I have received your request for public records of September 14, 2019. Your
request was processed in accordance with the Maryland Public Information
Act (MPIA), Annotated Code of Maryland, General Provisions Article § 4-101,
et seq. (MPIA). Specifically, you have requested a number of data
statistics of this Agency. Response to those items are as follows:

1. All information reported to the Maryland Police Standards and Training
Commission regarding Serious Police Officer Involved Incidents and Officers
Disciplined as required by Public Safety Article §3-207(b)(1) in 2017 and
2018.* See attachment.*
2. All traffic stop data reported pursuant to Maryland Transportation
Article, § 25-113 for stops made in 2017- *80,499* and 2018- *83,373*.
3. The total number of civilian complaints reported in 2016, 2017, and 2018.
*Please
see https://www.aacounty.org/departments/police-department/reports/
<https://www.aacounty.org/departments/police-department/reports/> for
further detail regarding complaints.*
4. The total number of civilian complaints sustained in 2016, 2017, and
2018. *Please
see https://www.aacounty.org/departments/police-department/reports/
<https://www.aacounty.org/departments/police-department/reports/> for
further detail regarding complaint dispositions.*
5. The total number of uses of force reported:
*Use of Force 2018: 157*
Baton 1
Department Firearm 2
Electronic Control Device 17
K-9 4
OC Spray 8
Hands / Feet 128
Weapon of Opportunity 27 *Note: some
incidents involved the use of more than one weapon*

*2018 incidents were tracked using the Blueteam Database. This was the
first full year using the database to track Use of Force Incidents.*

*Use of Force 2017:** 170*

Flashlight 1

Baton 2

K-9 3

OC Spray 10

Electronic Control

Device 18

Hands/Feet 136

*Use of Force 2016:** 162*

Less Lethal 1

K-9 1

Baton 2

Department Firearm 4

Flashlight 6

OC Spray 7

Electronic Control

Device 34

Hands/Feet 107

You may challenge any part of this response to your request by filing an
action in the appropriate court of law pursuant to MPIA § 4-362. You may
also contact the Public Access Ombudsman per MPIA § 4-1B-04.

Sincerely,
Christine Ryder
Anne Arundel County Police Department
Custodian of Records

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Date: Tue, Sep 24, 2019 at 5:00 AM
Subject: RE: Maryland Public Information Act Request: Maryland police data
(Anne Arundel County Police Department)
To: <p98930@aacounty.org>

Anne Arundel County Police Department
PIA Office
8495 Veterans Highway
Millersville, MD 21108

September 24, 2019

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Maryland Public Information Act
request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 14, 2019. 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 Sept. 14, 2019:
Subject: Maryland Public Information Act Request: Maryland police data
(Anne Arundel County Police Department)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Maryland Public Information Act, I hereby request the
following records:

1. All information reported to the Maryland Police Standards and Training
Commission regarding Serious Police Officer Involved Incidents and Officers
Disciplined as required by Public Safety Article §3-207(b)(1) in 2017 and
2018.
2. All traffic stop data reported pursuant to Maryland Transportation
Article, § 25-113 for stops made in 2017 and 2018.
3. The total number of civilian complaints reported in 2016, 2017, and 2018
(separated by year).
4. The total number of civilian complaints sustained in 2016, 2017, and
2018 (separated by year).
5. The total number of uses of force reported in 2016, 2017, and 2018,
separated by type of force used for each year (separated by year).

Note, I’m requesting aggregate statistics or these requests, which does not
include identifiable or protected information regarding complaints, officer
personnel records, or use of force.

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 calendar
days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Samuel Sinyangwe

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411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

The following is a breakdown of SUSTAINED citizen complaints for the years
requested.

2016 - 5
2017 - 7
2018 - 7
2019 - 8

Sincerely,
Christine Ryder
Anne Arundel County Police Department
Custodian of Records