ShotSpotter and gun crime data

Maria Efstratiades

Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131
Camden County Administration
520 Market Street, 11th Floor
Camden, NJ 08102-1375
Dear Todd Feathers:

Thank you for submitting an Open Public Records request with Camden County.   Your request was given the reference number W019241-080221 for tracking purposes.


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Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records

Dear Todd Feathers,

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Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131
Camden County Administration
520 Market Street, 11th Floor
Camden, NJ 08102-1375

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08/11/2021
Todd Feathers

RE: OPRA Request of 8/2/2021, Reference # W019241-080221
Dear Todd Feathers,
The Camden County Custodian of Records received your Open Public Records Act request on 8/2/2021.  To access your request please click here. (https://u8387795.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=tVZK-2BDMrxhcb-2BNvwVODlUGmKCUMyb79Ny8gg4vdSQ5FiM3QQOPusYq8v4vjkEzvzI0iTucpJzGyXVS3YKgiYdQ-3D-3DrbIw_BMW106DYYIveDWy0JW-2F5kWh6gEaGjeWqrLBAYANMfuoBv2pctaOOgLcHVANnpFGPXmKf7VIMUXvzrvmvElcO5mcGzqI73vYB6pwOJxgyIrtSRkKYafLeQx-2BkUj7W7EYUebnBCQFt-2FMd238zH-2FkgyzjG6v-2FNtxI9rhCwFIQgNeo8pOOwaldsuxOuSHBXh1aG0maQBeshPPgkIsF0Uwl-2F4hrk-2B-2BwJQITaQwY71TLlXBOum8EZNnUAY1Lhw5L6WWX4VcqSGrk07G0DKtQ57TI5g-2FD-2FCT1A6x93htnHCrSVZouXapTlYdoQg2pttNn9F1-2FA-2BNRPjmymjt-2BzWcGrOCFkaDV9h7ApJzQpz1zHvqsDpbRgcW79BqXUMqO69aS-2BtP-2BKLn1B8wnEPostsnWxQK5DKWw-3D-3D)

The staff at the Camden County Police Department notified me that they would like an extension of time to respond to your OPRA request.  Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-5.i, we require an extension of time to allow the Department's personnel to conduct an extensive search for the requested records.
We anticipate that we will have a response ready for you on or about 9-9-21.
Should you have any questions, please contact the Custodian of Records at (856) 225-2131.
Sincerely,
Michael Mevoli for
Maria Efstratiades Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records
Camden County
Office of Archives & Records Management
Courthouse, 11th Floor
520 Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102-1375
Phone: (856) 225-2131
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September 8, 2021
This is a follow up to request number W019241-080221:
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following New Jersey Open Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 30, 2021. You previously indicated that it would be completed on Sept. 9, 2021. I wanted to let you know that I am still interested in the following documents, and to see if that date was still accurate. You had assigned it reference number #W019241-080221.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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On Aug. 11, 2021:
Subject: Open Records Request :: W019241-080221

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Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records Telephone: (856) 225 – 2131
Camden County Administration
520 Market Street, 11th Floor
Camden, NJ 08102-1375

Please DO NOT REPLY to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. FOR FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE PLEASE send an email to opra.custodian@camdencounty.com or GENERATE A NEW REQUEST THROUGH THE OPEN RECORDS CENTER. (mailto:opracustodian@camdencounty.com)
09/08/2021
RE: OPRA REQUEST of 8/2/2021, Reference # W019241-080221
Dear Todd Feathers,
The Camden County Custodian of Records received your Open Public Records Act request on 8/2/2021.  To access your request and retrieve your records please click here. (https://u8387795.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=tVZK-2BDMrxhcb-2BNvwVODlUGmKCUMyb79Ny8gg4vdSQ5FiM3QQOPusYq8v4vjkEzvzI0iTucpJzGyXVS3YKgiYdQ-3D-3DXSJ-_BMW106DYYIveDWy0JW-2F5kWh6gEaGjeWqrLBAYANMfuoBv2pctaOOgLcHVANnpFGPXmKf7VIMUXvzrvmvElcO5hfzBnygu4dpJsJm84Lu7K3K3ZXi3VDvJyWvU-2BZ2kwWBZxjmSB142Ba0SrS-2BXtQ7bz0MNNdcBEbBCDXE7VnQzGIcQzJ-2B067BnqQWxzq-2B4ou6JDKImthYEf9IwXkAZ3V8w-2Bw-2FARvCiZnxoBXAem2gRzMJ4MYjLvkhxStXIMSdscTLgcvORCtp3jgcOe0gIqyt0VdqfeKTk7t7op2J-2FCJyyzGYcbsqVSZQ-2FdS6edEFOEns6PN5oo8yGEJubeMWq3wv2MZvJkpyOpaXYu2jNUXnpg5Hhy7X3O5zpmnybrj8U92944FH2sil3VXsofpVmGirFg-3D-3D) "1) A copy of the department's ShotSpotter database containing every alert that has been generated by the department's ShotSpotter Flex system since January 4, 2016. The list/database should include the date, time, location (address or latitude/longitude coordinates, single or multiple shot distinction, …and unique alert ID.” Your request:
The Camden County Police Department (CCPD) conducted a search of their files and provided the records with redactions. The CCPD redacted the time, address, and precise coordinates for each incident, as disclosure of this information would create a risk to witnesses, victims, and the devices themselves, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1.1., N.J.A.C. 13:1E-3.2(a)3; Drange v. Camden County Office of Archives and Records Management; GRC Complaint No. 2015-265 (December 2018), as is required by N.J.S.A. 47:1A-6. Custodian’s Response:
Additionally, the ShotSpotter system that the County uses has no data field to capture “semi-automatic or high-capacity distinction,” or “number of shooters”, as you requested. Therefore, no records exist for this portion of your request.
"notes added by the ShotSpotter or dispatch reviewer (where applicable)” Your request: No records exist for this portion of your request. Custodian’s Response:
"If the department tracks whether the alert was confirmed as a definite or likely gunshot, please also include that data.” Your request: The CCPD believes the column titled ‘Type’ in the records provided are responsive to this portion of your request. Custodian’s Response:
“2.) Data from the department's CAD system (or comparable system) detailing every report of shots fired since January 1, 2016. Where possible, this data should include date, time, location (address or latitude+ longitude coordinates), distinction as to how the report was made (e.g., the ShotSpotter, a call to 911, or otherwise), whether the gunfire was confirmed, and any other pertinent information." Your request: The CCPD’s CAD program does not have a data field or call description for "shots", "shots fired", "gunshots", "gunfire", or "shotspotter", as you requested. Therefore, the Department has no way to search for or accurately provide documents/data sets in response to this portion of your request. As a result, this portion of your request is too broad and seeks documents that are not specifically “identifiable” for the CCPD to gather a response. As such, this portion of your request is a wholesale request for information that is not encompassed by the intent of OPRA as has been articulated in N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et. seq. and MAG Entertainment v. Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, 375 N.J. Super. 534 (App. Div. 2005). Custodian’s Response:
As such, this letter and the records provided constitutes completion of your request.
Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1, et seq. if your request for access to a government record has been denied or unfilled within the seven (7) business days required by law, you have a right to challenge the decision by the County of Camden to deny access.  As provided by law, you have the right to either institute a proceeding in the Superior Court of New Jersey or file a complaint with the Government Records Council (GRC) by completing their Denial of Access Complaint Form located at the GRC’s website at www.state.nj.us/grc. (www.state.nj.us/grc)
You may contact the GRC by toll-free telephone at 866-850-0511, by mail at P.O. Box 819, Trenton, NJ, 08625, by e-mail at grc@dca.state.nj.us. The GRC can also answer other questions about the law. All questions regarding complaints filed in Superior Court should be directed to the Superior Court. (mailto:grc@dca.state.nj.us)
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Should you have any questions, please contact the Custodian of Records at (856) 225-2131.
Sincerely,
Steffani Lon for
Maria Efstratiades Maria Efstratiades
Custodian of Records
Camden County
Office of Archives & Records Management
Courthouse, 11th Floor
520 Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102-1375
Phone: (856) 225-2131
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