ID sheriff data collection (2017-2022) (Bannock County Sheriff)
| Multi Request | ID sheriff data collection (2017-2022) |
| Submitted | March 14, 2024 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Idaho Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents from 2017-2022, separated by year. 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 year and type of force, from 2017-2022 (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 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 the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item 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 alleging police misconduct, 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 3 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 Idaho Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 19, 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: Bannock County Sheriff
Good morning,
Your request was received and forwarded to the Sheriff’s Office on March 14th, 2024. It appears that it is still under review for release in their office. They should be contacting you shortly.
Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns. Have a wonderful day!
Best regards,
Bannock County Records Request
624 E Center
Pocatello, ID 83201
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From: Bannock County Sheriff
To Whom It May Concern,
Detention Use of Force reports for the years 2017-2022. Most jail force is open hand control, application of OC spray is rare, and use of the restraint chair is exceedingly rare.
2017-----------93 total reports
2018----------130
2019----------100
2020------------70
2021------------98
2022-----------101
Criminal division Use of Force reports for the years 2019-2022 (Database began in 2019). Types of Force- OC spray, Taser, Less lethal shotgun, take down, firearm, and pull out firearm of holster.
2022-----------46
2021-----------79
2020-----------81
2019-----------87
Note: 2019-2022 63 Use of force was putting an injured animal down.
2019-2022 29 Civil evictions that required buildings cleared.
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
Unknown. BCSO does not have the ability to search reports based on the criteria
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.
Unknown. BCSO does not have the ability to search reports based on the criteria
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.
Unknown. BCSO does not have the ability to search reports based on the criteria
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
Unknown. . BCSO does not have the ability to search reports based on the criteria
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings from 2017-2022, both fatal and non-fatal, separated by year.
0
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
BCSO does not track use of force by race/ethnicity