Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Attempted Theft (1) Auto Theft (64) Bike Theft (2) Burglary (191) Fraud (1) Grand Theft (116) Lost / Stolen Property (52) Petty Theft (177) Receiving Stolen Property (1) Robbery (55) Theft - Other / Unknown (95)

Theft incidents

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

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755
Incidents reported
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116
Police Departments
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348
Schools
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120
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 Theft

Incident Logs

displaying 676 - 700 records in total 755
Serious Non-Violent

Grand Theft — Leigh High School

Campbell Union High School District, Santa Clara County

Reported to San Jose Police Department

5/24/23 at 12:45:00 PM

Incident details:

FEL: GRAND THEFT: BICYCLE
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Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Ocala Middle School

Alum Rock Union Elementary School District, Santa Clara County

459R-BURGLARY Reported to San Jose Police Department

3/15/23 at 11:47:58 AM

Incident details:

459 PC BURG SCHOOL-FORCE
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Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Saratoga High School

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, Santa Clara County

459 Reported to Santa Clara County Sheriff

6/14/23 at 3:52:57 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz City High School District, Santa Cruz County

THEFT - COLD Reported to Santa Cruz Police Department

2/25/23 at 4:35:33 PM

Incident details:

H30
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Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Santa Cruz High School

Santa Cruz City High School District, Santa Cruz County

THEFT - BIKE Reported to Santa Cruz Police Department

4/13/23 at 6:05:20 PM

Incident details:

R33
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Serious Non-Violent

Lost / Stolen Property — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

LOSTP Reported to Watsonville Police Department

1/24/23 at 2:52:24 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Lost / Stolen Property — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

LOSTP Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/7/23 at 9:29:02 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Lost / Stolen Property — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

LOSTP Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/30/23 at 11:28:11 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Lost / Stolen Property — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

LOSTP Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/13/23 at 12:53:18 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

THEFT Reported to Watsonville Police Department

5/27/23 at 5:38:25 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

459 Reported to Watsonville Police Department

6/22/23 at 6:46:14 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Grand Theft — Anderson High School

Anderson Union High School District, Shasta County

487R Reported to Anderson Police Department

3/7/23 at 7:38:17 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — Enterprise High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

488R Reported to Redding Police Department

3/8/23 at 5:07:26 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — Sequoia Middle School

Redding Elementary School District, Shasta County

488R Reported to Redding Police Department

3/20/23 at 7:20:58 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

459R Reported to Redding Police Department

3/7/23 at 10:01:03 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Grand Theft — Shasta High School

Shasta Union High School District, Shasta County

487R Reported to Redding Police Department

3/8/23 at 9:10:42 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Lost / Stolen Property — Weed High School

Siskiyou Union High School District, Siskiyou County

LOSTPROP - LOST PROPERTY Reported to Weed Police Department

2/13/23 at 3:31:44 PM

Incident details:

RP WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH AN OFFICER REGARDING HER SON'S SHOES THAT WERE TAKEN FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GYM LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. RP WAS ADVISED TO COME TO DEPARTMENT WHEN AVAILABLE AND SPEAK WITH AN OFFICER REGARDING THE MATTER./DLP
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Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Weed High School

Siskiyou Union High School District, Siskiyou County

THEFT - THEFT Reported to Weed Police Department

2/13/23 at 5:42:36 PM

Incident details:

IN THE LOBBY TO REPORT STOLEN PROPERTY FROM THE BASKETBALL GAME. E292 ADVISES THAT THE BACKPACK AND LAPTOP HAVE BEEN RECOVERED, BUT THAT THERE IS NO VIDEO FOOTAGE AVAILABLE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL. L250 SPOKE WITH CHAVEZ AND PULLED A CASE FOR STOLEN PROPERTY. /JV
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Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Benicia High School

Benicia Unified School District, Solano County

THEFT Reported to Benicia Police Department

1/26/23 at 2:16:10 PM

Incident details:

Report of a theft from a backpack. Juvenile issued citation for 488 PC.
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Serious Violent

Robbery — Armijo High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

211L Reported to Fairfield Police Department

4/27/23 at 11:06:09 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Fairfield High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

459CL Reported to Fairfield Police Department

1/23/23 at 11:23:36 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Grand Theft — Fairfield High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

487L Reported to Fairfield Police Department

2/25/23 at 1:14:39 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — Fairfield High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

488L Reported to Fairfield Police Department

3/17/23 at 1:32:52 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Auto Theft — Fairfield High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

10851L Reported to Fairfield Police Department

3/20/23 at 5:02:29 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Auto Theft — Fairfield High School

Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District, Solano County

10851L Reported to Fairfield Police Department

3/22/23 at 5:21:56 PM