Livonia, Michigan Traffic Stop Data Request
| Submitted | June 17, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Ashlee Ciaramitaro
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All records of traffic stops in Livonia, MI for the past 10 years. At a minimum please include the following information:
Date and time of stop
Officer Name
Officer Badge Number
Vehicle Make
Vehicle Year
Driver Sex
Driver Age
Driver Race
Reason for Stop
Location
If additional information is available please include it as well.
If possible, I would like to receive the data in a standard machine readable form such as a CSV or database dump.
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,
Ashlee Ciaramitaro
From: Ashlee Ciaramitaro
Dear Livonia Police Department,
Can you please advise as to if my request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the public records laws? My request was sent to your office on 6/17/2020 titled Michigan Freedom of Information Act Request: Livonia, Michigan Traffic Stop Data Request, for your records.
I look forward to an update from you.
Best,
Ashlee Ciaramitaro
734-968-5039
From:
Your request has been completed. Please review the attached documents.
Your FOIA request is hereby closed.
Nancy Siegle
Program Supervisor
Central Records
Livonia Police Department
734-466-2376
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From: Ashlee Ciaramitaro
Hi Nancy,
Upon review, it doesn't look like crucial data requested has been provided, which did not meet the expectations of my FOIA request. Therefore, in providing more context on what I am looking for and Pursuant to the Michigan Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All written records of traffic stops conducted by the Livonia Police Department from July 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019, including but not limited to all citations, written warnings, and records of stops or seizures where no citation(s) or warning(s) were issued, whether or not there was an arrest of any subjects.
At a minimum please include the following information:
- Corresponding traffic ticket data to include:
* Ticket Number
* Driver Sex
* Driver Age
* Driver Race
* Reason for Stop
- Number of Passengers
* Passenger Sex
* Passenger Age
* Passenger Race
- Date and time of stop
- Officer Name
- Officer Badge Number
- Vehicle Plate Information
- Location
- Whether driver or passengers were arrested
* Basis for arrest
I understand that you can redact personal information in what you are sharing, however, I am asking that you not redact information on sex, race and age.
If additional information is available please include it as well.
If possible, I would like to receive the data in a standard machine readable form such as a CSV or database dump.
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,
Ashlee Ciaramitaro
From: Livonia Police Department
Please read the attached documents. Your FOIA request is hereby closed.
Should you wish to reduce the scope of your request, please feel free to advise this office in writing at your earliest opportunity.
Nancy Siegle
Program Supervisor
Central Records
Livonia Police Department
734-466-2376
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From: Livonia Police Department
Ms. Ciaramitaro:
Thank you for the opportunity to clarify your FOIA request needs today. As stated in our meeting, I pulled two dates at random and ran the report. Attached are the CAD or Call for Service run, including citation given, for your review. As stated, the traffic stop does not provide the demographics you were seeking.
Under the authorization granted by Section 13 of the Michigan Freedom of Information Act (MCL 15.231. et seq.) exemption of the information was necessary based upon
MCL 15.243, Sec 13(1)(a) Information is of a personal nature and disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of an individual's privacy; MCL 15.243, Sec. 13(1)(b)(ii) Deprive a person of the right to a fair trial or impartial administrative adjudication, (iii) Constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, and MCL 15.243, Sec. 13(1)(c) Records or information specifically described and exempted from disclosure by statue (LEIN - MCL 28.214(5)).
Nancy Siegle
Program Supervisor
Central Records
Livonia Police Department
734-466-2376
Visit us on:
FaceBook: [ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Livonia-Police-Department/167698263402702 | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Livonia-Police-Department/167698263402702 ]
Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/LivoniaPD | https://twitter.com/LivoniaPD ] | Nixle: [ http://local.nixle.com/livonia-police-department/ | http://local.nixle.com/livonia-police-department/ ]
This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and/or reply to this e-mail message. Thank you.
From: Livonia Police Department
We appreciate your patience.
The submitted documents, relating to Traffic Stops by Officer, has been corrected regarding the formatting of "time" on the stop to reflect hours, minutes and seconds.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Nancy Siegle
Program Supervisor
Central Records
Livonia Police Department
734-466-2376
Visit us on:
FaceBook: [ http://www.facebook.com/pages/Livonia-Police-Department/167698263402702 | http://www.facebook.com/pages/Livonia-Police-Department/167698263402702 ]
Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/LivoniaPD | https://twitter.com/LivoniaPD ] | Nixle: [ http://local.nixle.com/livonia-police-department/ | http://local.nixle.com/livonia-police-department/ ]
This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential, and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable laws. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by telephone and/or reply to this e-mail message. Thank you.
From: Livonia Police Department
Nancy –
Happy Monday! I take it this is the report of traffic stops with corrections of duration of each stop (i.e., no more 30 second traffic stops). It still doesn’t have racial information, nor does it break out those traffic stops which didn’t result in an arrest or citation. But at least CLEMIS has purged the absurd error. That’s progress!
Mike
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Mike Fisher
Chief Assistant City Attorney
City of Livonia | Law Department
(734) 466-2520
MFisher@ci.livonia.mi.us
www.livonia.gov<http://www.livonia.gov>
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