Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)
| Submitted | Oct. 22, 2022 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Indiana Access to Public Records 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.). Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in each year were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
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 7 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Indiana Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Indiana Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
MuckRock News,
Your requested dated November 16, 2022 and received on November 19, 2022 is being processed.
Thank you,
[vcso logo email]
Lieutenant Noah Robinson
Records Section Commander
Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office
3500 N. Harlan Ave.
Evansville, IN 47711
Voice: 812-421-6222
Fax: 812-421-6397
Email: nrobinson@vanderburghsheriff.org
Web: www.vanderburghsheriff.org
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Indiana Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Vanderburgh County Sheriff
The data you requested is voluminous. We are working on compiling and exporting the information into a format suitable for release.
I'd estimate another two weeks.
Noah
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Indiana Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Indiana Access to Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Vanderburgh County Sheriff
MuckRock,
We have managed to export the Use of Force data from our patrol section for 2021. The data is attached.
The Jail data is proving more difficult and our vendor is working on a solution. Hope to have this by the end of the week.
As far as complaints in 2021:
* One Excessive Force complaint with a disposition of Exonerated.
* One Dishonesty / Conduct Unbecoming with a disposition Sustained / Termination.
* One Conduct Unbecoming Complaint with no disposition on file.
* One Deadly Force Review with a disposition of Exonerated / Justified.
We only had one Deadly Force incident in 2021. That subject was killed by police gunfire.
Thank you,
Sheriff Noah Robinson
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2021 Patrol UOF Export - Final
From: Vanderburgh County Sheriff
We send you this data on January 09, 2023. Please check your spam filter.
[vcso logo email]
Sheriff Noah Robinson
Vanderburgh County Sheriff's Office
3500 N. Harlan Ave.
Evansville, IN 47711
Voice: 812-421-6222
Fax: 812-421-6397
Email: nrobinson@vanderburghsheriff.org<mailto:nrobinson@vanderburghsheriff.org>
Web: www.vanderburghsheriff.org<http://www.vanderburghsheriff.org>
Please Note: The information contained in this E-mail and / or attachments may contain protected health, legally privileged, or otherwise confidential information intended only for the use of the individuals named above. If you, the reader of this message, are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you may not further disseminate, distribute, disclose, copy or forward this message or any of the content herein. If you have received this E-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original.
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From: Vanderburgh County Sheriff
Robinson, Noah would like to recall the message, "Indiana Access to Public Records Act Request: Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)".