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 2176 - 2200 records in total 2824
Non-Violent

Alarm - Unknown — Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 9:43:24 PM

Incident details:

NO CODE OUT .. BLDG SECURE .. ALARM CENTER SHOWS CLOSED, HOWEVER, RP JUST LEFT THE OFFICE AND NO ALARMS REC'D WHEN HE LEFT NOR PRIOR TO HIM LEAVING .. WORK ORDER 150806 WAS SUBMITTED ON 01/07/23 .. SHOWS RESPONSE ON 01/11 OF PHONE LINES DOWN .. THEN AS OF 01/19 ALL PHONE LINES RESTORED EXCEPT 2, AND WILL START A NEW LOG FOR THOSE 2 LINES TO BE FIXED ..
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Spanos (Alex G.) Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/22/23 at 7:04:50 PM

Incident details:

zone 2: heat detectors admin
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — John C. Kimball High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/25/23 at 3:10:00 AM

Incident details:

CLASSROOM [redacted] UNABLE TO REACH RESPS
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/11/23 at 8:55:00 PM

Incident details:

FIRST FLOOR ADMIN BLDG KH PEND
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/18/23 at 6:34:00 AM

Incident details:

1ST FLOOR ADMIN MOTION....NO RESPONDER
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A- AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/30/23 at 5:21:00 PM

Incident details:

NOT LISTED / POA BUIDING K DOORS / NO RESP
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

6/13/23 at 6:37:00 AM

Incident details:

NO PREMISE NUMBERRR/ BLDG H DOORAND FIRST FLOOR ADMIN MOTION, MULTI USE MOTION/NO RESPONDER
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

6/14/23 at 6:25:00 AM

Incident details:

NO PREMISE NUMBER/ FIRST FLOOR ADMIN MOTION / KH PENDING
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — North Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A - AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/13/23 at 7:37:00 AM

Incident details:

CLASSROOM [redacted] - NO RESP
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — North Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/20/23 at 5:01:00 PM

Incident details:

TRACY HEADSTART NO PREM # ENTRY/EXIT BURG ALARM / NO RESP
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — North Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/31/23 at 11:44:00 AM

Incident details:

* TRACY HEADSTART * NO PREM # LISTED POA: REAR DOOR UTL KH
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — North Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/26/23 at 4:34:00 PM

Incident details:

AT THE TRACY HEADSTART -NO PREM # POA: ENTRY / EXIT DOOR KH, [redacted] REQ PD RESPONSE SINCE HE CAN'T RESPOND.
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A- AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

1/16/23 at 3:19:00 AM

Incident details:

POA BLDG G NORTH EAST// NO KH
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

1/18/23 at 3:26:00 AM

Incident details:

[redacted] / POA STADIUM BOYS RESTROOM PERIMETER/NO RESP
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/7/23 at 4:13:00 AM

Incident details:

[redacted] BUILDING A, [redacted] MOTION UNABLE TO REACH RESPS
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/14/23 at 4:32:00 AM

Incident details:

BUILDING I [redacted] - NO RESP
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A- AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/14/23 at 1:14:00 PM

Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/15/23 at 10:03:00 PM

Incident details:

PREM [redacted]. COMING FROM THE [redacted] POSS MEAINING BUILDING [redacted] SMALL WORK ROOM. NO RESPONDER.
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A- AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/16/23 at 10:09:00 PM

Incident details:

POA: [redacted] SMALL WORK ROOM UNABLE TO REACH RESPS
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/29/23 at 2:01:00 AM

Incident details:

[redacted] / BUILDINGS A-C / NO RESP
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/9/23 at 12:06:00 AM

Incident details:

PREM #[redacted]. FROM BUILDING J - THE TEAM ROOM. NO RESPONDER.
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A - AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/12/23 at 3:21:00 AM

Incident details:

[redacted] / STADIUM ACTIVATION FOR SOUTH PRESS BOX / NO RESP
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A -AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/19/23 at 5:47:00 PM

Incident details:

PREM [redacted] / BUILDING 1 [redacted] / RESPONDER PENDING
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A -AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/20/23 at 5:09:00 PM

Incident details:

PREM [redacted] / BUILDING I [redacted] AT 1654 HOURS / RESPONDER PENDING
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Tracy High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A - AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/26/23 at 5:09:00 AM

Incident details:

PREM #[redacted] POA: ENGINE EVALUATION ROOM [redacted] UTL KH
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