2020 Police Data Collection (Escambia County Sheriff's Office)

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Pensacola, FL 32501
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Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:
Thank you for your interest in public records of Escambia County Sheriff's Office (ECSO). Per F.S.S. 119, this e-mail is to notify you that we have received your public records request on 3/11/2021 and have assigned a reference number P024512-031121 for tracking purposes. Records Requested: Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine 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.
Your request will be processed in accordance with Florida Public Records Laws and in the order in which it was received. You will be advised as soon as possible regarding any estimated costs, if applicable. Payment will be due in advance by business check, cashier’s check, cash or money order made payable to the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office, attention Record’s Office.
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Annual_Use_of_Force_Report.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HSMgi4dn39U5Z9Bgwcwb4bh2hV-2F2H39JMHRFIixlOUrKv82nGxbJjCgsiQ7XydqXG-2FTmT5NZXBkWSsBozLIU-2FgtmZilOoFmf-2Bjh5T95qweZO6Qe2y3rRZNFtOlUnsjKunqURPvm5hBXTcUV-2Fj-2Bz9coDbqgXd491YqK37OJGXfuzjIE9snY9Kjb-2BcIDh8rl7BJQ-3D-3DeKwa_GlkBNRFQz8uBiwts8rn3J0tp-2F53CjwHudLo-2F3TqWRfBatCaa4Anu9EsinjRxDL2Za-2FPvI31vVCCpnBdkKCOJeTtB9ljIRbIROI2NcscovbWgPcp6cPF345Fm3maBDY-2BlfAPtEkDtRgBpVAIUuoA-2FGqq2kOsBUPPSbC3GXctMWuOogdc9OgHi2oFATPz9a38T6EmbFQw89U-2FdH8PiuSzKQhZxTcV0EPTeTma091lMjGoosNccuGI9jtBiDSIShvyK6L5U69p16VFRhbJeqLkUr-2BdICsX2R-2FGrFYIJVawg03Dkxw0tGCoY57kvOU-2Fzn7n1IHcvym3UHsTxsZNL4cVxXEcAwwE9FbeDXtcQ4F-2FJG1cPEiQ83fsCJzICoSATQBBqzx6f4GL7FmnxqqqAtvhyuw-3D-3D)
Citizen_Complaints_2020_-_Excessive_Force_-_Profiling.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HSMgi4dn39U5Z9Bgwcwb4bh2hV-2F2H39JMHRFIixlOUrKv82nGxbJjCgsiQ7XydqXG-2FTmT5NZXBkWSsBozLIU-2FgtmZilOoFmf-2Bjh5T95qweZO6Qe2y3rRZNFtOlUnsjKunqURPvm5hBXTcUV-2Fj-2Bz9coDuORAEe1tSYncCewTmtXlNQWjPuIk8x876LQd339-2B2eg-3D-3D_Fw4_GlkBNRFQz8uBiwts8rn3J0tp-2F53CjwHudLo-2F3TqWRfBatCaa4Anu9EsinjRxDL2Za-2FPvI31vVCCpnBdkKCOJeTtB9ljIRbIROI2NcscovbWgPcp6cPF345Fm3maBDY-2BlfAPtEkDtRgBpVAIUuoA-2FGqq2kOsBUPPSbC3GXctMWuOogdc9OgHi2oFATPz9a38T6EmbFQw89U-2FdH8PiuSzKQhZxTcV0EPTeTma091lMjGoosNccuGI9jtBiDSIShvyK954vUv6alNkaxrdAQ6TqgTnqhFHf56surfqSR2B-2FpbGALf9b2gjS5k1M3vNppLmqtSBlKxcJYyGD5iek4yXVz-2BNIvX-2BtaVn-2Bc7oYsJGjBPmk2GnIkQ0hVMcB-2BsFZVesMRpscAhuhsoXpPButqxMZng-3D-3D)
Citizen_Complaints_2020_-_Totals_-_Findings.pdf (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HSMgi4dn39U5Z9Bgwcwb4bh2hV-2F2H39JMHRFIixlOUrKv82nGxbJjCgsiQ7XydqXG-2FTmT5NZXBkWSsBozLIU-2FgtmZilOoFmf-2Bjh5T95qweZO6Qe2y3rRZNFtOlUnsjKunqURPvm5hBXTcUV-2Fj-2Bz9coCJuDL8l6hdKPj6P4RUjVYIhCYMOHISqvrKAqRTvee-2FGA-3D-3Djfl4_GlkBNRFQz8uBiwts8rn3J0tp-2F53CjwHudLo-2F3TqWRfBatCaa4Anu9EsinjRxDL2Za-2FPvI31vVCCpnBdkKCOJeTtB9ljIRbIROI2NcscovbWgPcp6cPF345Fm3maBDY-2BlfAPtEkDtRgBpVAIUuoA-2FGqq2kOsBUPPSbC3GXctMWuOogdc9OgHi2oFATPz9a38T6EmbFQw89U-2FdH8PiuSzKQhZxTcV0EPTeTma091lMjGoosNccuGI9jtBiDSIShvyKbZ18NMD60AcnvpEDLc0Y1LVwkC3IubGRP7SVXg6NRA7h6PQKjGiUCn3pq0MKUF4KamPxS16sPwh2An8uVDC5o1GV0I5w1yoMRFwTbbUntOtNhf9r5MuCq5FKgjne4jLLS0vM1t7vQ2ZwTUzjX13GeQ-3D-3D)

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03/23/2021

Samuel Sinyangwe

Re:  Public Records Request No. P024512-031121

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is in receipt of your request for public records received on 3/11/2021 in which you requested:
“Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine 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.”

The responsive records have been uploaded in the ECSO Records Request Center and attached to this email message. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=6HtRfOYLt5fXvpttM-2FU1HSMgi4dn39U5Z9Bgwcwb4bh2hV-2F2H39JMHRFIixlOUrKYHp97feZiQOpRD4J-2BlLyp-2Fif8wfCVfiBSWX5C-2BjW-2F7U-3DtCAu_GlkBNRFQz8uBiwts8rn3J0tp-2F53CjwHudLo-2F3TqWRfBatCaa4Anu9EsinjRxDL2Za-2FPvI31vVCCpnBdkKCOJeTtB9ljIRbIROI2NcscovbWgPcp6cPF345Fm3maBDY-2BlfAPtEkDtRgBpVAIUuoA-2FGqq2kOsBUPPSbC3GXctMWuOogdc9OgHi2oFATPz9a38T6EmbFQw89U-2FdH8PiuSzKQhZxTcV0EPTeTma091lMjGoosNccuGI9jtBiDSIShvyKq9kgEF-2BR6ln0tbIwf7Cwo3opH1dbjltEgNpM7L8Hpv-2BxKqwo-2FpiskxGgE7NN0NtwMh82Q3NSCJYTDfshJ3n0qJxEAZpUsJWo9bvyRPjK0J1HV-2BBqbFqylzgdYwUlFVTkknwhGmQ9BRi5UQitJUYseQ-3D-3D)
This is the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office’s final response. Your request is considered complete and will now be closed.

CHIP W. SIMMONS, SHERIFF
ESCAMBIA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Elizabeth Shreves, FCRM
Public Records Coordinator/RMLO
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