Police Data Collection Request (2016; 2020-2021)
| Submitted | Dec. 25, 2022 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Madison Police Department
Your email request has been received and placed in our processing queue. Due to the volume of requests, the estimated processing time is as follows:
. Standard records request (reports/video/photos)- approximately 6-8 weeks
* Contacts, calls for service or background checks- 2 weeks.
You will be contacted when your request has been completed.
If you are requesting a crash report, these are maintained at the Department of Transportation. They can be contacted directly at https://app.wi.gov/crashreports or by calling (608) 266-8753 (and selecting option 3). For processing this request, you will need the DOT document number located in the upper right corner of the Driver Exchange of Information Form. This document number will begin with 9B or 01L. Crash reports are available from DOT approximately 2 weeks after the date of the crash.
If you need any further information, please visit our website at www.cityofmadison.com/police/services<http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/services> or call (608) 266-4075 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Thank you for contacting Madison Police Records.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Wisconsin Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 25, 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: Madison Police Department
Your email request has been received and placed in our processing queue. Due to the volume of requests, the estimated processing time is as follows:
. Standard records request (reports/video/photos)- approximately 6-8 weeks
* Contacts, calls for service or background checks- 2 weeks.
You will be contacted when your request has been completed.
If you are requesting a crash report, these are maintained at the Department of Transportation. They can be contacted directly at https://app.wi.gov/crashreports or by calling (608) 266-8753 (and selecting option 3). For processing this request, you will need the DOT document number located in the upper right corner of the Driver Exchange of Information Form. This document number will begin with 9B or 01L. Crash reports are available from DOT approximately 2 weeks after the date of the crash.
If you need any further information, please visit our website at www.cityofmadison.com/police/services<http://www.cityofmadison.com/police/services> or call (608) 266-4075 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Thank you for contacting Madison Police Records.
From: Madison Police Department
Samuel,
As noted in your initial reply, we are working at 8 weeks currently for reply. Your initial request was made December 25th 2022, less than 4 weeks ago. I have discussed with our Professional Standards and Internal Affairs group and there is not a record that contains the information you are seeking. There are some records publically available in 2018 and 2019 that are partially responsive to your request, links below.
As you likely know, I have no obligation under the law to create a record to reply to a public records request. Rather than a flat no responsive records reply, I will take the time to direct you to the record that MPD has created that most closely reflects what you are looking for as I interpret your request.
MPD produces quarterly reports on discipline that are published online here: https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/PSIA/
Accountability Reports(has aggregate complaint data, nothing newer than 2019):
https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/AccountabilityRpt2018.pdf
https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/AccountabilityRpt2019.pdf
There is also Use of Force data on our website; both historical and current here:
https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/UseOfForceJulSep2022.pdf
Historical:
https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/data/archived-quarterly-data.cfm
As noted above, I have no responsive records to your request for:
1. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
I have however as a courtesy provided you links to the documents that Madison Police Department does produce and post in the public domain that are responsive to parts of your request. Please reach out if you have questions.
Julie
Julie A. Laundrie
Madison Police Department
Public Records Custodian
jlaundrie@cityofmadison.com<mailto:jlaundrie@cityofmadison.com>
608-266-6068
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For more information on MPD Public Records request replies:
https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/PublicRecordsRequests.pdf
Para mas informacion sobre respuestas a solicitudes de documentos publicos de MPD, por favor visite:
https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/PublicRecordsRequests-Sp.pdf
GR10 window is now open normal hours M-F 8-4pm for public records requests and pick up. MPD Records is now charging the City determined fees for records: https://www.cityofmadison.com/police/documents/RecordFees.pdf
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On Dec. 25, 2022:
Subject: Wisconsin Open Records Act Request: Police Data Collection Request (2016; 2020-2021)
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016; 2020-2021.
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 10 business days.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
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