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)

Incident subcategory

Suspicious Activity (44) Suspicious Circumstance (440) Suspicious Incident (58) Suspicious Person (289) Suspicious Person (Unfounded) (2) Suspicious Vehicle (153)

Suspicion incidents

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

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986
Incidents reported
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122
Police Departments
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346
Schools
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128
School Districts
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39
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 Suspicion

Incident Logs

displaying 976 - 986 records in total 986
Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Sonora High School

Sonora Union High School District, Tuolumne County

SUSCIRC Reported to Sonora Police Department

5/12/23 at 1:49:35 PM

Incident details:

Checks Ok
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Sonora High School

Sonora Union High School District, Tuolumne County

SUBP Reported to Sonora Police Department

5/24/23 at 12:23:41 PM

Incident details:

Handled by Patrol (Cso/Aco/p
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Serious

Suspicious Activity — Rio Del Mar School

Rio Elementary School District, Ventura County

SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY Reported to Oxnard Police Department

5/15/23 at 1:59:51 PM

Incident details:

Report Taken
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Serious

Suspicious Incident — Hillside Middle School

Simi Valley Unified School District, Ventura County

SUSP1 (SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT NOW) Reported to Simi Valley Police Department

2/7/23 at 9:28:43 PM

Incident details:

NO FURTHER ACTION REQ’D
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Serious

Suspicious Incident — Royal High School

Simi Valley Unified School District, Ventura County

SUSP (SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT) Reported to Simi Valley Police Department

2/3/23 at 11:15:20 AM

Incident details:

NO FURTHER ACTION REQ’D
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Serious

Suspicious Incident — Sinaloa Middle School

Simi Valley Unified School District, Ventura County

SUSP3 (SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION) Reported to Simi Valley Police Department

3/24/23 at 1:03:44 PM

Incident details:

NO FURTHER ACTION REQ’D
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Balboa Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

SUSCI (SUSPICIOUS CIRCS/VEH/SUBJ) Reported to Ventura Police Department

2/27/23 at 12:08:38 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Balboa Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

SUSCI (SUSPICIOUS CIRCS/VEH/SUBJ) Reported to Ventura Police Department

4/27/23 at 11:04:09 AM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Balboa Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

SUSCI (SUSPICIOUS CIRCSA/EH/SUBJ) Reported to Ventura Police Department

5/26/23 at 12:03:33 PM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Balboa Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

SUSCI (SUSPICIOUS CIRCS/VEH/SUBJ) Reported to Ventura Police Department

6/8/23 at 11:54:13 AM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Cabrillo Middle School

Ventura Unified School District, Ventura County

SUSCI (SUSPICIOUS CIRCSA/EH/SUBJ) Reported to Ventura Police Department

6/2/23 at 10:31:02 AM