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)

Incident subcategory

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 851 - 875 records in total 2824
Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/25/23 at 2:31:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/6/23 at 11:30:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/10/23 at 1:23:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/10/23 at 3:23:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/20/23 at 1:32:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 9:24:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/6/23 at 10:41:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/15/23 at 5:03:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/19/23 at 2:28:00 PM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Santiago Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

1/16/23 at 7:37:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Santiago Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/2/23 at 12:25:00 PM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Santiago Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/15/23 at 1:29:00 AM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Santiago Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/29/23 at 7:15:00 AM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Santiago Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/3/23 at 3:13:00 PM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Segerstrom High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

1/16/23 at 2:04:00 AM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Segerstrom High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/3/23 at 1:31:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Segerstrom High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/2/23 at 10:32:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Segerstrom High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/24/23 at 1:02:00 PM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Segerstrom High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/26/23 at 3:59:00 AM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Sierra Preparatory Academy School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/7/23 at 1:01:00 AM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Sierra Preparatory Academy School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/18/23 at 8:26:00 PM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Sierra Preparatory Academy School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/29/23 at 12:18:00 AM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Taft Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

1/28/23 at 9:34:00 AM

Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Taft Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/3/23 at 2:08:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Taft Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/21/23 at 11:07:00 AM