Sheriff Data Collection Request (2016-2020)

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Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2023 5:32 PM
To: Lisa Zielke <LZielke@waukeshacounty.gov>
Subject: Wisconsin Open Records Act Request: Sheriff Data Collection Request (2016-2020)

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Waukesha County Sheriff
ORA Office
PO Box 1488
Waukesha, WI 53188

July 18, 2023

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Wisconsin Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

1. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year, from 2016-2020 (for example, 302 use of force incidents in 2016, 287 use of force incidents in 2017, etc.)- See attached

2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by type of force and year used from 2016-2019 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2016, baton incidents in 2016, 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. See attached. Please note, all incidents are related to law enforcement operations. I am not the record custodian of jail records nor do I have access to these jail records. Please submit any request for jail records to jailrecords@waukeshacounty.gov<mailto:jailrecords@waukeshacounty.gov>

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.

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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