California RIPA data (Long Beach Police Department)

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe: NOTICE: Public records requests and transparency remain of utmost importance, and we are continuing to respond to requests under California Government Code guidelines.  However, you may experience delays in response times as we are focusing on handling high priority issues related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Pursuant to Government Code section 6253(c) there may be delays due to unusual circumstances. Pursuant to California Government Code § 6253, staff will review your request and respond within 10 days to notify you if there are responsive records, or if an extension is necessary to determine if responsive records exist.

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Thank you for your interest in public records of the Long Beach Police Department. Your request has been received and will be processed in the order it was received. Your request was received in this office on 2/18/2022 and given the reference number P008460-021822 for tracking purposes.

Records Requested: "To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

A spreadsheet containing all data reported to the California Department of Justice from 2018-21 pursuant to the Racial and Identity Profiling Act, including all columns of information/variables as well as all location and narrative columns reported under this program. If one or more columns is determined to be non-disclosable or exempt, please provide all remaining columns of information.

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 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

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Dear Samuel Sinyangwe Data collected from the Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA), which includes uploading the raw 2019 and 2020 RIPA data to the City's open data portal is now available. The data and dashboards can be viewed by clicking on the following link https://longbeach.opendatasoft.com/explore/dataset/lbpd-ripa-data-annual . If you have questions about the data and dashboard, please contact LBPD Administration Bureau Manager, Ruby Marin-Jordan, at (562) 570-7529. This request is now closed. Thank you.