Police data collection project (Sugar Land Police Department)

Office of the City Secretary

Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:
Thank you for your interest in public records of the City of Sugar Land. 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 7/10/2020 and given the reference number W009819-071020 for tracking purposes.
Records Requested: 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 and by type of force used from 2016-2019 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2016, 3 baton incidents in 2017, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year (for example, 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2017, 4 complaints in 2018, 1 complaint sustained in 2019, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, 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
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.

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Office of the City Secretary

07/10/2020
Samuel Sinyangwe
411A Highland Ave DEPT MR 97876
SOMERVILLE MA 02144-2516
RE: PUBLIC INFORMATION ACT REQUEST of 7/10/2020, Reference #W009819-071020
Dear Samuel Sinyangwe,
The City received a public information request from you on 7/10/2020. Your request mentioned:
"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 and by type of force used from 2016-2019 (for example, "27 taser incidents in 2016, 3 baton incidents in 2017, etc.)
2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained, separated by year (for example, 8 complaints in 2016, 2 complaints sustained in 2017, 4 complaints in 2018, 1 complaint sustained in 2019, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2016-2019, separated by year
Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, 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"
The City has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to your request. Please log into the Records Center at the link below this letter to retrieve the appropriate response.
Open Records Request - SLPD - W009819-071020
Contact information is as follows:
By email: crankin@sugarlandtx.gov
By fax: (281) 275-2293
By phone: (281) 275-2730
By mail: City of Sugar Land; Attn: City Secretary; P.O. Box 110, Sugar Land, Texas                                77487-0110
In person: 2700 Town Center Blvd. North, Sugar Land, Texas 77479
Christy Rankin
Government Information Analyst
Office of the City Secretary
City of Sugar Land Pursuant to Section 552.275 of the Texas Government Code, the City of Sugar Land (“City”) has established a yearly limit on the amount of time that City personnel is required to spend producing public information for inspection or duplication by a requestor, or providing public copies of information to a requestor, without recovering its costs attributable to that personnel time.  The yearly time limit established by the City is 36 hours during each 12-month period that corresponds to the City’s fiscal year (October 1 st through September 30 th). The City will provide requestors a written estimate of the total cost, including materials, personnel time, and overhead expenses, necessary to comply with the request for public information once a requestor has exceeded the established annual 36-hour time limit.  The 36-hour yearly time limit, per state law, does not apply to the following: 1)     A requestor that is an individual who, for a substantial portion of the individual's livelihood or for substantial financial gain, gathers, compiles, prepares, collects, photographs, records, writes, edits, reports, investigates, processes, or publishes news or information for and is seeking the information for: (a)  Dissemination by a news medium or communication service provider, including: (1)            An individual who supervises or assists in gathering, preparing, and disseminating the news or information; or (2)            An individual who is or was a journalist, scholar, or researcher employed by an institution of higher education at the time the person made the request for information; or (b) Creation or maintenance of an abstract plant as described by Section 2501.004 of the Texas Insurance Code. 1)     A requestor that is an elected official of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state. 2)     A requestor that is a representative of a publicly funded legal services organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of that code. Below is the total amount of staff time in minutes that has been spent processing your requests since October 1 st of the City’s current fiscal year. 1.00 Hours How did we do? Take our customer service survey!
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