Police Data Collection Request (2020-2021) • MuckRock

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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

04/03/2022

Subject: North Carolina Public Records Law Request: Police Data Collection Request (2020-2021)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used in 2020 and 2021 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2020, the number of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2020, baton incidents in 2021, etc.)

2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

6. the total number of officer involved shootings in 2021, both fatal and non-fatal.

When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.

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.

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: Fayetteville Police Department

04/04/2022

Subject: Your first record request #22-596 has been opened.

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Fayetteville, NC

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Your first Fayetteville, NC record request (request number #22-596) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

As the requester, you can always see the status of your
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Once your account is activated, your request will be visible at the following link:
Request #22-596.

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From: Fayetteville Police Department

04/04/2022

Subject: [External Message Added] Fayetteville, NC public records request #22-596

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Fayetteville, NC

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-596:

We have received your public records request and will provide you with the documents in a timely manner. This email serves as confirmation that we have received your request.

From: Fayetteville Police Department

05/03/2022

Subject: [External Message Added] Fayetteville, NC public records request #22-596

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Fayetteville, NC

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A message was sent to you regarding record request #22-596:

Staff is hard at work researching and gathering any public documents pertaining to your record request, but are also busy with other assignments and requests. As soon as we have any available documents, we will send them to you. Thanks for your patience.

From: Fayetteville Police Department

06/10/2022

Subject: Your Fayetteville, NC public records request #22-596 has been closed.

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Fayetteville, NC

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Record request #22-596 has been closed and published. The closure reason supplied was:

Use of Force Incidents

* 2020 - 37 incidents

* Taser - 13

* Hands On - 17

* Firearm Discharge - 6 (2 Officer Involved, 2 Canines, 2 Negligent Discharge)

* OC (Pepper Spray) - 1

* 2021 - 39 incidents

* Taser - 21

* Hands On - 15

* K9 Bite - 3

Citizen Complaints (Includes Excessive Force, Biased Policing, Criminal Conduct)

* 2021 - 63

* 22 sustained complaints (11 of which were Violations Other Than Complaint). In that, the officer was cleared but a violation not associated with the citizen complaint was identified)

* All allegations are included in our overall Citizen Complaints of 63 (there were eight (8) complaints of Excessive Force). Six (6) of the eight (8) were UNFOUNDED and the other two (2), the officer was justified in the level of force that was used.

* There were seven (7) allegations of Biased Policing in 2021 and all of the allegations were UNFOUNDED.

* There were zero (0) allegations of Criminal Conduct in 2021.

* There were zero (0) incidents of an Officer Involved Shooting in 2021.

This is our official response to your public records request.

This completes the request.

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