Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Child Molestation (33) Child Molestation by Employee (1) Child Porn (50) Forcible Rape (1) Grooming (1) Human Trafficking (3) Indecent Exposure (34) Lewd or Lacivious Acts (2) Nude Photos / Video (21) Obscene Phone Calls (1) Oral Copulation (2) Porn (2) Rape (26) Rape Threat (2) Sex Crime - Attempt (2) Sex Crime - Unknown (24) Sex Offender (1) Sex in School (5) Sexual Assault (27) Sexual Assault on Juvenile (5) Sexual Battery (80) Sexual Battery / Assault (2) Sexual Harassment (6) Solicitation (2) Solicitation of Photos (2) Student-Teacher Relationship (3) Suggestive Texts (1) Unfounded Report (1) Unwanted Touching (2)

Sex incidents

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

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342
Incidents reported
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64
Police Departments
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189
Schools
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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 Sex

Incident Logs

displaying 326 - 342 records in total 342
Serious Violent

Child Porn — Yerba Buena High School

East Side Union High School District, Santa Clara County

SUSCIR-SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to San Jose Police Department

3/24/23 at 1:14:47 PM

Incident details:

311 PC OBSCENE MATTER
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Serious Violent

Nude Photos / Video — Yerba Buena High School

East Side Union High School District, Santa Clara County

1062-MEET THE CITIZEN Reported to San Jose Police Department

5/8/23 at 3:02:49 PM

Incident details:

MISD: DISTRIB INTIMATE IMAGES-INTENT CAUSE EMOTNL DISTRS
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Serious Violent

Rape — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

261 Reported to Watsonville Police Department

1/24/23 at 6:37:02 PM

Serious Violent

Rape — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

261 Reported to Watsonville Police Department

1/24/23 at 6:54:34 PM

Serious Violent

Sexual Battery — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

2434 Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/23/23 at 12:52:29 PM

Serious Violent

Sex Crime - Unknown — Sequoia Middle School

Redding Elementary School District, Shasta County

SEXCRM Reported to Redding Police Department

3/20/23 at 8:13:55 AM

Serious Violent

Sexual Assault — Benicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

ASSIST CITIZEN Reported to Benicia Police Department

6/1/23 at 11:50:15 AM

Incident details:

RQT TO SPEAK WITH SRO ABOUT 2ND HAND IFO OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL IN REGUARDS TO POSSIBLE SEX ASSAULT
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Serious Violent

Rape — Will C. Wood High School

Vacaville Unified School District, Solano County

261R Reported to Vacaville Police Department

4/5/23 at 3:27:24 PM

Serious Violent

Rape — Santa Rosa High School

Santa Rosa High School District, Sonoma County

RAPE REPORT Reported to Santa Rosa Police Department

1/16/23 at 4:24:54 PM

Incident details:

REPORT
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Serious Violent

Indecent Exposure — Fred C. Beyer High School

Modesto City High School District, Stanislaus County

314 INDECENT EXPOSURE Reported to Modesto Police Department

2/9/23 at 10:09:53 AM

Incident details:

Special Crimes Unit
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Serious Violent

Indecent Exposure — Fred C. Beyer High School

Modesto City High School District, Stanislaus County

314 INDECENT EXPOSURE Reported to Modesto Police Department

6/27/23 at 11:29:00 AM

Serious Violent

Sex Crime - Unknown — Alps View High School

Trinity Alps Unified School District, Trinity County

OBSCENE MATTER Reported to Trinity County Sheriff

3/6/23 at 1:12:05 PM

Incident details:

S4 REQUESTS CASE NUMBER FOR JUVENILE MATER
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Serious Violent

Sex Crime - Unknown — Royal High School

Simi Valley Unified School District, Ventura County

SEXC3(SEXUAL CRIME INVESTIGATION) Reported to Simi Valley Police Department

2/14/23 at 2:39:47 PM

Incident details:

NO FURTHER ACTION REQ’D
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Serious Violent

Sexual Battery — Cabrillo Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

SEX (SEX-INDECENT EXPO,LEWD CONDUCT,BATTERY, 647B ACTS) Reported to Ventura Police Department

5/26/23 at 9:54:43 AM

Serious Violent

Sexual Assault — Anna McKenney Intermediate School

Marysville Joint Unified School District, Yuba County

Suspicious Circumstances Reported to Marysville Police Department

1/26/23 at 5:29:17 PM

Incident details:

RP ADV THAT HER DAUGHTER WAS ASSAULTED BY ANOTHER STUDENT - [EDIT] - RP STATES THAT THE MALE STUDENT SLAPPED HER DAUGHTERS ASS YESTERDAY - TODAY THE STUDENT CORNERED HER DAUGHTER AGAINST A WALL AND REFUSED TO LET HER LEAVE ALONE. UNK EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID - RP WOULD LIKE A 1021 - RP IS GOING TO GO TO THE SCHOOL TOMORROW, DAUGHTER TOLD MOM THAT SHE WANTS TO PRESS CHARGES FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT - CONTACTED RP WHO STATED SHE WILL SPEAK WITH SCHOOL STAFF BEFORE PROS. RP UNSURE IF THEY WANTED TO PROS. - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED TO RP WHO WILL CONTACT
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Serious Violent

Nude Photos / Video — Anna McKenney Intermediate School

Marysville Joint Unified School District, Yuba County

School Location Check Reported to Marysville Police Department

5/10/23 at 10:34:18 AM

Incident details:

Report of nude photo taken of student without permission and has been sent around school. - Photo taken of student at pool party a few months ago. Victim was aware but recently told that photo was circulating. - Contacted two students who had photo and deleted it in front of officer and school admin. - Contacted mother of foster student who took photo and she will handle when student comes home. - [EDIT]
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Serious Violent

Unwanted Touching — Anna McKenney Intermediate School

Marysville Joint Unified School District, Yuba County

School Location Check Reported to Marysville Police Department

5/11/23 at 2:57:09 PM

Incident details:

Contacted students regarding unwanted touching. Parents and students were on site and counseled. Doc only.
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