Human trafficking charges in Boston

Dear Alexa Gagosz,

Thank you for your interest in public records of Boston Police Department.  Your request has been received and is being processed.  Your request was received in this office on October 30, 2019 and given the reference number B001574-103019 for tracking purposes.
If this is a media request, please contact the Office of Media Relations directly at 617.343.4520. To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

For the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, any records of arrests made of crimes being charged as human trafficking, including but not limited to, crimes of:

(1) involuntary servitude and
(2) commercial sex trafficking.

Please also provide any all segregable demographic information related to the arrest that your agency may possess, including but not limited to the age, gender, race, and any other relevant data on the victims and the perpetrators.

Additionally, please provide any available data on the time and location of each arrest made.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

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,

Alexa Gagosz

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Hi Alexa,
I am having a hard time trying to locate records. We don't have a crime code for this data. If you still need the records, please reach out and maybe we can work on clarifying what exactly you need and see if we can find it. Please let me me know at your earliest convenience.
Thanks

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City of Boston
Shawn A. Williams, Esq.
Director of Public Records 03/29/2021 RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of October 30, 2019., Reference # B001574-103019 Dear Alexa : The City of Boston (City) has received your request for public records.  This response applies only to records that exist and are in the custody of the City. See A Guide to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, p. 32, n.115.  It is expected that a custodian of records must use her superior knowledge of her records with respect to responses to public records requests.  950 CMR 32.04(5).  Specifically, you stated:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

For the years 2017, 2018, and 2019, any records of arrests made of crimes being charged as human trafficking, including but not limited to, crimes of:

(1) involuntary servitude and
(2) commercial sex trafficking.

Please also provide any all segregable demographic information related to the arrest that your agency may possess, including but not limited to the age, gender, race, and any other relevant data on the victims and the perpetrators.

Additionally, Additionally, please provide any available data on the time and location of each arrest made. It appears you seek records that may be available on the daily journal for the Boston Police Department.  Please see WWW.BPDNEWS.COM for more information on how to view the public journal online. A records custodian is not required to conduct research or create records in response to a public records request. Very truly yours, Shawn A. Williams, Esq. Director of Public Records Records Access Officer