Police data collection (Wasilla Police Department)
| Multi Request | Police data collection |
| Submitted | Feb. 5, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | Feb. 20, 2024 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Alaska Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents reported from 2017-2022, separated by year.
2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year, from 2017-2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, taser incidents in 2021, baton incidents in 2021, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings from 2017-2022, both fatal and non-fatal, separated by year.
8. the total number of people who police used force against in 2022, broken down by race/ethnicity.
When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data 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, 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: Wasilla Police Department
Hello,
I have received your request for information. I will need to review our statistical tracking to determine if we are able to produce the use of force data you are requesting in the format you are looking for. Per Alaska Administrative Code 2 AAC 96.355 (a) -"...a public agency shall provide a copy of a public record in the form in which it is maintained or disseminated by the public agency." I am unable to change how the data is presented beyond what we maintain internally. This means that when I do the search for our statistics, if the records we maintain do not include the specifics you are requesting (such as the type of force used or demographic information) or if we do not compile statistics regarding one of your requested sets of data points (such as civilian complaints) I will not be creating a new set of statistical reports and that section of your request will be denied.
Once I have completed my search, I will let you know what is available and what the total cost for the records is. I will post my reply here in the MuckRock request and adjust the request status to "fix required". Typically, statistical reports are less than $10 in cost. We take cash and check only.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Amanda Graham
Public Records & Information
Wasilla Police Department
wpdadmin@cityofwasilla.gov
From: Wasilla Police Department
Hello,
After reviewing the statistics that we track, none of the 8 individual documents/data sets you are requesting are tracked individually by our department. #7 of your request (Number of officer involved shootings from 2017-2022) is available on the FBI's website. We don't sent a yearly report to them, we send it whenever an event happens so we don't aggregate the data on a yearly basis. The website where you can view this data is https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. I have also included our formal record request denial letter for your records.
Please let me know if you have any additional questions.
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