Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)
| Submitted | Sept. 11, 2022 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used in 2021 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
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 in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 11, 2022. 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: Lake County Sheriff
Good morning,
I will be in touch with you on Monday Sept 19th as that is when our initial response is due. We are diligently
Working on your request, however you have asked for a lot of data that is not readily available and it will take
Quite a bit of time to compile our response.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Best regards,
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Stevie Best | Administrative Clerk/FOIA Officer
Lake County Sheriff's Office
25 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Waukegan, IL 60085
Direct: 847.377.4209 | Fax: 847.984.5974
sbest@lakecountyil.gov<mailto:sbest@lakecountyil.gov>
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From: Lake County Sheriff
Good morning,
Attached please find our response to your FOIA request. Should you need any clarification on any of the statistics or
Have any other questions, Sgt Eric Carstensen, in our Office of Professional Standards, said that you may reach him directly at
ecarstensen@lakecountyil.gov<mailto:ecarstensen@lakecountyil.gov> .
Best regards,
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Stevie Best | Administrative Clerk/FOIA Officer
Lake County Sheriff's Office
25 S. Martin Luther King Jr. Ave.
Waukegan, IL 60085
Direct: 847.377.4209 | Fax: 847.984.5974
sbest@lakecountyil.gov<mailto:sbest@lakecountyil.gov>
www.lakecountyil.gov/sheriff<https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lakecountyil.gov%2Fsheriff&data=02%7C01%7CSBest%40lakecountyil.gov%7Cbd21c040c7a44122a1cd08d7c9ba98db%7Cdd536cf592fd42ffa754e98666cb7a96%7C0%7C0%7C637199675580938711&sdata=Qlc8dwMPoE5qp4kXcRUP9oCyU1eqxEeaPHDcf8wkheY%3D&reserved=0>
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