Police data collection project (Volusia County Sheriff's Office)

All requests must go through our on-line portal at www.volusiasheriff.org<http://www.volusiasheriff.org>.

Once you have submitted your request you will receive a reference number for tracking purposes.

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Liliane E Benucci CPS/CAP
Records Section Manager
Volusia Sheriff's Office
386-736-5962 x 12540

[Description: VSO]

All requests must be submitted through our on-line portal at www.volusiasheriff.org<http://www.volusiasheriff.org>.

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Dear Samuel Sinyangwe,

Thank you for registering with the Volusia Sheriff's Office Public Records Center.
Your Login ID is:  requests@muckrock.com
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Dear Samuel Sinyangwe:
Your request was received in this office on 10/21/2020 and given the reference number R003891-102120 for tracking purposes. Your request mentioned:
"To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Florida Sunshine Law, 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.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

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Good afternoon.  I believe all the information you are requesting can be found on the Sheriff's Web Page, www.volusiasheriff.org.  In the middle column under "What's New" there is a link, "Use of Force Data, Policy and More."
Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.