redact

Taxi Records
Approximately 5 pages/Application & Approx. 30 min. to redact

Code Enforcement Records
Approximately 5 pages/record Approx. 30 min. each to redact

Training History
Approximately 3-10 pages/officer & 30 minutes per officer to redact

911 Recordings
$ 22.00 per disc

Pending Requests (cases still open)
Please be advised that pursuant O.C.G.A. ยง 50-18-72(a)(4), anything other than the initial incident report is exempt from release for cases that are pending investigation and/or adjudication. In order to obtain documents other than the incident report, you will be required to obtain a subpoena from the City of Atlanta municipal court. This document must be physically dropped off at the Atlanta Police Department headquaters.
Bulk Incident reports

Depending on the amount of incidents requested, requests might take longer than the estimate 3-4 week time frame.

If you have any questions please call our office at 404-546-7448 or email apdopenrecords@atlantaga.gov<mailto:apdopenrecords@atlantaga.gov>.

From: Atlanta Police Department

We will need more information to complete your request such as names, case numbers, dates, and locations.

Have a nice day.
SPO J.R. Ausmus
Atlanta Police Department Open Records Unit
jrausmus@atlantaga.gov

From: Atlanta Police Department

Good afternoon,

Our Open Records Unit forwarded a letter of April 21, 2021 requesting an update on previously requested information to our office. I have your inquiry and believe we can supply the needed information. I need to verify that this email address : requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com> is the correct address to send links to files.

You may contact me directly at my cell phone or by email apd-publicaffairs@atlantaga.gov<mailto:apd-publicaffairs@atlantaga.gov> .

Officer Steve Avery
Public Affairs Unit
Atlanta Police Department
226 Peachtree St. SW | Atlanta, GA 30303
Ph: 404-546-6963<tel:404-546-6963> |cell: 404-971-4152<tel:404-971-4152>
smavery@atlantaga.gov<mailto:smavery@atlantaga.gov>

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