Police Data Collection Request (2021)

Re: FOIL Request (BPD data collection from 2021)

The City of Buffalo Police Department is in receipt of your Freedom of
Information Law request. Please allow this letter to serve as an
acknowledgment of your request pursuant to New York State Public Officer’s
Law, Section 89, entitled Freedom of Information Law.

Please be advised that your request is being processed by the Police
Department. BPD will then conduct a diligent search to determine whether we
are in possession of the record for which you seek access. Due to the large
number of requests the department is currently handling, please allow (30)
business days for a determination regarding your request for records.

Please be advised also that access to Public Officers Law, 87(1)(b), the
costs for redacted and/ or copied material emailed or mailed is $0.25 per
page not in the access of 9”x14”, any street surveillance is $43.00 per
disk and any redacted body cam footage starts at $42.68.

Respectfully,
FOIL Division
HQ

Re: FOIL Request: (All Police Data Collection from 2021)

The City of Buffalo Police Department (BPD) is in receipt of your Freedom
of Information Law request. Please allow this letter to serve as an
acknowledgment of your request pursuant to New York State Public Officer’s
Law, Section 89, entitled Freedom of Information Law.

The BPD has diligently and exhaustively researched your request for
information pertaining to above mentioned. Enclosed please find the records
you seek; 1.) Total number of Use of Force Incidents, separated by type.
2a.) Total number of civilian complaints alleging from any law enforcement
misconduct that were reported. 2b.) Total number sustained. 3.) Total
number of civilian complaints for use of excessive force 3.b) Total number
sustained. 4.) Total number of civilian complaints alleging from biased
policing or racial profiling that were reported and sustained. –Please be
advised BPD has no records to provide. 5.) The total number of civilian
complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and sustained.- BPD
has no records to provide. 6.) Total number of officer involved shooting in
2021 both fatal and non fatal.

Please be advised that you have the right to appeal any denial contained
herein in writing within thirty (30) days. Appeals must be directed to
Corporation Counsel, City of Buffalo Law Department, 1100 City Hall,
Buffalo NY 14202.

Respectfully,
FOIL Division
HQ

(See attached file: 1. UOF By Type.pdf)(See attached file: 2. Misconduct
Reported.pdf)(See attached file: 2B. Misconduct Sustained.pdf)(See attached
file: 3A. Complaints for Excessive Force.pdf)(See attached file: 3B.
Excessive Force Sustained.pdf)(See attached file: 6. Officer involved
Shooting.pdf)

129745-34821914@r
equests.muckrock.
com To
Foil@bpdny.org
07/27/2022 01:01 cc
AM
Subject
RE: New York Freedom of Information
Law Request: Police Data Collection
Request (2021)

Buffalo Police Department
FOIL Office
74 Franklin Street
Buffalo, NY 14202

July 27, 2022

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following New York Freedom of Information Law
request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 4, 2022. 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.

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PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester?x27;s name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
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On June 10, 2022:
Subject: Foil Receipts (2021 BPD information)
Re: FOIL Request (BPD data collection from 2021)

The City of Buffalo Police Department is in receipt of your Freedom of
Information Law request. Please allow this letter to serve as an
acknowledgment of your request pursuant to New York State Public Officer’s
Law, Section 89, entitled Freedom of Information Law.

Please be advised that your request is being processed by the Police
Department. BPD will then conduct a diligent search to determine whether we
are in possession of the record for which you seek access. Due to the large
number of requests the department is currently handling, please allow (30)
business days for a determination regarding your request for records.

Please be advised also that access to Public Officers Law, 87(1)(b), the
costs for redacted and/ or copied material emailed or mailed is $0.25 per
page not in the access of 9”x14”, any street surveillance is $43.00 per
disk and any redacted body cam footage starts at $42.68.

Respectfully,
FOIL Division
HQ

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On June 4, 2022:
Subject: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Police Data
Collection Request (2021)
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the
following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force
and year used in 2021 (for example, information that specifies the number
of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.)

2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law
enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in
2021.

3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of
excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or
racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that
were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

6. the total number of officer involved shootings in 2021, both fatal and
non-fatal.

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 5 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

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PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 129745
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester?x27;s name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

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