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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Abandoned Child (66) Annoying a Child (18) Assist Other Department (375) Assist School Staff / Site (224) BOLO (12) Blackmail (1) Bribery (1) CPS Referral (177) Citizen Assist / Contact (444) Classroom Presentation (72) Community Policing (84) Contempt of Court (2) Contraband For Destruction (38) Contraband for Destruction (18) Counseling (147) Crimestopper Tip (14) Crying Child (1) Custody Issue (14) Detention (24) Door / Gate (9) Driver's License Check (3) Elderly Person Issue (6) Escort (8) Explosion (1) Fallen Tree (2) Follow Up (735) Follow Up - 911 (4) Follow Up - Investigation (78) Forgery (5) Found Property (95) Fraud (1) Gang Activity (3) Hacking (10) Hazard (3) Home Visit (22) Illegal Dumping (1) Illegal Gambling (1) Impound Property (23) Info / Information Only (813) Investigation (152) Keep the Peace (19) Lights (2) Lock Assistance (152) Low Flying Aircraft (5) Maintenance Issue (10) Meeting (362) No Crime (2) On View (18) Other (14) Pedestrian Stop / Check (30) Police Interaction With Youth (19) Preserve the Peace (28) Probation Search (53) Property Found (2) Protest (7) Provide Transportation (24) Public Service (25) Request for Officer (75) Restraining Order (40) School Employee Issue (1) School Related Business (366) Search (7) Self-Initiated Action by Officer (159) Service to Citizen (3) Sleeping in Vehicle / On Ground (28) Social Media (56) Speak With Officer (111) Student Issue (1) Student Problem (8) Take a Report (7) Training (20) Transportation / Errand (32) Unfounded (1) Unknown (11) Utility Problem / Outage (60) Vendor Issue (6) Violation of Court Order (3) Walk and Talk (3) Warrant / Parole / Missing Check (39) Warrant Arrest (5) Warrant Issue (1) Warrant Service (8)

Other incidents

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

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5530
Incidents reported
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142
Police Departments
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628
Schools
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157
School Districts
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47
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 Other

Incident Logs

displaying 176 - 200 records in total 5530
Not Serious Non-Violent

Training — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

1740F/FIELD TRAINING Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

6/19/23 at 12:53:01 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Training — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

1740F/FIELD TRAINING Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

6/19/23 at 12:55:51 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Training — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

1740/TRAINING Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

6/19/23 at 1:32:36 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

1744 / SERVICE TO CITIZEN Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

6/22/23 at 8:08:47 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Service to Citizen — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Service to Citizen Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

2/14/23 at 2:19:24 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

No Crime — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Service to Citizen Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

3/10/23 at 2:34:43 PM

Incident details:

*** Excess of 2 sets of 02 Redactions
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Service to Citizen — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Service to Citizen Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

3/23/23 at 7:21:14 AM

Incident details:

CHILD CRYING IN BKGROUND
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Not Serious Non-Violent

No Crime — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Service to Citizen Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

4/11/23 at 8:34:41 AM

Incident details:

NO CRIME. SCHOOL ADVICE
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Elderly Person Issue — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Welfare Check Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

4/13/23 at 9:03:33 AM

Incident details:

NEAR THE FOOTBALL STADIUM, HUTCHINSON TWDS WALNUT AV .. WMA GRY HAIR, HAT, TAN SHIRT/BRO SWEATS, RED JACKET TIED AROUND WAIST. ELDERLY MALE LOOKING FOR DIRECTIONS TO DOWNTOWN.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Service to Citizen Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

4/20/23 at 9:59:25 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Service to Citizen — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Service to Citizen Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

4/20/23 at 9:59:25 AM

Serious

Restraining Order — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

5/26/23 at 9:45:52 AM

Incident details:

RPS DAUGHTER (Redacted 02) HAS AN RO AGAINST A STUDENT (Redacted 02) AT SCHOOL. HE VIOLATED THE RO BUT THE PRINCIPAL IS DISMISSING HER CLAIMS AND CLAIMED IT WAS AN ACCIDENTAL ENCOUNTER.
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Serious

Contempt of Court — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

CONTEMPT OF COURT ORDER Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

5/26/23

Serious

Restraining Order — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

OTHER OFFENSES Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

5/30/23 at 1:32:23 PM

Incident details:

DTR HAS RO AGAINST FELLOW STUDENT. (Redacted 02) , RESP (Redacted 02) - RP REPORTED RO VIOLATION, ON BEHALF OF DAUGHER(JUVENILE). EVIDENCE AND ST A TEMENTS COLLECTED. REPORT TAKEN.
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Serious

Contempt of Court — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

CONTEMPT OF COURT ORDER Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

5/30/23

Not Serious Non-Violent

Contraband for Destruction — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SERVICE TO CITIZEN Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

6/22/23 at 1:53:31 PM

Incident details:

WAS TOLD TO CALL AND HAVE AN OFC COME COLLECT THEIR "ANNUAL CLEAN UP SWEEP" OF V APE PENS AND OTHER CONTRABAND/ 4 SAFEWAY BAGS FULL
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Info / Information Only — Crescent Elk Middle School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION: INCIDENT DOCUMENTATIO Reported to Crescent City Police Department

2/4/23

Info / Information Only — Crescent Elk Middle School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION: INCIDENT DOCUMENTATIO Reported to Crescent City Police Department

2/25/23

Info / Information Only — Crescent Elk Middle School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION: INCIDENT DOCUMENTATIO Reported to Crescent City Police Department

3/1/23

Info / Information Only — Crescent Elk Middle School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION: INCIDENT DOCUMENTATIO Reported to Crescent City Police Department

3/21/23

Info / Information Only — Del Norte High School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION: INCIDENT DOCUMENTATIO Reported to Crescent City Police Department

3/6/23

Info / Information Only — Del Norte High School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION: INCIDENT DOCUMENTATIO Reported to Crescent City Police Department

3/20/23

Info / Information Only — Del Norte High School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION: INCIDENT DOCUMENTATIO Reported to Crescent City Police Department

4/27/23

Info / Information Only — Del Norte High School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION: INCIDENT DOCUMENTATIO Reported to Crescent City Police Department

5/5/23

Info / Information Only — Del Norte High School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

INCIDENT DOCUMENTATION: INCIDENT DOCUMENTATIO Reported to Crescent City Police Department

5/11/23