Utah Police Data Collection (Layton Police Department)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the Layton Police Department of Layton, UT.
Submitted Aug. 19, 2021
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Completed

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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

Subject: Government Records Access and Management Act Request: Utah Police Data Collection (Layton Police Department)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Government Records Access and Management Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents reported by law enforcement, separated by year and by type of force used from 2013-2020 (for example: 27 taser incidents in 2019, 34 taser incidents in 2020, 6 baton incidents in 2019, 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 from 2013-2020, separated by year (for example: 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2016, 4 complaints in 2017, 1 complaint sustained in 2017, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
6. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.
7. a list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from 2013-2020 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person).

If only partial information is available responsive to one or more of these requests, please provide all of the information that is available.

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, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From:

Subject: Layton PD GRAMA response on use of force

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Hello Samuel,

Our response to your GRAMA request for statistics on use of force is as follows:

1. The total number of use of force incidents reported by law enforcement, separated by year and by type of force used from 2013-2020. Response: The requested information is available as part of our annual report, which is available on the city's website, https://www.laytoncity.org/LC/Police. Reports for additional years are attached.

2. The total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year. Response: The requested information is available as part of our annual report, which is available on the city's website, https://www.laytoncity.org/LC/Police. Reports for additional years are attached.

3. The total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.
Response:
2013 = 1
2014 = 1
2015 = 0
2016 = 2 (one was sustained)
2017 = 1
2018 = 2 (one was sustained)
2019 = 0
2020 = 0
Total = 7
Total Sustained = 2

4. The total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.

Response:

2013 = 0

2014 = 2

2015 = 1

2016 = 0

2017 = 1

2018 = 1

2019 = 0

2020 = 0

Total = 5

5. The total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by year.

Response:

2013 = 1 (sustained)

2014 = 0

2015 = 1

2016 = 2 (one was sustained)

2017 = 0

2018 = 1

2019 = 0

2020 = 0

Total = 5

Total Sustained = 2

6. All information reported to the FBI's National Use of Force Data Collection program to date. Response: Our Use of Force data is submitted to the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification, who then submit it to the FBI and publish it on their website: https://crime-data-explorer.app.cloud.gov/pages/home.

7. A list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from 2013-2020 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person).

Response:

2013 = 0

2014 = 0

2015 = 0

2016 = 1

2017 = 0

2018 = 1

2019 = 0

2020 = 0

Total = 2

Let me know if you have any questions.

Regards,

Kristen Eklund
Police Records Manager | keklund@laytoncity.org | www.laytoncity.org<http://www.laytoncity.org/>
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