2020 Police Data Collection (Chandler Police Department)
| Submitted | March 11, 2021 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Arizona Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force used in 2020 (for example, “27 taser incidents in 2020, 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 in 2020.
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2020.
6. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Chandler Police Department
Good Afternoon Samuel,
My name is Detective Waters and I work in the Media Relations Unit of the
Chandler Police Department. Recently you sent an email to Officer Seth
Tyler. The email was an FOIA for Data collection for the Chandler Police
Department. Officer Tyler is not involved in the Media Relations Unit nor
with the Public Records Office.
If you wish to have your FOIA received, you need to submit the paperwork
to the CPDPIO@Chandleraz.gov. This email is viewed by the Media Relations
Unit. Once your FOIA is received by the Media Relations Unit, they will
advised on if it has been received and coordinate a possible completion
date.
Thank you,
Det. Zachary Waters #726
Media Relations Unit
Chandler Police Department
480-782-4105
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Arizona Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 11, 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: Chandler Police Department
Received
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Sgt. Jason A. McClimans #S111
Media Relations Unit
Chandler Police Department
480-782-4108
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From: Chandler Police Department
Here is the answers to your FOIA inquiry below. Your FOIA will officially
be closed at this time.
1. The total number of use of force incidents. -65
2. Separated by type of force used in 2020 (for example, “27 taser
incidents in 2020, 3 baton incidents in 2020, etc.) 37 takedowns, 7
baton, 6 cew (taser), 2 bi-lateral vascular restraint, 1 oc spray, 1
pressure point, 4 impact push, 7 fist/knee strikes.
3. The total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law
enforcement misconduct that were reported. -3 Total number
sustained. -2
4. The total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use
of excessive force that were reported. -1
Total number sustained in 2020. -1
5. The total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or
racial profiling that were reported. -1
Total number sustained in 2020. -0
6. The total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct
that were reported. -0
Total number sustained in 2020. -0
7. Information reported to the FBI’s National Use of Force Data
Collection program.
-We reported 1 incident in January of 2021 when we started reporting
to the FBI. The information we reported is on our officer involved
shooting dashboard at
https://data.chandlerpd.com/officer-involved-shooting-incidents-2021-forward/
. We have no reports to this program for February or March 2021.
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Sgt. Jason A. McClimans #S111
Media Relations Unit
Chandler Police Department
480-782-4108
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