ProPublica: Hate crimes data

Please find attached responsive records for your ORR regarding hate crimes. The Crime Information Center database does not track bias motivation since any details regarding the incident would be contained in the actual incident report.

Public agencies are not obligated to create records to satisfy the parameters of a particular open records request. 96-ORD-139; 95-ORD-48. The Attorney General's Office has long recognized that a public agency is not obligated to compile a list or create a record to satisfy an open records request. See, e.g., OAG 76-375; OAG 79-547; OAG 81-333; OAG 86-51; OAG 90-101; 93-ORD-50; 07-ORD-042

July 14, 2017
Louisville Metro Police
Media and Public Relations Office
633 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Kentucky Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Any database or other records of hate crimes or crimes evidencing bias of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or disability reported to or investigated by your agency since Jan. 1, 2010, containing at least the following fields:

the incident number
date of the incident
whether the crime was against individuals or a business / property
number of victims
race or ethnicity of the victims
gender of the victims
the offense classification
the location of the incident
the bias motivation (anti-black, anti-muslim, etc)

I would like the records in a machine-readable, electronic format if possible. If the records are kept in another format, or kept individually, I would still like copies.

This request is made as part of the Documenting Hate Project, a collaboration involving dozens of news organizations, led by ProPublica. Coverage from the project is compiled at https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes#hatecrime-coverage<https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes#hatecrime-coverage>. 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,

Ken Schwencke

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