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)

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Civil (3) Cops Activity in Schools (184) Incident (73) Municipal Code Violation (1) Other (158) Other Non-Criminal (1) Raptor Hit (2) Redacted (86) SRO (66) School Resource Duty (197) School Resource Officer (121) School Visit (1528) Tactical Alert (1) Unclassified (7) Unknown (3657) Unknown Trouble (3)

Unknown incidents

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

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3668
Incidents reported
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144
Police Departments
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425
Schools
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155
School Districts
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47
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.

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Incident Logs

displaying 1126 - 1150 records in total 3668

Unknown — King City High School

South Monterey County Joint Union High School District, Monterey County

MUNI Reported to King City Police Department

6/3/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

FYI Reported to Salinas Police Department

1/21/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

SC Reported to Salinas Police Department

1/31/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

SP Reported to Salinas Police Department

2/5/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

ALF Reported to Salinas Police Department

2/23/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

HZC Reported to Salinas Police Department

3/23/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

RJ Reported to Salinas Police Department

4/20/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

RJ Reported to Salinas Police Department

4/25/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

SDT Reported to Salinas Police Department

5/3/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

FLG Reported to Salinas Police Department

5/15/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

THR Reported to Salinas Police Department

5/16/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

SC Reported to Salinas Police Department

6/6/23

Unknown — North Salinas High School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

ALF Reported to Salinas Police Department

6/16/23

Unknown — Washington Middle School

Salinas Union High School District, Monterey County

288(a) PC Reported to Salinas Police Department

3/4/23 at 3:21:00 PM

Unknown — Vintage High School

Napa Valley Unified School District, Napa County

WI 777(A)(1) FAIL TO OBEY ORDER OF JUVENILE COURT: 601 WI S - 90Z All Other Offenses Reported to Napa Police Department

5/24/23 at 9:55:00 AM

Unknown — Nevada Union High School

Nevada Joint Union High School District, Nevada County

AGES Reported to Grass Valley Police Department

3/20/23 at 12:50:14 PM

Incident details:

NEV CO SHERIFF AGENCY ASSIST
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Unknown — Nevada Union High School

Nevada Joint Union High School District, Nevada County

AGES Reported to Grass Valley Police Department

3/30/23 at 10:43:30 PM

Incident details:

NEV CO SHERIFF AGENCY ASSIST
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Unknown — Savanna High School

Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County

930 (SEE THE PERSON) Reported to Anaheim Police Department

2/8/23 at 4:58:41 PM

Incident details:

CANCEL
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Unknown — Savanna High School

Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County

ADVISE(ADVISED INCIDENT) Reported to Anaheim Police Department

3/6/23 at 3:26:10 PM

Incident details:

AUTOMATICALLY
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Unknown — Savanna High School

Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County

ADVISE(ADVISED INCIDENT) Reported to Anaheim Police Department

4/4/23 at 7:24:02 PM

Incident details:

AUTOMATICALLY
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Unknown — Savanna High School

Anaheim Union High School District, Orange County

TVCO (VIOLATION OF COURT ORDER - TELEPHONIC) Reported to Anaheim Police Department

4/28/23 at 7:48:23 AM

Incident details:

REPORT
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Unknown — California Elementary School

Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Orange County

MUNICIPAL ORDINANCE VIOL Reported to Costa Mesa Police Department

5/11/23 at 1:55:06 PM

Unknown — California Elementary School

Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Orange County

POLICE PUBLIC ASSIST Reported to Costa Mesa Police Department

5/18/23 at 1:22:24 PM

Unknown — Costa Mesa High School

Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Orange County

POLICE PUBLIC ASSIST Reported to Costa Mesa Police Department

5/5/23 at 12:32:07 PM

Unknown — Costa Mesa High School

Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Orange County

TELEPHONE REQUEST Reported to Costa Mesa Police Department

5/16/23 at 7:05:53 AM