Police Data Collection Request (2018-2021)

Dear Requestor,

Thank you for submitting a request for records on Monday, July 24, 2023 at 7:32 PM (Pacific Standard Time).

Your request reference number is Request Number: PRR-2023-347 and your security key is 825066.

Please have both reference numbers available when communicating with our staff regarding your request.

Thank you,
City Clerk
City of Merced
678 W. 18th Street
Merced, CA 95340
(209) 388-8650
cityclerk@cityofmerced.org

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RE: Request Number Request Number: PRR-2023-347 Submitted on: 7/24/2023 at 7:32:30 pm

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe

The City of Merced (“City”) is in receipt of your request dated 7/24/2023 at 7:32:30 pm, received by the City on 7/24/2023, in which you make a request pursuant to the California Public Records Act (Gov. Code § 6250, et seq.) for records relating to:

To Whom It May Concern: Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records: 1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year, from 2018-2021 (for example, 302 use of force incidents in 2018, 287 use of force incidents in 2019, etc.) 2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used from 2018-2020 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2018, baton incidents in 2018, etc.) 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. 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 Upload documents directly:

The City takes its responsibilities as guardians of the public’s information seriously and will make its best efforts to respond to your requests within the limits of the Public Records Act. We write to inform you that the City will need an additional fourteen (14) calendar days to respond to your request. The additional time is needed to coordinate between multiple staff members and City departments, and to search for, identify and collect, and examine a potentially voluminous amount of separate and distinct records. The City will make all reasonable efforts to provide you with a written response to your request regarding which of those records sought are in the possession of the City and otherwise disclosable by no later than 8/17/2023, and at that time the City will provide you with a more exact response. Please be further aware that if the City identifies records that are disclosable, the City will need to review these records for applicable exemptions under the law, and if necessary, redact confidential, privileged, or exempt portions of disclosable records.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding this matter.

Sincerely,

Jennifer Levesque
Assistant City Clerk
City of Merced
678 W. 18th Street
Merced, California 95340
(209) 388-8650
cityclerk@cityofmerced.org

Good Afternoon,

The City is still working on your request and anticipates providing a response by August 31st. If this date changes, the City will communicate that to you.

Thank you,

Jennifer Levesque
Assistant City Clerk

Dear Requestor,

The request Request Number: PRR-2023-347 has been completed. After a review of the City's records, it has been determined that there are no records responsive to your request regarding 2018 use of force. The City provided you the information for year 2019-2020 on July 21, 2023 and the year 2021 on November 16, 2022.


Thank you,
Jennifer Levesque
Assistant City Clerk
City of Merced
678 W. 18th Street
Merced, CA 95340
(209) 388-8650
cityclerk@cityofmerced.org


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