Police Data Collection Request (2021)

Samuel Sinyangwe filed this request with the St. George Police Department of Utah.
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Government Records Access and Management Act, I hereby request the following records:

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

2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

6. the total number of officer involved shootings in 2021, both fatal and non-fatal.

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.

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

From: St. George Police Department

I am currently out of the office until Monday, November 21, 2022.  If you need immediate assistance please resend the email to records@sgcity.org or phone our office at 435-627-4301. (mailto:records@sgcity.org)

Thank you, Edye Mayer

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Edye Mayer
Records Technician
St George Police Department
Office Phone Number 435-627-4301 Office Fax Number 435-627-4375
police.sgcity.org (http://police.sgcity.org) - (http://police.sgcity.org)

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From: St. George Police Department

Mr. Sinyangwe,

It doesn't look like we received your original request in October. All
requests for records need to be sent to records@sgcity.org. It looks like
you sent it directly to one of our records technicians that was out of town
at the time and you received an "out of the office" reply on 11/14/22. She
checked her email and could not find the request, so I'm not sure why
that happened. I'll contact our IT personnel and let them know about the
issue. Can you please resend that to the records@sgcity.org email? Thank
you!

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Amy Harward
Records Technician
St. George Police Department
Office: 435-627-4301
Fax: 435-627-4375
records@sgcity.org
<http://police.sgcity.org>

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From: St. George Police Department

Good morning Mr. Singyangwe,

I apologize for the delay, I've tried to contact you via phone regarding
your request. Please see the response to your records request below. If you
have any questions, please feel free to contact me.

Pursuant to the Government Records Access and Management Act, I hereby
request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force
and year used in 2021 (for example, information that specifies the number
of taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.)
Incident# Use of Force Date
21P000725 DT/WRAP 2/4/21
21P000845 Hobble/Helmet 2/4/21
21P001910 Taser 2/4/21
21P003037 Wrap 2/24/21
21P003444 WRAP 3/2/21
21P008398 Foot Pursuit/DT/Taser 5/4/21
21P009907 WRAP 5/18/21
21P010927 WRAP
21P012042 Taser 6/15/21
21P014630 Taser 7/20/21
21P016092 Take Down/Wrap 8/5/21
21P016738 WRAP 8/5/21
21P016874 WRAP 8/5/21
21P017480 WRAP 8/5/21
21P017091 WRAP 8/5/21
21P017097 WRAP 8/5/21
21P018052 DT/WRAP 10/7/21
21P019307 DT/WRAP 10/7/21
21P022284 WRAP/Hands on 10/26/21
21P022147 WRAP/Hands on 10/26/21
21P022134 Hobble 10/26/21
21P025177 WRAP 12/2/21
21P025995 WRAP 12/2/21
21P026953 WRAP 12/2/21
21P027973 DT/WRAP 12/21/21
21P029637 Taser Deployment 12/21/21
21P030100 Taser Deployment
21P030915 Taser 1/4/22
21P031616 Taser Arc (dog) 12/14/21
21P032765 WRAP 1/4/2022
21P033230 Taser/Wrap 1/4/22
31 total use of force pertaining to a Wrap, Hobble, Taser

2. the total number of civilian complaints alleging any form of law
enforcement misconduct that were reported and the total number sustained in
2021.
I.A. # COMPLAINT Source: Sustained
2021-05 Conduct External 1
2021-13 Property Handling External 1
2021-14 Traffic Violation External 1
2021-15 Rudeness External 1
2021-16 Rudeness External 1
2021-29 Property Handling External 3
2021-30 Driving External 1
2021-35 Stalking External 1
2021-39 Property Handling External 1
39 Complaints
9 External Sustained
11 Employees

3. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of
excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

IA's are listed above, no way to provide this record.

4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or
racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.

IA's are listed above, no way to provide this record.

5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that
were reported and the total number sustained in 2021.
39 Complaints
9 External Sustained
11 Employees

6. the total number of officer involved shootings in 2021, both fatal and
non-fatal.

0 officer involved shootings, fatal and non fatal

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.

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.
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*Christina Neel
*
Police Records Supervisor

St George Police Department

Office 435-627-4301

Desk 435-627-4335

Fax 435-627-4375
records@sgcity.org
<https://police.sgcity.org/>

*The mission** of the S**t. George Police Department is to work with the
citizens of St. George to preserve life, maintain human rights, protect
property, and promote individual responsibility and community commitment.*

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and/or confidential information intended only for the receipt by and use of
the individual or entity to whom or which it is addressed. If you are not
the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination,
distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you
have received this message in error, please immediately notify the sender
and delete this message from your computer. Thank you.

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  • 01/18/2023

    Granted except portion to create a record-denied