Police Data Collection Request (2022) (Racine Police Department)

Dear Mr. Sinyangwe,

This email is being sent to acknowledge receipt of the public records request (PR2023-392) that you recently submitted to the City of Racine.

Please be advised that the City is currently processing a large number of public records requests, and they are being processed in the order that they are received. Due to limited staff available to respond to these requests, we are not able to process the requests as quickly as many requesters would like. Your request will be processed as soon as practicable and without delay. We appreciate your patience.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact this office by replying to this email. Thank you.

City Attorney’s Office
800 Center Street
Suite 122
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(262) 636-9115
Fax: (262) 636-9570
publicrecords@cityofracine.org

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Dear Sir/Madam,

This email is being sent in response to your request for a status update on your public records request. The City is currently processing your request and a response will be provided to you as soon as practicable and without delay. Requests that ask for multiple records that are responsive to several sub-requests may take longer to process due to their complexity. The City appreciates your patience as your response is being prepared.

Thank you.

CITY OF RACINE
City Attorney’s Office
800 Center Street
Suite 122
Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(262) 636-9115
Fax: (262) 636-9570

PRIVILEGE AND CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE. This electronic transmission may contain work-product or information protected under the attorney-client privilege, both of which are protected from disclosure. This message is intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the named addressee, you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy, or disseminate this message or any part of it. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or telephone at (262) 636-9115, and delete or destroy all copies of the message. APPLICABILITY OF WISCONSIN PUBLIC RECORDS LAW. The City of Racine is subject to the Wisconsin Public Records law. Unless otherwise exempted from the public records law, senders and receivers of City of Racine e-mail should presume that e-mail is subject to release upon request and is subject to state records retention requirements.

The City of Racine Police Department does not have a document or documents indicating answers to each request. However, the following information have been compiled in response to your request.

1. the total number of use of force incidents in 2022.

Data reflects that the RPD logged 61 use of force incidents in 2022.

2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force, in 2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, etc.)

Data reflects the following use of force incidents: Decentralization - 36, TASER Deployment - 15, Focused Strike - 5, Firearm - 1, OC Spray - 1., Firearm (against dog) - 3.

3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.

Data reflects that 16 citizen complaints were received, and 1 was substantiated.

4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.

Data reflects that 2 use of force complaints were received, and zero were substantiated.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.

The City of Racine Police Department has no records kept on this matter.

6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained for 2022.

Data reflects that 3 allegations of criminal conduct were received, and zero were sustained.

7. the total number of officer-involved shootings in 2022, both fatal and non-fatal.

Data reflects that one officer-involved shooting occurred in 2022, and it was fatal.

8. the total number of people who police used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.

Data reflects that force was used against 15 individuals categorized as white, 34 individuals categorized as Black, 6 individuals categorized as Hispanic, and 3 animals, all dogs. Note that these numbers do not add to the total number of use of force instances listed in 1. due to situations in which multiple forms of force were used against a single individual.