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 126 - 150 records in total 342
Serious Violent

Child Molestation — Saddleback High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

288 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 10:35:00 AM

Serious Violent

Child Molestation — Saddleback High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

288 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 1:17:00 PM

Serious Violent

Indecent Exposure — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

314.1 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/6/23 at 3:25:00 PM

Serious Violent

Rape — Santa Ana High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

261 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/25/23 at 10:58:00 AM

Serious Violent

Indecent Exposure — Santiago Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

314.1 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 8:49:00 AM

Serious Violent

Indecent Exposure — Valley High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

314.1 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/24/23 at 9:37:00 AM

Serious Violent

Child Molestation — Wallace R. Davis Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

288 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/23/23 at 7:30:00 AM

Serious Violent

Sex Crime - Unknown — Chester Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

SX Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

4/6/23 at 3:37:00 PM

Incident details:

CHESTER HIGH SCHOOL - C/ RPRTS STUDENT LEFT A NOTE TO A TEACHER RPRTING ASX CRIME - INVESTIGATING - WILL FOLLOW UP TOMORROW
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Serious Violent

Child Molestation — John F. Kennedy High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

288R (SEXCRIMES-REPORT) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

5/19/23 at 8:38:43 AM

Incident details:

POLICE MATTER RESOLVED AT SCENE
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Serious Violent

Child Molestation — John F. Kennedy High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

288C (SEXCRIMES-CSI) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

5/19/23 at 12:23:23 PM

Incident details:

POLICE MATTER RESOLVED AT SCENE
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Serious Violent

Rape — Leonardo Da Vinci School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

261R (RAPE-REPORT) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

3/1/23 at 3:37:54 PM

Incident details:

POLICE MATTER RESOLVED AT SCENE
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Serious Violent

Indecent Exposure — Luther Burbank High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

923P (INDECENT EXPOSURE-IN PROGRESS) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

2/2/23 at 5:56:24 PM

Incident details:

POLICE MATTER RESOLVED AT SCENE
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Serious Violent

Child Molestation — Luther Burbank High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

288R (SEX CRIMES-REPORT) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

3/6/23 at 7:38:15 AM

Incident details:

POLICE MATTER RESOLVED AT SCENE
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Serious Violent

Child Molestation — Rosemont High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

288R (SEXCRIMES-REPORT) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

5/9/23 at 2:44:24 PM

Incident details:

POLICE MATTER RESOLVED AT SCENE
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Serious Violent

Nude Photos / Video — Center High School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/3/23 at 9:37:09 AM

Incident details:

ADMIN REQUESTING SRO TO SPEAK WITH FEMALE STUDENT. (F) STUDENT ADVISED HER BOYFRIEND MAY HAVE NUDE PICS OF HER ON HIS PHONE. (F) STUDENT WANTS BF TO DELETE.
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Serious Violent

Nude Photos / Video — Center High School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/15/23 at 8:10:11 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT WAS INVOLVED IN A DV INCIDENT AND HAD A BOYFRIEND WITHOUT THE MOTHERS KNOWLEDGE. MOTHER ADVISED SHE WAS NEVER INFORMED OF WHAT HER DAUGHTER WAS DOING DURING SCHOOL HOURS & LAST INCIDENT OF EX BF HAVING NUDES OF HER ON HIS PHONE WAS NOT REPORTED TO MOTHER. MOTHER WILL LIKE TO MEET WITH ADMIN AND WANTS SRO TO STANDBY.
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Serious Violent

Nude Photos / Video — Creative Connections Arts Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 10:09:33 AM

Incident details:

Student presented principal with an image on her phone of an unknown adult male light tan skin genita. Unknown subjects number is image is on students phone. Staff would like officer Brito to assisit . Parent has not been contacted yet
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Serious Violent

Rape Threat — Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/30/23 at 10:06:59 AM

Incident details:

REFEREGE STUDENT ALLEDGE THAT SAID HE WAS GOING TO RAPE ANOTHER STUDENT STAFF SPOKE WITH STUDENT AND DOES NOT FEEL LIKE UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE WAS SAYING AND WHAT RAPE MEANT AFTER STAFF SPOKE WITH HIM. STAFF SPOKE WITH AND SAID HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON. STAFF DOES NOT BELIEVE SAID THIS AND WAS ADVISED BY DISTRICT TO HAVE AN OFFICER TO ASSIST
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Serious Violent

Sexual Assault — Pioneer Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/30/23 at 2:31:19 PM

Incident details:

RP Contacted STF1, she has three girls in her office that reported a fried described being sexually assaulted by a 19 year old female over this past weekend. Victim is denying the discussion and Incident. Victim's Grandmother is being contacted and victim will be held in the office.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Unfounded Report — Smythe Academy of Arts & Science Middle School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 6:37:47 PM

Incident details:

STU REPORTED THAT HIS P.E. TEACHER WAS SHOWING HIM PIC OF SOFTBALL GAME ON HER PERSONAL CELL PHONE .. TEACHER GOT UP AND LEFT THE PHONE W/THE STUD PROCEED TO GO THRU THE TEACHER PHONE AND SAW A PIC OF THE TEACHER SHIRTLESS .. THE TEACHER WAS TAKING A PIC IN THE MIRROR AND THE PHONE COVERED THE UPPER BODY AND COVERED HER BREAST ... TEACHER SAW THE STUD W/ HER PHONE AND SNATCHED THE PHONE AWAY FROM THE STUD. STAFF CALLED DISTRICT OFFICE REGD INCID AND D/O ADVS TO GET A POLICE REPORT # FROM PD. TEACHER CASETTA ANGELA. GAVE ADMIN INCID # AND ADVS OFFICER WILL GIVE HER A 10-21
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Serious Violent

Solicitation of Photos — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

HARASS - HARASSMENT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/31/23 at 12:13:12 PM

Incident details:

MOTHER AND STUDENT IN LOBBY, REPORTING THAT BOY HAS BEEN HARASSING DAUGHTER AND DEMANDING INAPPROPIATE PICTURES / PER THE MOTHER AND STUDENT THEY HAVE NOT GONE TO ADMIN REF THE ISSUE / ONLY CAME TO POLICE TODAY / MOTHER ADV'D SHE WILL GO TO SCHOOL TO TALK TO ADMIN AND OFFICER - INFO FROM P2 - SCHOOL IS AWARE OF INC, MOTHER CALLED SCHOOL THIS MORNING REF ISSUE / MOTHER WAS ADV'D TO COME TO SCHOOL TO FILE AN INC / MOTHER DOES NOT TRUST ANYONE BUT THE COUNSELOR THAT IS NOT IN TODAY - SCHOOL TO HANDLE FOR NOW, HAVE NOT REQ PD ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME
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Serious Violent

Sexual Assault — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SEXASLT - SEXUAL ASSAULT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/14/23 at 8:58:01 AM

Incident details:

PARENT AND STUDENT IN THE PD LOBBY. PARENT IS A SPANISH SPEAKER - WITH A SEXUAL BATTERY REPORT TAKEN. UNK SUBJECT GRABBED THE VICTIM'S BREASTS OVER HER CLOTHING DURING PASSING PERIOD ON 03-13-2023. OCCURRED APPRX BETWEEN 10:15 HRS AND 10:25 HRS 12 NEAR THE LIBRARY. V STATED SHE DID NOT KNOW WHO THE PERSON WAS AND WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AT THE TIME IT OCCURRED. VICTIM ALSO REPORTED A SEPARATE INCIDENT INVOLVING A STUDENT NAMED RP STATED HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY HARASSING HER AND ASKING FOR NUDE PICTURES, RP STATED SHE HAS NOT SENT ANY PICTURES OR RECEIVED ANY. - MADE CONTACT WITH AND COUNSELED HIM IN REF TO ASKING FOR NUDE PHOTOS FROM OTHERS. - RE INTERVIEWED THE V. V IS STATING THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AFTER HER 3RD PERIOD CLASS DURING LUNCH TIME IN THE STEPS OF
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Serious Violent

Sexual Assault — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SEXASLT - SEXUAL ASSAULT Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/17/23 at 1:35:46 PM

Incident details:

REPORTING THAT WHILE AT THE MOVIES W [redacted] HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER IS NOW SPREADING RUMORS THAT THEY HAD SEX VERY UPSET W/ SITUATION AND CAME TO TALKED TO COUNSELOR AND AND WROTE UP A STATEMENT ON PROBATION REF SAME CHARGE - WAITING FOR CB FROM ADMIN FOR FURTHER - PER SI WILL BE SHERIFF DEPT HANDLE, OCCR'D OFF CAMPUS AFTER HOURS / [EDIT} ADV'D TO CTC SHERIFF - PROBATION OFFICER NOTIFIED
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Serious Violent

Sexual Assault — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

5/24/23 at 11:15:02 AM

Incident details:

PER PS, WILL BE SEXUAL ASSAULT, SHERIFF WILL BE HANDLING - STUDENT REPORTING ON 05/19/23 SHE WENT BIG LOT W/ MALE STUDENT, MALE STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAVE SEX WITH HER WHEN THEY BOTH ENTERED THE BATHROOM, FEMALE SAID NO, MALE STUDENT GRABBED HER BY THE THROAT AND TRIED TO FORCE HER, ATTEMPTED TO PULL DOWN HER PANTS, SHE WAS ABLE TO PRETEND TO TIE HER SHOE AND RUN AWAY - SHERIFF ADV'D AND WILL BE HANDLING - LAST THREE SUBJS ARE FRIENDS OF VIC THAT WERE INTERVIEWED
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Serious Violent

Child Porn — Granite Hills High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

311 - CHILD PORNOGRAPHY Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/30/23 at 8:09:53 AM

Incident details:

"GRANITE HILLS HIGH SCHOOL LEAKS" - THE APP HAS NUDE PICTURES OF POSS STUDENTS, IS THE RP TO [EDIT]CALLED BACK TO ADV THAT [redacted] IS BEING FOLLOWED BY GHHS LEAKS, AND POSTING INAPROPRIATE PICTURES - [EDIT] WILL ADV - [redacted] contacted and he stated his friend showed him earlier this morning the ghhs leaks account and was shocked that there were nudes being posted. stated the nudes had emojis over the faces and did not see who they were. stated he was upset about the situation and that is why he reported it. _SELECTED_ was advised Police and administration are aware and looking into it.
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