Massachusetts Police Data Collection (Newton Police Department)

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Newton Police Department
PRL Office
1321 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02465
August 19, 2021
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, I hereby request the
following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents reported by law enforcement,
separated by year and by type of force used from 2013-2020 (for example: 27
taser incidents in 2019, 34 taser incidents in 2020, 6 baton incidents in
2019, 3 baton incidents in 2020, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law
enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained
from 2013-2020, separated by year (for example: 8 complaints in 2016, 2
complaints sustained in 2016, 4 complaints in 2017, 1 complaint sustained in
2017, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of
excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from
2013-2020, separated by year.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or
racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from
2013-2020, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that
were reported and the total number sustained from 2013-2020, separated by
year.
6. all information reported to the FBI's National Use-of-Force Data
Collection program to date.
7. a list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person
from 2013-2020 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges
that are not directed at a person).
If only partial information is available responsive to one or more of these
requests, please provide all of the information that is available.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this
request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the
recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The
requested documents will be made available to the general public free of
charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed
by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of
news gathering and not for commercial usage.
I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for
screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read
print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example,
.pdf image files as well as physical documents.
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,
as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
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