Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)

The Walton County Sheriff's Office of Privacy & Compliance, Open Records
Unit is in receipt of your Open Records request. Please be advised that our
current processing time is thirteen (13) business days and are working
diligently to fulfill your request. Thank you for your patience and
understanding.

Lora Stamey
Walton County Sheriff's Office
1425 South Madison Ave.
Monroe, Ga. 30655

Georgia Open Records Act Request: Sheriff Data Collection Request (2021)
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Walton County Sheriff
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1425 South Madison Avenue
Monroe, GA 30655

October 21, 2022

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Georgia Open Records Act request,
copied below, and originally submitted on Oct. 18, 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.

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On Oct. 18, 2022:
Subject: Georgia Open Records Act Request: Sheriff Data Collection Request
(2021)
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Georgia Open 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 3 business
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

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“Dear Mr. Sinyangwe:

This response is made to the open records request that you
submitted to the Walton County Sheriff’s Office on October 18, 2022. All
of your requests are for statistics rather than for records. However,
the Georgia Open Records Act provides for the inspection of public
*records*, not the provision of information. *See*, O.C.G.A. 50-18-70(a);
50-18-71(a), (b)(1)(A). Moreover, the Georgia Open Records Act does not
require the preparation of “new reports, summaries, or compilations not in
existence at the time of the request.” O.C.G.A. 50-18-71(j); *see*,
O.C.G.A. 50-18-71(b)(1)(A) (providing that nothing in the Georgia Open
Records Act requires the production of records “if such records did not
exist at the time of the request”).

The Walton County Sheriff’s Office does not possess records
containing the statistics sought in your request.

Sincerely,

Deputy Lora Stamey

Walton County Sheriff’s Office”

*Investigator Lora Stamey*

*Walton County Sheriff’s Office*

*Phone*: 770-267-6557

*Email*: lstamey@co.walton.ga.us <kirstin.stovall@co.walton.ga.us>

1425 South Madison Avenue

Monroe, GA 30655

*www.waltonsheriff.com <http://www.waltonsheriff.com/>*