Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (1920) Alarm (2824) Animal (226) Disturbance (1634) Drill (487) Fire (148) Harassment (131) Incorrigible Juvenile (395) Lockdown (17) Medical (867) Mental Health (577) Missing Person (319) Other (5530) Patrol (14130) Physical Violence (1354) Police Communications (394) Sex (342) Substances (1237) Suspicion (986) Theft (755) Threats (716) Trespassing (589) Truancy (124) Unknown (6088) Vandalism (303) Vehicle (3081) Weapons (445) Welfare Check (346)

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Alarm (1) Alarm - Unknown (1184) Alarm Company (49) Alarm Disarm / Rearm (36) Alarm Test (11) Audible Alarm (243) Burglar Alarm (643) False Alarm (104) Fire Alarm (274) Panic Alarm (4) Silent Alarm (275)

Alarm incidents

From all counties, school districts and schools in the database.

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2824
Incidents reported
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98
Police Departments
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479
Schools
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102
School Districts
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35
Counties

Police call logs are from a sampling of schools representing California for the period Jan. 1 to June 30, 2023. The database does not include all schools or districts.

Incident Breakdown by Subcategory of Alarm

Incident Logs

displaying 426 - 450 records in total 2824
Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Kern Valley High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/27/23 at 11:08:28 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES ER TO RAPTOR
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Kern Valley High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/19/23 at 9:28:09 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Liberty High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

148.4 - PULLED FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/19/23 at 9:59:46 AM

Incident details:

D25 FORBUS REQ CODE 8 FOR 148.4. UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Mira Monte High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 9:53:20 AM

Incident details:

D26 BARRON FIRE ALARM PULLED/ MMHS IS CODE 4 NEG ON FIRE.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Mira Monte High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/12/23 at 11:08:19 AM

Incident details:

D26 BARRON FIRE ALARM ACTIVATED. CODE 4, FALSE ALARM
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Mira Monte High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/27/23 at 2:51:27 PM

Incident details:

D26 BARRON FIRE ALARM ACTIVATED. CKING CAMPUS.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Mira Monte High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/2/23 at 9:48:38 AM

Incident details:

D26 BARRON FIRE ALARM ACTIVATED. CODE 4 POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Mira Monte High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/2/23 at 11:23:43 AM

Incident details:

D26 BARRON ADV FIRE ALARM WAS ACTIVATED AGAIN, WILL BE CHECKING AND WILL ADV SITUATION.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/1/23 at 12:05:19 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ RAPTOR ALERT AT NORTH. ADVISED.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/9/23 at 10:07:12 AM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUES 10/6 FRONT OFFICE FOR RAPTOR ALERT
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

148.4 - PULLED FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/30/23 at 4:20:48 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ REQ CODE 8 FOR 148.4 OCCD EARLIER JEG 10-39
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/14/23 at 9:12:08 AM

Incident details:

GRANTED ACCESS AND LEFT THE PREMISE. WAS NOT RAPTOR ALERT @ NORTH . SUBJ
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/14/23 at 2:22:42 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM CODE 4 ON RAPTOR ALERT D29 10/8
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/18/23 at 12:59:56 PM

Incident details:

RAPTOR ALERT AT SHAFTER HIGH. D31 DOUGHERTY - WE ARE CODE 4
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 12:52:55 PM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY CODE 8 FOR FIRE ALARM PULL 10-39 student fl.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 1:47:46 PM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY another ense number for a separate alarm .... and if you can 10-39 student fl to the new ensc number
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/8/23 at 8:29:37 AM

Incident details:

D31 CODE 4 FIRE ALRAM ISSUES
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/26/23 at 8:05:02 AM

Incident details:

An emergency alert has been triggered by the Raptor system. Sub Shafter has requested immediate assistance at Shafter High School. @0804. D31 DOUGHERTY TO GO AND CHECK WITH ADMIN. NEG ON ALERT. CODE 4.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/5/23 at 12:51:32 PM

Incident details:

D33 SKIDMORE 10/6 W/ RAPTOR ALERT. CODE 4.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/18/23 at 3:26:58 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ CONT 4 FOR REPORT OF FIRE IN TOILET. ER TO INVESTIGATE . 10-22 FIRE DEPT, FIRE PUT OUT BY MAINT.
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/3/23 at 1:35:12 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ 10-29 ON CDL FOR RAPTOR ALERT. 1 1
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

CALARM Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/25/23 at 5:24:00 PM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Jacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

4598 - BURGLARY-SILENT Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

1/28/23 at 12:08:04 PM

Incident details:

GLASS BREAK AT STUDENT STORE NEAR CAFETERIA. 2 VOICES HEARD, I F. RESP PENDING
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Jacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

TEHACHAPI 459A - BURGLARY-AUDIBLE Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

3/3/23 at 5:33:16 AM

Incident details:

POA AUDIO HEARD IN KITCHEN AND STOREROOM RESP' NEG CONTACT [OP ID 3345] - MAKING CONTACT W/ CAFETERIA WORKER - Contacted cafeteria employee who advised alarm pad not working.
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Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Jacobsen Middle School

Tehachapi Unified School District, Kern County

459S - BURGLARY-SILENT Reported to Tehachapi Police Department

5/9/23 at 8:00:49 PM

Incident details:

CAFETERIA SOUTH ENTRY, HIEARING MOVEMENT. NO RESP. - 10-8. ALARM CO CANC
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