ProPublica: Hate crimes data for Reno, NV

Dear Rahima:

Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Reno.

Your request was received in this office on November 07, 2018 and given the reference number: #P012101-110718 for tracking purposes.

Your request will be forwarded to the appropriate City department(s) to locate the information requested. Pursuant to NRS 239.0107 we will notify you within five (5) business days of receipt of the anticipated date your records will be available, and any estimated cost to produce them. Please note any confidential, proprietary, or protected information will be redacted prior to the release of your records.

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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of November 07, 2018, Reference # P012101-110718


Dear Rahima Nasa,

Your invoice is ready.

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You can also make a check or money order payable to:

City of Reno Police Department RPD Records Division
PO Box 1900
C/O RPD Records
Reno, NV 89505
775-334-2155 x 0

Your payment is required within 10 business days from 11/19/2018. Non-payment or non-payment acknowledgement with 10 business days will result in your request being withdrawn.

If you have any additional questions, please contact the Police Department at 775-334-2155 x 0.

Respectfully,

City of Reno - RPD Records Division


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Dear Rahima:
RE: Public Records Reference # P012101-110718
The Reno Police Department has received your public records request dated November 07, 2018 wherein you requested the following: To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Nevada Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any database or other records of hate crimes or crimes evidencing bias of race, color, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin or disability reported to or investigated by your agency since Jan. 1, 2010, containing at least the following fields:
the incident number
date of the incident
whether the crime was against individuals or a business / property
number of victims
race or ethnicity of the victims
gender of the victims
the offense classification
the location of the incident
the bias motivation (anti-black, anti-muslim, etc)
I would like the records in a machine-readable, electronic format if possible. If the records are kept in another format, or kept individually, I would still like copies.
This request is made as part of the Documenting Hate Project, a collaboration involving dozens of news organizations, led by ProPublica. Coverage from the project is compiled at https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/hatecrimes#hatecrime-coverage.
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,
Rahima Nasa

Our office has begun researching and identifying non-exempt records responsive to your request.
A good deal of the information you are requesting can be found on the FBI's website https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr/publications#Hate-Crime%20Statistics (https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr/publications#Hate-Crime%20Statistics)
This site will tell you how many hate crimes were reported by Reno for each of the years mentioned, and the bias involved for the years 2010-2017.  2018 is not complete yet.
In order to provide you the case number, gender, race and whether or not it was a victim or business will require manually searching the cases. There 18 reported cases from 2010-2017, and I estimate this taking approximately 2 to 2.5 hours.  The first half hour is free.  I have attached an ESTIMATE of costs.  The actual cost may be lower or higher.
We must receive your acknowledgement of associated costs and agreement to pay the final invoice before any research will be done on your request.
Consequently, due to the quantity of requests received prior to yours, staffing shortages and the holidays, we anticipate that any records identified will be made available to you by [12/22/18 or sooner].
If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact the Reno Police Department Records Division at 775-334-2155 x 0.
Thank you for contacting the City of Reno.
Sincerely,
Records Division
Reno Police Department Please note any confidential, proprietary, or protected information will be redacted prior to the release of the records. There could be a charge for copies of public records. If the estimated cost of the copies requested is $25.00 or more, the requester will be required to pay in full prior to reproduction. Materials will be held for 14 days. If not retrieved, the requester will be charged in full for a second reproduction in addition to any unpaid original charges. Advance payment will be forfeited if material is not retrieved. To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the
City of Reno Public Records Center. (https://renonv.mycusthelp.com/WEBAPP/_rs/RequestEdit.aspx?rid=12101&coid=)

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Dear Rahima,
RE: Public Records Request Reference # P012101-110718.
The City of Reno received a public records request from you on November 07, 2018. Your request mentioned:
On 11/19/18 you were sent an estimated cost for production of your requested records.  Your acknowledgment of those costs and authorization to proceed with the research was required by 12/5/18.  As we did not receive a response from you, your request has been deemed withdrawn and is now closed.

If you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact the Reno Police Department Records Division at 775-334-2155 x 0. Thank you for contacting the City of Reno.
Sincerely,
Records Division Reno Police Department
Please note any confidential, proprietary, or protected information will be redacted prior to the release of the records. There could be a charge for copies of public records. If the estimated cost of the copies requested is $25.00 or more, the requester will be required to pay in full prior to reproduction. Materials will be held for 14 days. If not retrieved, the requester will be charged in full for a second reproduction in addition to any unpaid original charges. Advance payment will be forfeited if material is not retrieved. To monitor the progress or update this request please log into the
City of Reno Public Records Center. (https://renonv.mycusthelp.com/WEBAPP/_rs/RequestEdit.aspx?rid=12101&coid=)