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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Child Custody (9) Disorderly Conduct (1) Disturbing Subject (9) Disturbing the Peace (1433) Fireworks (22) Loitering (1) Noise Complaint (21) Parent Problem (50) Verbal Fight (88)

Disturbance incidents

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

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1634
Incidents reported
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120
Police Departments
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427
Schools
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130
School Districts
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40
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 Disturbance

Incident Logs

displaying 51 - 75 records in total 1634
Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Bret Harte Union High School

Bret Harte Union High School District, Calaveras County

415 PC Reported to Angels Camp Police Department

5/24/23 at 11:28:01 AM

Incident details:

Report Taken
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415V-Verbal Dispute Reported to Antioch Police Department

2/9/23 at 11:40:00 AM

Incident details:

2nd hand info to rp...2 families in the office in a verbal..unk what the issue is...poss ifo the office now....rp has no further details
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415V - Verbal Dispute Reported to Antioch Police Department

3/1/23 at 9:53:00 AM

Incident details:

98 RP IN BLK MERZ 4D, WANTS TO REPORT FEM YELLED AT RP THIS MORNING DURING DROP OFF
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415 - Disturbing the Peace Reported to Antioch Police Department

5/11/23 at 9:34:00 AM

Incident details:

98 rp in the principal conference room she was bringing her daughter to school and a student tried to fight her and her daughter
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415UG - Unwanted Guest Reported to Antioch Police Department

6/22/23 at 1:56:00 PM

Incident details:

[redacted] FROM YESTERDAY JUST WALKED ON CAMPUS ANO IS APPROACHING STUDENTS-YESTERDAY HE ROBBED SOMTONE AND RAN OVER THER FOOT LSW HOODIE AND BIX PANTS AND BLK SHOES UNK ON WEAPONS EVENT YESTERDAY 23-4634
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Serious Violent

Verbal Fight — Dallas Ranch Middle School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415V - Verbal Dispute Reported to Antioch Police Department

5/11/23 at 10:40:00 AM

Incident details:

PARENT IS DISGRUNTED AND WANTS TO FIGHT OTHER PARENTS .. YELLING /SCREAMING.. MAKING THRX TO F GHT
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Dallas Ranch Middle School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415UG- Unwanted Guest Reported to Antioch Police Department

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

Incident details:

PARENT ON CAMPUS TRYING TO FIGHT STUDENTS RE A FIGHT THAT OCRD ON CAMPUS . [redacted] ....TRYING TO GET CLOTHING DESC..
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Serious Violent

Verbal Fight — Dallas Ranch Middle School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415V- Verbal Dispute Reported to Antioch Police Department

6/7/23 at 8:39:00 AM

Incident details:

RP SAYS THEY DIVORCED PARENTS - BOTH HAVE REST ORDERS AGAINST EACH OTHER. IN OFF CE.. FEMALE SAYING SHES SCARED AND MALE 1/2 NOT ALLOWD TO BE THERE.. SCHOOL HAS SOME DOCUMENTS BUT NOT SURE WHICH ONE IS RIGHT. THEY ARE THERE FOR STH GRADE PROMOTION - SEPARATED IN D FF OFFICES [redacted]
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Serious Non-Violent

Fireworks — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

FIREWORKS COMPLAINT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

2/19/23 at 8:51:23 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

DISTURBING THE PEACE Reported to Brentwood Police Department

5/15/23 at 3:54:10 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Loitering — Concord High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415L - Loitering Complaint Reported to Concord Police Department

4/23/23 at 4:10:00 PM

Incident details:

Necessary Action Taken
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415 - DISTURBANCE (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/24/23 at 10:02:28 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

MUSIC - MUSIC (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/24/23 at 7:04:33 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415 - DISTURBANCE (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

3/9/23 at 8:23:41 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415 - DISTURBANCE (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

3/29/23 at 1:53:19 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Hercules Middle School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415 - 12-Service rendered/No Crime Reported to Hercules Police Department

3/2/23 at 2:26:36 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Miramonte High School

Acalanes Union High School District, Contra Costa County

415FWK Reported to Orinda Police Department

2/10/23 at 8:25:00 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415 / DISTURBING THE PEACE Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

1/24/23 at 1:26:25 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415UG / UNWANTED GUEST Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

3/4/23 at 4:40:03 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415 / DISTURBING THE PEACE Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

5/4/23 at 1:36:48 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Noise Complaint — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Noise Complaint Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

3/30/23 at 11:57:03 PM

Incident details:

ON THE TENNIS COURT/ ABOUT 3 J'S BEING VERY VERY VERY LOUD/
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Coalinga High School

Coalinga-Huron Unified School District, Fresno County

DIST - DISTURBANCE Reported to Coalinga Police Department

3/16/23 at 12:43:28 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Coalinga Middle School

Coalinga-Huron Unified School District, Fresno County

DIST - DISTURBANCE Reported to Coalinga Police Department

2/2/23 at 3:02:55 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Firebaugh High School

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District, Fresno County

DIST - DISTURBANCE Reported to Firebaugh Police Department

4/28/23 at 4:00:00 PM

Incident details:

FIREBAUGH HIGH SCHOOLVARSITY SOFTBALL FIELD FOR A 415 GOT SECOND HAND INFO
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Firebaugh Middle School

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District, Fresno County

DIST - DISTURBANCE Reported to Firebaugh Police Department

5/31/23 at 9:10:59 PM

Incident details:

STS THAT THERE IS A SCHOOL DANCE AND THERE IS 5 HIGH SCHOOL KIDS THAT ARE 97 AND ARE REFUSING TO LEAVE PREMISIS. RP ADV THAT THE DANCE IS ONLY FOR 8TH GRADERS
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