Washington Police Data Collection (Spokane Police Department)

Samuel Sinyangwe

Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Spokane.  Your request has been received and is being processed.  Your request was received in this office on August 17, 2021 and given the reference number P004651-081721 for tracking purposes.
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Pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents reported by the police department, separated by year and by type of force used from 2020 (for example: 15 taser incidents in 2020, 18 baton incidents in 2020, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2020 (for example: 8 complaints in 2020, 2 complaints sustained in 2020).
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2020.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2020.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2020.
6. a list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from 2013-2020 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person).
7. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.

If only partial information is available responsive to one or more of these requests, please provide all of the information that is available.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

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In accordance with the Public Records Act (PRA), RCW 42.56.520, this message acknowledges receipt of your PRA request, received by the City of Spokane on August 17, 2021.  This request has been assigned tracking number P004651-081721.  Please use this number in any communications concerning this request.
Specifically, you requested: To Whom It May Concern:

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

1. the total number of use of force incidents reported by the police department, separated by year and by type of force used from 2020 (for example: 15 taser incidents in 2020, 18 baton incidents in 2020, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2020 (for example: 8 complaints in 2020, 2 complaints sustained in 2020).
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2020.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2020.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2020.
6. a list of all officer involved shootings that were directed at a person from 2013-2020 (excluding shootings of animals and accidental discharges that are not directed at a person).
7. all information reported to the FBI’s National Use-of-Force Data Collection program to date.

If only partial information is available responsive to one or more of these requests, please provide all of the information that is available.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

Your request has been forwarded to Internal Affairs staff of the Spokane Police Department for review and compiling of any responsive records.  We anticipate an installment may be available in approximately 45 days, or on or about October 11.  We will follow up with you on or about that date regarding the status of your request.  If public records become available in advance of this estimate, we will let you know.  Conversely, if City staff encounters a need to extend our estimate, we will advise accordingly.
Sincerely,
Laurie Farnsworth
Spokane Deputy City Clerk
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Good evening:
This is a follow up to my August 25 correspondence to you regarding your public records request assigned tracking number P004651-081721.  We are very close to providing an installment for your request.  However, due to other workload and staff schedules, we anticipate requiring one additional week, or until on or about October 20, to provide an installment, and we will follow up with you accordingly.  If we are able to follow up with you sooner, we will let you know.
Sincerely,
Laurie Farnsworth
Spokane Deputy City Clerk
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Good evening:
In follow up to my October 13 correspondence to you regarding your PRR No. P004651-081721, this is to inform you that an installment of records compiled by Internal Affairs staff in the Spokane Police Department is available by accessing your account via the My Request Center on the GovQA portal.
I am still in the process of checking with staff regarding Item No. 7 of your request as to what responsive records may be located.  Due to other workload and an upcoming absence from the office, I anticipate following up with you and/or providing a next installment in approximately two weeks, or on or about November 5.  If I am able to follow up with you sooner, I will advise accordingly.
Sincerely,
Laurie Farnsworth
Spokane Deputy City Clerk
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Good evening:
This is a follow up to my October 22 correspondence to you regarding your public records request assigned tracking number P004651-081721, and is to advise that no responsive records were located for Item No. 7 of your request.
Do the documents that were provided to you previously satisfy the intent of your request as it pertains to the other items?  If they do not and you are seeking additional records from the City, or, if you have personal knowledge of any responsive records in the City's possession that have not yet been made available to you, please clarify your request by clearly describing what the remaining identifiable public records are, if any, that you may still be attempting to seek, and we will be glad to look into your request further.
Please provide any such clarification within 30 days of today's date, or by December 6, 2021.  If no clarification is received from you by that date, your request will be considered concluded and closed, and a new request will be required in this matter after December 6.
Sincerely,
Laurie Farnsworth
Spokane Deputy City Clerk
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Good evening:
This is to acknowledge receipt of your November 8 message regarding your PRR No. P004651-081721, wherein you advise that the documents provided in the previous installments do satisfy your request.  Accordingly, we will consider our response to your request to be concluded and closed.
If there has been any misunderstanding regarding the above, or, if we can be of further assistance, please advise.
Sincerely,
Laurie Farnsworth
Spokane Deputy City Clerk
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