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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Animal Attack (14) Animal Complaint / Control (41) Animal Cruelty (5) Animal Pickup (17) Animal Problem (9) Animal Related / Problem (86) Dead Animal (13) Dog in Vehicle (2) Injured Animal (5) Loose / Stray Animal (33) Lost Animal (1)

Animal incidents

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

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226
Incidents reported
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54
Police Departments
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111
Schools
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55
School Districts
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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 Animal

Incident Logs

displaying 151 - 175 records in total 226
Not Serious Non-Violent

Loose / Stray Animal — Quincy Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

AC Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

1/19/23 at 1:42:02 PM

Incident details:

C/REP SMALL WHITE DOG IN SWEATER AND LARGER DOG, RUNNING ON ROAD JNO HIGHSCHOOL
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Dead Animal — Cosumnes Oaks High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

ASO_DEAD_ANIMAL Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

6/23/23 at 4:11:00 PM

Incident details:

UNABLE TO LOCATE
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Not Serious

Animal Complaint / Control — Elk Grove High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

ASO - LOOSE Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

6/26/23 at 10:39:00 AM

Incident details:

ANIMAL IMPOUND
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Not Serious

Animal Complaint / Control — Monterey Trail High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

ASO_BITERPT Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

6/13/23 at 1:41:00 PM

Incident details:

ANIMAL IMPOUND
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Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

ANIMAL Reported to Folsom Police Department

5/27/23 at 12:21:10 PM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

ANIMAL Reported to Folsom Police Department

5/29/23 at 9:23:56 AM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Folsom Middle School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

ANIMAL Reported to Folsom Police Department

1/24/23 at 3:05:08 PM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Folsom Middle School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

ANIMAL Reported to Folsom Police Department

1/24/23 at 4:35:33 PM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Vista del Lago High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

ANIMAL Reported to Folsom Police Department

3/8/23 at 8:24:43 AM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Vista del Lago High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

ANIMAL Reported to Folsom Police Department

4/26/23 at 2:49:07 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Loose / Stray Animal — Desert Knolls Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

905 - ANIMAL CALL MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 10:06:18 AM

Incident details:

2 GERMAN SHERPARD RUNNING LOOSE - BEING AGGRESSIVE TWRDS RP / DEMANDING POLICE TO COME SHOOT THE DOGS / DISPATCH ADV'D WILL CALL ANIMAL CONTROL / MALE 415 W/ DISPATCH BEFORE DISCONNECTING / WHEN ASKED WHERE THE DOGS WERE LAST SEEN, HE ADV'D ON THE CORNER, WHEN ASKED FOR SPECIFIC STREETS HE SAID "LADY JUST SEND THEM" AND DISCONNECTED - 95P2 HAS EYES ON THE DOGS, SYM / TUSCOLA, DOGS LIVE 2ND HOUSE FROM THE CORNER, DOGS ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE - WILL DO KNOCK & TALK TO SEE IF DOGS ARE THEIRS - NEG PER THE HOMEOWNER - WILL BE MAKING CONTACT W/ RESIDENCE AT [redacted] - SPOKE TO OWNER THRU RING DOORBELL, NOT HOME, ADV'D THAT ANIMAL CONTROL WAS TRYING TO CATCH HER DOGS, DOGS WERE NOT BEING AGGRESSIVE. DOGS JUST ARE RUNNING FROM ACO - DOG WERE ON NORTH END OF FRONT OFFICE, RP NOTICED 2 DOGS WALKED OUT OF DRIVEWAY TO LOOK AT HIM, RP RAN TO NEAREST GATE AND JUMPED THE FENCE, DOGS APPROACHED FENCE
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Loose / Stray Animal — Granite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

905 - ANIMAL CALL MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/14/23 at 8:16:35 AM

Incident details:

PIT BULL ON THE CAMPUS REQ ETA - SCHOOL ALREADY CALLED - W/ACO THEY ADV'D THEY CALLED ON CALL 10 AGO, BACK ON LL - ACO ARRIVED AS DOG WAS LEAVING CAMPUS - THEY WERE ADV'D
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Loose / Stray Animal — Granite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

905 - ANIMAL CALL MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

4/5/23 at 10:22:53 AM

Incident details:

BROWN PIT BULL IN THE STUDENT PARKING LOT - ACO OFFICER ENRT 5-10MIN ETA - CALL ACO GET ETA, DOG IS NOW ON CAMPUS BY THE F BLDG DOG IS BARKING - ACO GOT THE DOG
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Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Alder Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

3/14/23 at 1:41:00 PM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Alder Middle School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

6/12/23 at 8:26:00 AM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

3/17/23 at 2:04:00 PM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

6/20/23 at 7:15:00 AM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

6/27/23 at 12:14:00 PM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana A. B. Miller High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

6/27/23 at 2:08:00 PM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

2/10/23 at 8:59:00 AM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

3/2/23 at 8:42:00 AM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

3/4/23 at 11:20:00 AM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

3/6/23 at 9:29:00 AM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

4/6/23 at 9:26:00 AM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Fontana High School

Fontana Unified School District, San Bernardino County

ANIMAL Reported to Fontana Police Department

4/6/23 at 1:55:00 PM