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 1626 - 1634 records in total 1634
Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Valley View Middle School

Simi Valley Unified School District, Ventura County

DIST2 (DISTURBANCE JUST OCC) Reported to Simi Valley Police Department

3/23/23 at 4:16:59 PM

Incident details:

NO FURTHER ACTION REQ’D
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Valley View Middle School

Simi Valley Unified School District, Ventura County

DISTI (DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS) Reported to Simi Valley Police Department

4/8/23 at 7:39:18 PM

Incident details:

GOA
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Valley View Middle School

Simi Valley Unified School District, Ventura County

DISTI (DISTURBANCE IN PROGRESS) Reported to Simi Valley Police Department

4/24/23 at 6:02:49 PM

Incident details:

NO FURTHER ACTION REQ’D
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Serious

Disturbing Subject — Balboa Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

DIST (DIST-SUBJ DIST) Reported to Ventura Police Department

1/23/23 at 8:43:15 AM

Serious

Disturbing Subject — Balboa Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

DIST (DIST-SUBJ DIST) Reported to Ventura Police Department

5/24/23 at 4:03:40 PM

Serious

Disturbing Subject — Cabrillo Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

DIST (DIST-SUBJ DIST) Reported to Ventura Police Department

2/7/23 at 10:44:52 AM

Serious

Disturbing Subject — Cabrillo Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

DIST (DIST-SUBJ DIST) Reported to Ventura Police Department

3/8/23 at 3:35:31 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Noise Complaint — Davis Senior High School

Davis Joint Unified School District, Yolo County

NOISE COMPLAINT LOUD MUSIC Reported to Davis Police Department

2/8/23 at 5:44:56 PM

Incident details:

AMPLIFIED MUSIC; RP WILL CALL DJUSD SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE TOMORROW BUT REQ DPD RESPOND AND ADVISE THE SCHOOL TO TURN IT DOWN FOR THIS EVENING
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School

Davis Joint Unified School District, Yolo County

JUVENILE DISTURB/PROBLEM Reported to Davis Police Department

4/17/23 at 3:35:54 PM

Incident details:

OCC'D 1 HR AGO, A STUDENT FROM KING HS CAME ONTO RP'S SON SCHOOL AND ASSAULTED RP'S SON AS WELL AS MAKING THREATS.
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