Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Aggravated Trespassing (3) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb (16) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting (104) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media (13) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Stabbing (4) Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other (537) Perceived Threat (24) Threat (2) Unfounded Threat (8) Verbal Threat (5)

Threats incidents

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

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716
Incidents reported
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87
Police Departments
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328
Schools
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School Districts
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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 Threats

Incident Logs

displaying 1 - 25 records in total 716
Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

415R - DIST PEACE RPT Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

3/21/23 at 9:37:20 AM

Incident details:

student who wa 242'd yesterday now has another student making threats twd him
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

422R - TERRTHRT REPORT Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

4/10/23 at 7:49:13 AM

Incident details:

[redacted]
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

415R - DIST PEACE RPT Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

4/18/23 at 2:18:53 PM

Incident details:

X JUV IN THE WELLNESS CENTER [redacted] YO X SEZ SHE IS BEING THREATENED AND STALKED
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

422R - TERRTHRT REPORT Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

4/28/23 at 9:30:57 AM

Incident details:

[redacted] RPS PHONE EX [redacted] UNK WHEN POST WAS MADE, ANOTHER STUDENT REPORTED IT TO THE RP RP IS LOOKING FOR THE STUDENT NOW BUT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE THREAT IS CREDIBLE
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

FU - FOLLOW-UP Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

5/26/23 at 8:30:56 AM

Incident details:

school threats report
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

PARKNWLK - PARK AND WALK Reported to Albany Police Department

3/6/23 at 9:50:28 AM

Incident details:

L17 making ctc w/ principal - L17 contacted school principal regarding school threats. informed her of the issues and MD236619
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

PARKNWLK - PARK AND WALK Reported to Albany Police Department

3/6/23 at 9:34:01 AM

Incident details:

L17 contacted school principal regarding school threats. informed her of the issues and advised her to contact APD for any suspicious activity.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Threat to Commit Crime Resulting in Death or GBI Reported to Newark Police Department

2/9/23 at 9:33:40 AM

Incident details:

PARENTS ADVISED RP THAT THEIR CHILDREN WERE IN A TEXT CHAT WITH ANOTHER STUDENT LAST NIGHT WHO ADVISED HE HAD 1072 AND WAS GOING TO USE IT AT SCHOOL. RP HAS SEARCHED THE STUDENT AND NO 1072 FOUND. RP REQUEST CONTACT AND POSS HOME CHECK FOR POSS 1072 AT HOME
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Fremont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

415TH Reported to Oakland Police Department

2/13/23 at 4:37:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Oakland High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

415TH Reported to Oakland Police Department

2/8/23 at 1:02:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Oakland High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

415TH Reported to Oakland Police Department

3/21/23 at 11:33:00 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Oakland High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

415TH Reported to Oakland Police Department

4/25/23 at 9:31:00 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Skyline High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

415TH Reported to Oakland Police Department

2/6/23 at 10:28:00 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Westlake Middle School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

415TH Reported to Oakland Police Department

3/27/23 at 3:42:00 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — San Leandro High School

San Leandro Unified School District, Alameda County

422 PC- CRIMINAL THREAT Reported to San Leandro Police Department

2/10/23 at 2:44:22 PM

Incident details:

RPT - 1
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Argonaut High School

Amador County Unified School District, Amador County

T42 - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Jackson Police Department

3/31/23 at 9:38:36 AM

Incident details:

RP/CAMPUS SUPERVISOR WAS SHOWN A SNAPCHAT POST FROM AN ARGONAUT HS STUDENT STATING SHE WAS GOING SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL. PER RP, POST HAS SINCE BEEN DELETED
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Argonaut High School

Amador County Unified School District, Amador County

JUVPROB - JUVENILE PROBLEM Reported to Jackson Police Department

4/29/23 at 8:34:31 AM

Incident details:

** VIA T21 ** RP/PRINCIPAL STATES SHE RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT TWO OF HER STUDENTS ARE BEING THREATENED BY TWO STUDENTS FROM INDEPENDENCE HS. ALT PH
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Bret Harte Union High School

Bret Harte Union High School District, Calaveras County

422 PC Reported to Angels Camp Police Department

6/1/23 at 2:18:24 PM

Incident details:

Report Taken
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Stabbing — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

422 - Criminal Threats Reported to Antioch Police Department

4/6/23 at 9:14:00 AM

Incident details:

RP CALLING WITH KAISER ANTIOCH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS TO RPT PATIENT LIVES AT CALLED IN TODAY AT 0830 SAYING WANTS TO STAB ANOTHER STUDENT AT SCHOOL (AN HIGH). THE OTHER DAY SHE CHASED HIM WITH SCISSORS BUT HER FRIENDS STOPPED HER AND NO ADULTS ARE AWARE. STUDENT IS UNK LAST NAME (PARENT IS STUDENTS CASE MGR AT AN HIGH IS IN CASE OFCR MAY WANT TO TALK WITH HER FOR ANY INFO ON HER. NO IMMEDIATE THREAT....AND RP CALLING AN HIGH TO ADVISE THEM.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Dallas Ranch Middle School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415T - Threats Complaint Reported to Antioch Police Department

5/25/23 at 10:32:00 AM

Incident details:

DTR BEING THREATENED BY A FORMER STUDENT AND HER FAMILY MEMBERS , RESPONS BLE [redacted] ,, PRINCIPAL TOLD RP TO CALL PD FOR A RPT „ THE SCHOOL ALREADY HAS AN R/O AGAINST THE RESP
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

THREATS COMPLAINT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

2/24/23 at 3:07:12 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

THREATS COMPLAINT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

2/28/23 at 9:45:30 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

THREATS COMPLAINT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

4/19/23 at 5:50:40 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

THREATS COMPLAINT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

5/8/23 at 10:45:17 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

THREATS COMPLAINT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

6/28/23 at 10:46:46 AM