Kansas City, MO PD Citizen Complaints
| Submitted | Aug. 5, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law and the Missouri Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.
1. What is the total number of citizen complaints (allegations of misconduct) made against your department’s officers annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).
2. What is the total number of complaints police officers made against their peer officers in department annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).
3. What is the total number of calls for service your department received annually for the past 10 years? If your department logs calls for service in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
4. How many officer-involved-shootings were there per year for the last 10 years in your department? Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient.
Please include documentation regarding how many of these officer-involved shootings involved disciplinary action. (Please list officer firearm discharge directed at a person separately from a shooting involving an animal and separately from accidental firearm discharges).
Please include the number of officer-involved shootings resulting in discipline.
5. Which of the above data are published publicly? Please provide a link to any and all publicly available reports containing the data above.
Collecting this information is very important to our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with 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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
From: Brown, Jamie S
Your request has been received and will be forwarded to our Media Unit for completion. Someone from that unit should be in contact with you.
Thank you.
Sgt. Jamie Brown #5174
Law Clerk
Kansas City, Missouri Police Department
Office of General Counsel
1125 Locust
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
(816) 949-1614<tel:%28816%29%20949-1614>
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Brown, Jamie S
Please see below. I will forward this email to the Media Unit. Additionally, you may contact them at 816-234-5170 to follow up. Thank you.
Sgt. Jamie Brown #5174
Law Clerk
Kansas City, Missouri Police Department
Office of General Counsel
1125 Locust
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
(816) 949-1614<tel:%28816%29%20949-1614>
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello,
Thank you very much for the update. I look forward to hearing from you.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Brown, Jamie S
Mr. Cartwright:
Please see the highlighted portion below. Your follow up should be directed to our Media Unit at 816-234-5170. Thank you.
JB
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From: Graves, Stacey
Mr. Cartwright,
Your request is being processed.
Sent from my iPhone
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello,
Thank you very much for the update.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: Graves, Stacey
Mr. Cartwright,
Please see below responses to your numbered requests. Please note, there may be associated fees for the information that is currently being processed.
1. **Processing. I will forward the information as soon as possible.
2. We do not log these complaints. If there were complaints against an officer they would be part of a personnel record that is not subject to public release, (610.021(3)&(13)).
3. Please see attached for years 2006-2008. Please see #5 for online data.
4. **Processing. Discipline is considered a personnel record and is not subject to public release, (610.021(3)&(13)).
5. Please see the attached link to find information on #3 for years 2009-2016 in the Annual Reports. http://kcmo.gov/police/homicide-3/crime-stats/#.WbcXn9VSxaQ
Capt. Stacey Graves
Media Unit
Kansas City MO Police Dept.
816-234-5178
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello,
I would like to clarify what I mean in #2 by "peer to peer complaints". Some departments call these "internal complaints" do you have annual data on internal complaints for the past 10 years?
Respectfully,
-Alex Cartwright
From: Graves, Stacey
Mr. Cartwright,
The remainder of your information request is attached for #1 and please see below for #4.
#4. Officer involved shootings over a ten year period.
2007 16
2008 14
2009 15
2010 7
2011 16
2012 9
2013 13
2014 10
2015 12
2016 13
2017 6 YTD
Thank you.
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 8/5/17
Thank you very much for providing the information we requested. I am writing to ask for some clarification regarding the data on officer-involved shootings you provided us with. What constitutes an officer-involved shooting in your department? For example, some departments do not count misses while others count all discharges; some include shots at animals. Other departments include intentional and accidental shootings; others do not. Some include all discharges and some exclude missed shots. Please explain to us how your department classifies the OIS included in the numbers you sent to us.
Very Respectfully, Alex Cartwright
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2017. 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: Kansas City Police Department
Alexander,
This request was received and has been completely previously, I believe, with the exception of a follow up question regarding what constitutes an Officer Involved Shooting on our department. Anytime an officer discharges his firearm at a person, it is counted as an OIS. An accidental discharge or euthanizing an animal do not count as an OIS.
Donna
Kansas City Police Department
The Missouri Sunshine Law Office
1125 Locust Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
October 22, 2020
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Missouri Sunshine Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 5, 2017. 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.
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On June 5, 2018:
Subject: RE: The Missouri Sunshine Law Request: Kansas City, MO PD Citizen Complaints
I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 8/5/17
Thank you very much for providing the information we requested. I am writing to ask for some clarification regarding the data on officer-involved shootings you provided us with. What constitutes an officer-involved shooting in your department? For example, some departments do not count misses while others count all discharges; some include shots at animals. Other departments include intentional and accidental shootings; others do not. Some include all discharges and some exclude missed shots. Please explain to us how your department classifies the OIS included in the numbers you sent to us.
Very Respectfully, Alex Cartwright
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On Nov. 5, 2017:
Subject: RE: Missouri Sunshine Law Request: Kansas City, MO PD Citizen Complaints
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
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On Sept. 26, 2017:
Subject: RE: Missouri Sunshine Law Request: Kansas City, MO PD Citizen Complaints
Mr. Cartwright,
The remainder of your information request is attached for #1 and please see below for #4.
#4. Officer involved shootings over a ten year period.
2007 16
2008 14
2009 15
2010 7
2011 16
2012 9
2013 13
2014 10
2015 12
2016 13
2017 6 YTD
Thank you.
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On Sept. 12, 2017:
Subject: RE: Missouri Sunshine Law Request: Kansas City, MO PD Citizen Complaints
Hello,
I would like to clarify what I mean in #2 by "peer to peer complaints". Some departments call these "internal complaints" do you have annual data on internal complaints for the past 10 years?
Respectfully,
-Alex Cartwright
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On Sept. 11, 2017:
Subject: RE: Missouri Sunshine Law Request: Kansas City, MO PD Citizen Complaints
Mr. Cartwright,
Please see below responses to your numbered requests. Please note, there may be associated fees for the information that is currently being processed.
1. **Processing. I will forward the information as soon as possible.
2. We do not log these complaints. If there were complaints against an officer they would be part of a personnel record that is not subject to public release, (610.021(3)&(13)).
3. Please see attached for years 2006-2008. Please see #5 for online data.
4. **Processing. Discipline is considered a personnel record and is not subject to public release, (610.021(3)&(13)).
5. Please see the attached link to find information on #3 for years 2009-2016 in the Annual Reports. http://kcmo.gov/police/homicide-3/crime-stats/#.WbcXn9VSxaQ
Capt. Stacey Graves
Media Unit
Kansas City MO Police Dept.
816-234-5178
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On Aug. 5, 2017:
Subject: Missouri Sunshine Law Request: Kansas City, MO PD Citizen Complaints
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Missouri Sunshine Law and the Missouri Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.
1. What is the total number of citizen complaints (allegations of misconduct) made against your department’s officers annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).
2. What is the total number of complaints police officers made against their peer officers in department annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).
3. What is the total number of calls for service your department received annually for the past 10 years? If your department logs calls for service in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
4. How many officer-involved-shootings were there per year for the last 10 years in your department? Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient.
Please include documentation regarding how many of these officer-involved shootings involved disciplinary action. (Please list officer firearm discharge directed at a person separately from a shooting involving an animal and separately from accidental firearm discharges).
Please include the number of officer-involved shootings resulting in discipline.
5. Which of the above data are published publicly? Please provide a link to any and all publicly available reports containing the data above.
Collecting this information is very important to our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with 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 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Filed via MuckRock.com
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