California police data (San Mateo Police Department)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the San Mateo Police Department of San Mateo, CA.
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W002402-071719

Multi Request California police data
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe


To Whom It May Concern:

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

1. The total number of police uses of force in 2018, broken down by type of force used (i.e. number of uses of tasers, number of uses of baton, etc.)
2. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians in 2018
3. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians that were sustained in 2018
4. All arrests data reported to the California Department of Justice via the Monthly Arrests and Citation Register program covering arrests made in 2017 and 2018, including (but not limited to) the age, race/ethnicity, gender, offense category (felony, misdemeanor, status offense), charge and disposition of arrestees.

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,

Samuel Sinyangwe

From: San Mateo Police Department

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:

We are in receipt of your request, which is copied to staff for a response.

Sincerely,
San Mateo Police Department
Support Services
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From: San Mateo Police Department

Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of San Mateo.  Your request was received by the City of San Mateo on 7/17/2019 and given the reference number W002402-071719 for tracking purposes.

Record(s) Requested: July 17, 2019To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:1. The total number of police uses of force in 2018, broken down by type of force used (i.e. number of uses of tasers, number of uses of baton, etc.)2. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians in 20183. The total number of use of force complaints reported by civilians that were sustained in 20184. All arrests data reported to the California Department of Justice via the Monthly Arrests and Citation Register program covering arrests made in 2017 and 2018, including (but not limited to) the age, race/ethnicity, gender, offense category (felony, misdemeanor, status offense), charge and disposition of arrestees.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,Samuel SinyangweFiled via MuckRock.com

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From: San Mateo Police Department

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Hello,
I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your PRA request, and to inform you that it will take us more time to research whether we have responsive records. I will let you know about this in the coming week.
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From: San Mateo Police Department

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Hello,
In response to your PRA request, we have the following responsive records:
#1 - In 2018, we had 58 cases involving the use of force. We have no responsive records as to categories for type of force used as you described.
#2 - In 2018, we had 0 use of force complaints from citizens.
#3 - In 2018, we had 0 use of force complaints from citizens that were sustained.
#4 - I've attached 2 PDF scanned documents for the 2017 and 2018 arrest data. Unfortunately, we were not able to generate electronic copies and had to scan them.
We consider this PRA request addressed and closed. Please notify us if you have any further questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Matt Lethin
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