Iowa Police Data Collection (Cedar Rapids Police Department)
| Submitted | Aug. 17, 2021 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Iowa Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents reported by the police department, separated by year and by type of force used from 2013-2020 (for example: 15 taser incidents in 2018, 27 taser incidents in 2019, 3 baton incidents in 2013, 18 baton incidents in 2014, 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. 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).
7. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.
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
From: Cedar Rapids Police Department
Hello, we are in receipt of your request. Per city ordinance, requests for information are charged at a rate of $20 per hour after the first 30 minutes. Please confirm your agreement to pay the costs needed to fulfill this request. No work will be completed until we receive this confirmation. The total estimated time is 2 hours and we would require payment of $30. Please let me know if you would like me to proceed.
The cost is the time involved to retrieve the data.
Regards,
Greg M. Buelow
Public Safety Communications Specialist
City of Cedar Rapids
505 1<x-apple-data-detectors://0/1>st<x-apple-data-detectors://0/1> Street SW<x-apple-data-detectors://0/1>
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404<x-apple-data-detectors://0/1>
Phone: (319) 286-5163<tel:(319)%20286-5163>
FAX: (319) 286-5250<tel:(319)%20286-5250>
Website: www.cedar-rapids.org<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cedar-rapids.org%2ffire&c=E,1,Jr7TfJaa0rMyCF0hAHbFH3pW6qxIaqy3wVMhfVGE1uDP69_K2TdNee9bDMIdfDhEbIHx_BQyQy8TF_vzBgE5M62DmxE96Va7x-bmy6mxI8WCzyKBekGZMjGzeA,,&typo=1>
Facebook: www.facebook.com/cedarrapidspolicedepartment<http://www.facebook.com/cedarrapidspolicedepartment> and www.facebook.com/cedarrapidsfiredepartment<http://www.facebook.com/cedarrapidsfiredepartment>
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $30.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
Cedar Rapids Police Department
ORA Office
505 1st St SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Iowa Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 2021. 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: Cedar Rapids Police Department
Did you submit payment by mail?
If so, once I verify the check has been received, we will process this request.
Thank you!
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hello,
I believe the check was sent by mail and on my end I'm seeing it should be delivered by the end of the week. Let me know when you receive.
Thanks,
Sam
From: Cedar Rapids Police Department
To Whom It May Concern,
We have received your check in the amount of $30. The requested information is attached.
Regards,
Sherri Hawkins
Records Division Supervisor/Accreditation Manager
Cedar Rapids Police Department
505 1st Street SW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Office: 319-286-5235
E-mail: s.hawkins@cedar-rapids.org<mailto:s.hawkins@cedar-rapids.org>
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