ProPublica: Anti-black Bias Incident Reports (Cincinnati Police Department)
Multi Request | ProPublica: Anti-black Bias Incident Reports |
Submitted | Sept. 24, 2018 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Rahima Nasa
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Ohio Open Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any and all incident reports (including descriptions of the crime) that have been marked or investigated as potential hate crimes motivated by anti-black bias since Jan. 1, 2016. Police reports refer to reports produced with notes and narratives, and a description of what happened by the responding officer. Here is an example: https://cdn.muckrock.com/foia_files/2018/03/06/2-28-18_MR49345_RES.pdf
This request is made as part of the Documenting Hate Project, a collaboration involving dozens of news organizations, led by ProPublica. Coverage from the project is compiled at https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes#hatecrime-coverage.
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,
Rahima Nasa
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Ohio Open Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 24, 2018. 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: Cincinnati Police Department
The information you've requested can be found on our open data portal.
https://data.cincinnati-oh.gov/browse?category=Safer+Streets
Cincinnati Police Department | Public Information Office
310 Ezzard Charles Drive | Cincinnati, Ohio 45214.2805