Request for Individual Level Arrest & Citation Records 2009-2018 (Riverside Police Department)
| Tracking # |
W003364-061219 |
| Multi Request | Request for Individual Level Arrest & Citation Records 2009-2018 |
| Submitted | June 10, 2019 |
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From: Brandon Anderson
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am the founder of Raheem, an independent service for reporting police conduct in the United States. We believe that making the behavior of the police visible in the form of meaningful data—especially as it impacts communities of color—will lead to systemic changes and ultimately a world where we all feel safe to live and love freely.
Raheem is a non-profit funded by My Brother’s Keeper Alliance of the Obama Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and Luminate, a philanthropic organization founded by Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay.
This letter serves as a records request. If needed, we can modify our request based on your agency’s technological and/or personnel limitations.
A detailed list of the requested data elements is provided below. Please note that we are requesting individual-level data in digital form (excel, svs, vector PDF, etc.) from 2009-2018. Please provide codebooks/data dictionaries for all data requested. Please consider this our best case scenario list, as we realize not all points may be fulfilled through this request. We are happy to discuss this further.
__________________________________________
Raheem requests individual-level data for the following data elements regarding all arrests between January 1st, 2009 and December 31st, 2018:
Arrest number or ORI
Arrestee’s name
Arrestee’s DOB
Arrestee’s race
Arrestee’s sex
Offense date
Arrest date
Location of arrest (e.g. address, block, or centroid XY coordinates)
Arresting charge description
Arresting charge severity
Arraignment date
Case referred to prosecutor (Y/N)
Date referred to prosecutor
___________
Raheem also requests the following information on an individual basis for the years 2009-2018:
Citation Level: (excludes non-criminal traffic infractions, and violation of local and county ordinances)
Citation number or ORI
Citation date
Location where citation was given out (e.g. address, block, or centroid XY coordinates)
Charge description
Charge severity
Fine amount (if applicable)
Fine payment (Y/N)
Fine payment date
________________
Raheem also requests the following information on an annual basis for the calendar years 2009-2018:
Office Level
Number of full-time sworn law enforcement officers
Annual agency budget
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,
Brandon Anderson
From: Riverside Police Department
Dear Brandon :
Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Riverside. Your request was received by the Public Records Advocate on 6/12/2019 and given the reference number W003364-061219 for tracking purposes.
Record(s) Requested: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:I am the founder of Raheem, an independent service for reporting police conduct in the United States. We believe that making the behavior of the police visible in the form of meaningful data—especially as it impacts communities of color—will lead to systemic changes and ultimately a world where we all feel safe to live and love freely.Raheem is a non-profit funded by My Brother’s Keeper Alliance of the Obama Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and Luminate, a philanthropic organization founded by Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay.This letter serves as a records request. If needed, we can modify our request based on your agency’s technological and/or personnel limitations.A detailed list of the requested data elements is provided below. Please note that we are requesting individual-level data in digital form (excel, svs, vector PDF, etc.) from 2009-2018. Please provide codebooks/data dictionaries for all data requested. Please consider this our best case scenario list, as we realize not all points may be fulfilled through this request. We are happy to discuss this further.__________________________________________Raheem requests individual-level data for the following data elements regarding all arrests between January 1st, 2009 and December 31st, 2018:Arrest number or ORIArrestee’s nameArrestee’s DOBArrestee’s raceArrestee’s sexOffense dateArrest dateLocation of arrest (e.g. address, block, or centroid XY coordinates)Arresting charge descriptionArresting charge severityArraignment dateCase referred to prosecutor (Y/N)Date referred to prosecutor___________Raheem also requests the following information on an individual basis for the years 2009-2018:Citation Level: (excludes non-criminal traffic infractions, and violation of local and county ordinances)Citation number or ORICitation dateLocation where citation was given out (e.g. address, block, or centroid XY coordinates)Charge descriptionCharge severityFine amount (if applicable)Fine payment (Y/N)Fine payment date________________Raheem also requests the following information on an annual basis for the calendar years 2009-2018:Office LevelNumber of full-time sworn law enforcement officersAnnual agency budgetThe 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,
Brandon Anderson
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The request is being forwarded to appropriate department(s) for processing.
Monitor request progress at the link below. The Public Records Advocate will email you when the request is complete. Thank you for using the Riverside Records Portal.
Lorena Verdusco
City Clerk’s Office
(951) 826-4628
LVerdusco@riversideca.gov
From: Riverside Police Department
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RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of June 12, 2019, Reference # W003364-061219
Dear Brandon ,
The Public Records Advocate received the below records request from you on June 12, 2019. To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am the founder of Raheem, an independent service for reporting police conduct in the United States. We believe that making the behavior of the police visible in the form of meaningful data—especially as it impacts communities of color—will lead to systemic changes and ultimately a world where we all feel safe to live and love freely.
Raheem is a non-profit funded by My Brother’s Keeper Alliance of the Obama Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and Luminate, a philanthropic organization founded by Pierre Omidyar, the founder of eBay.
This letter serves as a records request. If needed, we can modify our request based on your agency’s technological and/or personnel limitations.
A detailed list of the requested data elements is provided below. Please note that we are requesting individual-level data in digital form (excel, svs, vector PDF, etc.) from 2009-2018. Please provide codebooks/data dictionaries for all data requested. Please consider this our best case scenario list, as we realize not all points may be fulfilled through this request. We are happy to discuss this further.
__________________________________________
Raheem requests individual-level data for the following data elements regarding all arrests between January 1st, 2009 and December 31st, 2018:
Arrest number or ORI
Arrestee’s name
Arrestee’s DOB
Arrestee’s race
Arrestee’s sex
Offense date
Arrest date
Location of arrest (e.g. address, block, or centroid XY coordinates)
Arresting charge description
Arresting charge severity
Arraignment date
Case referred to prosecutor (Y/N)
Date referred to prosecutor
___________
Raheem also requests the following information on an individual basis for the years 2009-2018:
Citation Level: (excludes non-criminal traffic infractions, and violation of local and county ordinances)
Citation number or ORI
Citation date
Location where citation was given out (e.g. address, block, or centroid XY coordinates)
Charge description
Charge severity
Fine amount (if applicable)
Fine payment (Y/N)
Fine payment date
________________
Raheem also requests the following information on an annual basis for the calendar years 2009-2018:
Office Level
Number of full-time sworn law enforcement officers
Annual agency budget
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,
Brandon Anderson
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Please see attached letter from the Riverside Police Department. Responsive records are available via the Riverside Records Portal. Select the link below to view your request.
If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Lorena Verdusco
City Clerk’s Office
(951) 826-5557 Lverdusco@riversideca.gov (mailto:Lverdusco@riversideca.gov)
From: Brandon Anderson
Dear Riverside Police Department:
I'm following up on my request received by your office on 6/18/2019, about a month ago for individual-level arrest and citation data between January 1st, 2009 and December 31st, 2018. Can you produce these documents?
Thanks,
Brandon Anderson
Founder, RAHEEM
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