Police Data Collection Request (2018-2021)

Dear Samuel,
Thank you for your inquiry and request for public records from the City of Santa Maria. Your request was received in the Records/City Clerk Division on 7/4/2023, and assigned Request No. R000224-070423 for tracking purposes.  Your request has been forwarded to the appropriate department(s) to locate the document(s) you are requesting.  We will respond to your request within 10 days as required under the California Public Records Act (GC 6250 et seq.).
You will be contacted about the availability of the records you are requesting and/or provided with electronic documents if available.  PLEASE NOTE:  The California Public Records Act does not require a governmental agency to create new information or records, or to do legal research.
You can monitor the progress of your request here, and you will receive an email when your request has been completed.  Thank you for using the City of Santa Maria’s Public Records Center.
Thank you, Beth Cleary, Deputy City Clerk
Rhonda White, Chief Deputy City Clerk
City of Santa Maria Our Mission: To provide the highest quality service in the most efficient, cost-effective and courteous manner possible.

RE: PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST of July 04, 2023, Reference # R000224-070423. Dear Samuel Sinyangwe, TheCity has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to yourrequest. Please log in to the Public Records Center at the following link to retrieve the appropriate responsive documents. Public Records Request - R000224-070423 If you have any questions, or wish to discuss this further, please contact the City Clerk's Office at (805) 925-0951, ext. 2306. Please do not reply to this email as itis auto-populated.  Further communications may be sent by logging into GovQA. Below is a copy of your request dated: July 04, 2023. “To Whom It May Concern:

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

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year, from 2019-2021 (for example, 302 use of force incidents in 2019, 287 use of force incidents in 2020, etc.)

2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used from 2018-2021 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2018, baton incidents in 2018, etc.)

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.

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

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