Police data collection project (Atlanta Police Department)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the Atlanta Police Department of Atlanta, GA.
Multi Request Police data collection project
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe


To Whom It May Concern:

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

-the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year and by type of force used from 2013-2019 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2013, 3 baton incidents in 2013, etc.)
-total number of civilian complaints reported and the total number sustained, separated by year (for example, 8 complaints in 2013, 2 complaints sustained in 2013, 4 complaints in 2014, 1 complaint sustained in 2014, etc.)
-total number of use of force complaints reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2019, separated by year
-total number of biased policing or discrimination/profiling complaints reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2019, separated by year
-a spreadsheet or list with the dates (month/day/year and time if available), race of subjects involved, and injuries/deaths sustained for all officer-involved shootings incidents (excluding shootings of animals) from 2013-2019, 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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From: Atlanta Police Department

Mr. Singyangwe,

We are in receipt of your Open Records Act request received after business hours on Friday, February 7. We have reached out to the appropriate custodians of these records within our department, who are working to locate and pull the data. We should be able to provide you the data some time next week. If we anticipate any delays in that timeline, we will keep you updated. Feel free to check back with us should you require any updates. We thank you for your patience as we work to fulfill your requests.
Regards,

Carlos Campos
Director, Public Affairs Unit
Atlanta Police Department
226 Peachtree Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(O): 404-546-4283
(C): 404-617-4323
cacampos@atlantaga.gov<mailto:cacampos@atlantaga.gov>

From: Atlanta Police Department

Mr. Sinyangwe,

Please see the attached and included data below that is responsive to your Open Records Act request. The data below addresses use of force data and the spreadsheet addresses citizen complaints, officer-involved shootings and bias complaints on separate tabs for the requested years. Thank you.

UOF
YEAR
UOF 2013
UOF 2014
UOF
2015
UOF 2016
UOF
2017
UOF
2018
UOF
2019
TOTAL

542
608
618
433
477
528
615

PHYSICAL
294
412
346
201
223
231
390

O.C

52
65
38
30
44
38
36

ASP BATON

7
12
16
8
4
21
22

FIREARM

15
16
15
16
24
42
7

TASER
174
103
169
178
182
196
160

# OF COMPLAINTS

7
61
28
23
24
49
14

#OF SUSTAINED COMPLAINTS
3
4
3
8
4
2
1

Carlos Campos
Director, Public Affairs Unit
Atlanta Police Department
226 Peachtree Street SW
Atlanta, GA 30303
(O): 404-546-4283
(C): 404-617-4323
cacampos@atlantaga.gov<mailto:cacampos@atlantaga.gov>

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