911 Domestic Violence Call Response Time 2019 vs. 2020 (Sedgwick County Sheriff)

Mr. Gerber,

By copy of this email I am forwarding your request to the Sheriff's Office, as well as Emergency Communications. If you do not receive a response within three (3) business days, please let me know so I can troubleshoot.

Additionally, please be advised that you sent your original records request to our Finance Department. In future, please send to my email address (above), or you may utilize our County's KORA page to submit requests at the following website: https://www.sedgwickcounty.org/kora/

Jennifer L. Scriven, MA | Records Manager & Freedom of Information Officer | Sedgwick County Department of Central Services
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Sedgwick County Sheriff
ORA Office
141 W Elm
Wichita, KS 67203

October 20, 2020

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request from Sedgwick County Sheriff any records, datasets, or materials that contain the following:

For July 2020:
- Average response time of department for all calls
- Average response time of department for domestic violence calls only

For all domestic violence/domestic disturbance calls to the 911 dispatch center in the month of July 2020, separated by individual call:
- Type of call
- Priority level
- Date and time of call received
- Date and time first officer arrived on scene
- Race and ethnicity of victim, if available
- Race and ethnicity of perpetrator(s), if available
- Outcome or resolution of call

For July 2019:
- Average response time of department for all calls
- Average response time of department for domestic violence calls only

For all domestic violence/domestic disturbance calls to the 911 dispatch center in the month of July 2019, separated by individual call:
- Type of call
- Priority level
- Date and time of call received
- Date and time first officer arrived on scene
- Race and ethnicity of victim, if available
- Race and ethnicity of perpetrator(s), if available
- Outcome or resolution of call

The requested documents will be made available to the general public. These records are being requested as part of a collaborative research effort 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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Colin Gerber

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Mr. Gerber,

Sedgwick County Emergency Communications does charge for records and will need payment remitted before we are able to release the records. The fee is $35.
You can either mail a check or money order made out to "Sedgwick County Emergency Communications" to our facility at 714 N. Main, Wichita Ks. 67203 or put in our locked drop-box downstairs in the lobby. We do not have the capability to process electronic payments at this time. I can then mail you the CD of the incident, or set you up for a digital download. Please let me know which you would prefer and if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Linda Ester | Special Projects Lieutenant | Sedgwick County Emergency Communications
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Here is the W-9 form that you requested. Let me know if you need anything else.

Linda Ester | Special Projects Lieutenant | Sedgwick County Emergency Communications
p: (316) 660-9743 | f: (316) 941-5040 | linda.ester@sedgwick.gov<mailto:linda.ester@sedgwick.gov>
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Mr. Gerber,

I have attached the information that we have available. There is some information in your request that we would have no way of being able to pull or would know. I have also attached your request receipt.

For July 2019:
- Average response time of department for all calls 00:07:07
- Average response time of department for domestic violence calls only 00:11:40

For July 2020
- Average response time of department for all calls 00:07:24
- Average response time of department for domestic violence calls only 00:11:42
Let me know if you have any questions.

Linda Ester | Special Projects Lieutenant | Sedgwick County Emergency Communications
p: (316) 660-9743 | f: (316) 941-5040 | linda.ester@sedgwick.gov<mailto:linda.ester@sedgwick.gov>
714 N. Main | Wichita, KS 67203 | www.sedgwickcounty.org<http://www.sedgwickcounty.org/> | Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/sedgwickcounty> | Twitter<http://www.twitter.com/SedgwickCounty>
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Sedgwick County Sheriff
ORA Office
141 W Elm
Wichita, KS 67203

October 20, 2020

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request from Sedgwick County Sheriff any records, datasets, or materials that contain the following:

For July 2020:
- Average response time of department for all calls
- Average response time of department for domestic violence calls only

For all domestic violence/domestic disturbance calls to the 911 dispatch center in the month of July 2020, separated by individual call:
- Type of call
- Priority level
- Date and time of call received
- Date and time first officer arrived on scene
- Race and ethnicity of victim, if available
- Race and ethnicity of perpetrator(s), if available
- Outcome or resolution of call

For July 2019:
- Average response time of department for all calls
- Average response time of department for domestic violence calls only

For all domestic violence/domestic disturbance calls to the 911 dispatch center in the month of July 2019, separated by individual call:
- Type of call
- Priority level
- Date and time of call received
- Date and time first officer arrived on scene
- Race and ethnicity of victim, if available
- Race and ethnicity of perpetrator(s), if available
- Outcome or resolution of call

The requested documents will be made available to the general public. These records are being requested as part of a collaborative research effort 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 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Colin Gerber

Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
Upload documents directly: https://www.muckrock.com/
Is this email coming to the wrong contact? Something else wrong? Use the above link to let us know.

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 104088
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.