Police Data Collection Request (2022)

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:

Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of San Antonio. Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with Chapter 552 of Texas Government Code, the Public Information Act. Your request was received in this office on 5/18/2023 and given the reference number W525388-051823 for tracking purposes.

Your request will be forwarded to the relevant City department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the records in question. PLEASE NOTE: The Texas Public Information Act does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do legal research, or to answer questions.
You can monitor the progress of your request at the link below and you'll receive an email when your request has been completed. Again, thank you for using the Open Records Center.

June 6, 2023 Dear Customer, This letter is to acknowledge today is the tenth business day of the City’s receipt of your request. City Staff will contact you within five days of this letter to coordinate production of responsive records, if any.  Should there be any responsive records that require a cost estimate; one will be provided to you promptly. Upon receipt of the cost estimate, please note the request will be considered automatically withdrawn if you do not respond in writing within ten business days of the date of the statement that you: (a) accept the charges, (b) modify the request in response to the estimate, or (c) have sent, or are sending, a complaint regarding the charges to the attorney general.  You may reply to the cost estimate by electronic mail and/or facsimile, as well as by regular mail or in person. Thank you for your patience. City of San Antonio Open Records Division

City of San Antonio 06/07/2023 Via Email Samuel Sinyangwe

MuckRock News, DEPT MR145854
Boston, MA 02115

RE:    Response to Public Information Request COSA ORR No: W525388-051823

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe,

This letter responds to your request for information to the City of San Antonio, dated and received in our office on 5/18/2023 10:11:37 PM.
Information Requested: Police Records Request - To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year, 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.)

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

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

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

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

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

8. In 2022, did your agency make any changes to its policies or practices (formal or informal) in the following areas? Please indicate which of these areas were changed and describe or provide documentation that references which changes (if any) took place for each of the following:

- Use of force
- Body-worn cameras or dashboard cameras
- Traffic stops/traffic enforcement
- Arrests for low-level offenses
- Mental health response
- Substance abuse response
- Domestic violence response
- Homelessness response
- Handling of civilian complaints

When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.

Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.

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 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ The City of San Antonio Police Department is still gathering the information responsive to your request. Thank you for your patience.
Sincerely , Open Records Unit

This is an automatically generated message, please do not respond.
To Samuel Sinyangwe, Please be advised that the City of San Antonio does not monitor requests that have been closed.  If a requestor desires to seek additional information, we recommend the creation of a new request (please visit the Open Records Center).  If you have further questions, please contact open records staff for City requests and SAPD Open Records for Police requests. City of San Antonio

Attachments:
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City of San Antonio 08/09/2023 Via Email Samuel Sinyangwe

MuckRock News, DEPT MR145854
Boston, MA 02115

RE:    Response to Public Information Request COSA ORR No: W525388-051823

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe,

This letter responds to your request for information to the City of San Antonio, dated and received in our office on 5/18/2023 10:11:37 PM.
Information Requested: Police Records Request - To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year, 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.)

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

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

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

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

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

8. In 2022, did your agency make any changes to its policies or practices (formal or informal) in the following areas? Please indicate which of these areas were changed and describe or provide documentation that references which changes (if any) took place for each of the following:

- Use of force
- Body-worn cameras or dashboard cameras
- Traffic stops/traffic enforcement
- Arrests for low-level offenses
- Mental health response
- Substance abuse response
- Domestic violence response
- Homelessness response
- Handling of civilian complaints

When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.

Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.

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 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/ Please see the attached response.
Sincerely,
Open Records
Police Department