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 1451 - 1475 records in total 1634
Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

415 Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/16/23 at 4:45:06 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Anderson High School

Anderson Union High School District, Shasta County

415 Reported to Anderson Police Department

4/17/23 at 12:11:13 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Anderson Middle School

Cascade Union Elementary School District, Shasta County

415R Reported to Anderson Police Department

1/18/23 at 11:07:12 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Anderson Middle School

Cascade Union Elementary School District, Shasta County

415₽ Reported to Anderson Police Department

2/6/23 at 2:25:24 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Anderson Middle School

Cascade Union Elementary School District, Shasta County

415R Reported to Anderson Police Department

2/16/23 at 9:37:04 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Enterprise High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

415 Reported to Redding Police Department

2/14/23 at 2:09:37 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Sequoia Middle School

Redding Elementary School District, Shasta County

415R Reported to Redding Police Department

2/1/23 at 2:42:15 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Sequoia Middle School

Redding Elementary School District, Shasta County

415P Reported to Redding Police Department

3/7/23 at 1:14:14 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Sequoia Middle School

Redding Elementary School District, Shasta County

415 Reported to Redding Police Department

3/23/23 at 11:46:43 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Sequoia Middle School

Redding Elementary School District, Shasta County

415 Reported to Redding Police Department

3/28/23 at 8:54:30 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Sequoia Middle School

Redding Elementary School District, Shasta County

415 Reported to Redding Police Department

3/28/23 at 3:21:41 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

415P Reported to Redding Police Department

2/8/23 at 11:17:44 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

415R Reported to Redding Police Department

3/14/23 at 11:18:29 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

415 Reported to Redding Police Department

3/21/23 at 12:19:48 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

415 Reported to Redding Police Department

4/3/23 at 11:18:40 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Noise Complaint — Weed High School

Siskiyou Union High School District, Siskiyou County

DISTLN - LOUD NOISE DISTURBANCE Reported to Weed Police Department

4/18/23 at 1:10:36 PM

Incident details:

THAT THEY HAVE HAD A FIGHT AT THE SCHOOL AND REQUESTING AN OFFICER FOR A FIGHT THAT OCCURRED AT THE SCHOOL. C385 AND E292 OUT AT THE LOCATION SPOKE TO MONTGOMERY AND AND STATED SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ALTERCATION WITH AND STATED SHE HAD A CHUNK OF HAIR PULLED OUT. MONTGOMERY WAS UNSURE IF SHE WANTED TO PURSUE CHARGES. LOG NOTE ONLY AT THIS TIME./RMA 1455 HRS C385 SPOKE WITH MONTGOMERY AND C385 IS REQUESTING A CASE #./RMA 04/20/2023 C385 COMPLETED FOLLOW UP./DLP @1233 C385 ISSUED CITATION FOR 182(a)(1) AND 242(a) PC./DLP @1330 RETURNED THE DEPARTMENTS CALL. C385 SPOKE WITH AND ADVISED HIM THAT HE WOULD BE ISSUING HIM A CITATION FOR 182(2)(1) PC AND 242(A) PC, CITATION NUMBER 41023 @1415 CAME INTO THE LOBBY AND S284 PROVIDED HIM WITH THE CITATION.
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Benicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

ALCOHOL VIOLATION Reported to Benicia Police Department

2/14/23 at 7:19:38 PM

Incident details:

PARENT IS 97 AND HBD YELLING AND BENING OFFENSIVE WMA BEARD GREEN CARHART JACKET AND BEANIE
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Benicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

DISTURBANCE JUVENILE Reported to Benicia Police Department

3/23/23 at 2:08:18 PM

Incident details:

RPTS OF A STUDENT THAT HAS BEEN SUSPENDED AND IS REFUSING TO LEA VE CAMPUS. STUDENTS PARENTS ARE UNABLE TO PICK UP STUDENT. RP IS REQ A SRO
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Benicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

DISTURBANCE JUVENILE Reported to Benicia Police Department

5/13/23 at 6:23:47 PM

Incident details:

TWO BASKETBALL TEAMS FIGHTING IN GYM
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Benicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

DISTURBANCE JUVENILE Reported to Benicia Police Department

6/10/23 at 5:25:28 PM

Incident details:

RPTS 2 J'S ON SCHOOL GROUNDS IN THE GATE BY THE BACK PARKING LOT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, ONE IS SKATEBOARDING WEARING A BEANIE AND OTHER IS RECORDING, BOTH ARE WMJ'S RP IS THE PRINCIPAL OF THE HIGH SCHOOL AND ASKED BOTH J'S TO LEAVE AND THEY REFUSED
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Armijo High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

415 Reported to Fairfield Police Department

1/19/23 at 9:21:45 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Armijo High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

415 Reported to Fairfield Police Department

1/20/23 at 12:03:01 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Armijo High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

415L Reported to Fairfield Police Department

1/24/23 at 11:44:53 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Armijo High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

415V Reported to Fairfield Police Department

1/24/23 at 3:43:07 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Armijo High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

415W Reported to Fairfield Police Department

1/25/23 at 9:25:04 AM