Texas Police Data Collection (Baytown Police Department)

Re: City of Baytown Police Request No. : 21855<br />
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Dear Sinyangwe<br />
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Thank you for submitting your public information request for &quot;To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents reported by law enforcement, separated by year and by type of force used from 2013-2020 (for example: 27 taser incidents in 2019, 34 taser incidents in 2020, 6 baton incidents in 2019, 3 baton incidents in 2020, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year (for example: 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2016, 4 complaints in 2017, 1 complaint sustained in 2017, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
6. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.
7. a list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from 2013-2020 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person).

If only partial information is available responsive to one or more of these requests, please provide all of the information that is available.

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 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

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If you wish to check the status of your request, please return to the Public Records page http://agendas.baytown.org/public_records.cfm and click on the Lookup Request option. You will be prompted for the request tracking number and the phone number associated with this request.<br />
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If you have any questions or require additional assistance, please contact&nbsp;Kristen Mills&nbsp;at (281) 420-6673.

Attached is your invoice and request. We can
only accept a business check or money order
if payment is mailed. Once payment is received,
we will mail your request.

You may also pay via exact cash, business check or
money order at our Records window and receive
requested information at that time.

Thanks

Kim Coutee
Baytown Police Department
Records Division
281 420 6626

"The City of Baytown provides this information as an intergovernmental transfer for its official use. The transfer does not constitute a disclosure of information to the public and does not waive exceptions to disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act. Please notify the City Clerk, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas 77522, (281)420-6504, as soon as possible should you receive a request by a member of the public to copy or inspect this information."
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Payment was just received this afternoon.
This will go out in tomorrow’s mail.
Thanks

A copy of documents responsive to the request.