Aggregate Arrest Record Data

Dear DeRay Mckesson:
Thank you for your interest in the City of Olympia. This is an automated response to inform you that your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with the Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW. Your request was received in this office on July 20, 2021 and assigned the reference number W026265-072021 for tracking purposes.

Records Requested:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

Good evening,

I am requesting aggregate arrest record data from the Olympia Police Department. I am specifically requesting data on the number of people arrested and their racial demographics from the years 2015 to this year so far 2021. For each year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) I am requesting this data on the total number of people arrested and the racial demographics of those arrested. For the racial demographics, I am requesting that this data be given by the following racial groups: White (Non-Hispanic), White (Hispanic), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic), Other (Hispanic), and Asian (Non-Hispanic). If you all don't have this data for racial demographics broken down in this way, please include the data you all have in the way you capture racial demographics.

Thank you for your assistance on this matter.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

DeRay Mckesson

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July 21, 2021
RE: W026265-072021
Dear DeRay Mckesson:
The City of Olympia has received your public records request dated July 20, 2021, in which you requested the following records: To Whom It May Concern:

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

Good evening,

I am requesting aggregate arrest record data from the Olympia Police Department. I am specifically requesting data on the number of people arrested and their racial demographics from the years 2015 to this year so far 2021. For each year (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) I am requesting this data on the total number of people arrested and the racial demographics of those arrested. For the racial demographics, I am requesting that this data be given by the following racial groups: White (Non-Hispanic), White (Hispanic), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic), Other (Hispanic), and Asian (Non-Hispanic). If you all don't have this data for racial demographics broken down in this way, please include the data you all have in the way you capture racial demographics.

Thank you for your assistance on this matter.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

DeRay Mckesson

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The records you have requested are now available for download via your account on our Public Records Portal.
We have made no redactions nor withheld any records responsive to this request.
This is the final and definitive response to your records request; your request is now closed. Please let us know if you believe we have misunderstood your records request or have omitted records that you believe your request covered.
If you have any questions you may contact me at 360.753.8096.
Sincerely,
Amy Iverson
Olympia Police Department
For additional information, please refer to the City of Olympia’s Public Disclosure Policy at http://www.olympiawa.gov/city-government/public-records-requests.aspx