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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Abandoned Vehicle (9) Car Accident (91) Car Accident - Injury (40) Car Accident - Non-Injury (174) DUI (6) Disabled Vehicle (1) Disturbing the Peace / Road Rage (13) Driving w/o License (2) Failure to Yield (2) Hit and Run (111) Other (3) Parking Enforcement / Violation (620) Reckless Driving (136) Recovered Stolen Vehicle (3) Reposession (1) Speeding (4) Stalled / Disabled Vehicle (6) Stolen Vehicle Recovery (2) Stranded Motorist (4) Tampering With Vehicle (2) Throwing Object at Vehicle (1) Tow Truck Request (3) Traffic Control / Complaint (848) Traffic Hazard (46) Traffic Stop (778) Vehicle - Unknown (22) Vehicle Check (148) Vehicle Nuisance (5)

Vehicle incidents

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

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3081
Incidents reported
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134
Police Departments
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487
Schools
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137
School Districts
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45
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 Vehicle

Incident Logs

displaying 2001 - 2025 records in total 3081
Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DROP OFF Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/5/23 at 7:52:10 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/12/23 at 11:36:25 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/13/23 at 12:10:55 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

VEHCK - VEHICLE CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/20/23 at 12:37:33 PM

Incident details:

N/E PERIMETER FENCE LINE IN THE DESERT - C4, THERE IS CONSTRUCTION ON THE PORTABLES, THERE ARE TOOLS IN THE VEH
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/17/23 at 2:53:34 PM

Incident details:

PER SHERIFF / CALLER REQ PHONE CALL REF PEOPLE DRIVING OVER BURMS IN THE DIRT LOT NEXT TO SCHOOL
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 1:00:24 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 2:53:34 PM

Incident details:

PER SHERIFF / CALLER REQ PHONE CALL REF PEOPLE DRIVING OVER BURMS IN THE DIRT LOT NEXT TO SCHOOL
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 7:33:30 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 2:34:39 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 7:50:48 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 2:25:46 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 7:32:38 AM

Serious Violent

Hit and Run — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

20002 - HIT AND RUN WITHOUT INJURIES Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 2:52:48 PM

Incident details:

GRY VOLVO SUV BELONGS TO PARA, IN FRONT OF KINDER ARE, LOWER CAMPUS, CLEMCIA ARIAS SHE WILL BE 23'ING BY HER VEH - RP STATED SHE PARKED HER VEHICLE AT SCHOOL ALL DAY DURING WORK. RP STATED WHE SHE RETURNED TO HER VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A DENT ON HER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. NO ADDE INFO AT THIS TIME.
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Serious Non-Violent

Other — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY) Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 1:28:42 PM

Incident details:

THE EAST PARKING LOT ON JAN 27, SOMETIME AFTER SCHOOL ARIVALS, THEY WILL BE THERE OVERNIGHT. ALONG WITH A PORTA POTTY. SHARON WAS WONDERING IF A UNIT COULD CHECK IT UNTIL MORNING
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 2:40:50 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 7:38:01 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 1:23:40 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/26/23 at 7:53:27 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Other — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY) Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 1:28:42 PM

Incident details:

WILL BE DROPPING OFF TRAILERS WITH GIRL SCOUT COOKIES AT SB CAMPUS, FAR END OF THE EAST PARKING LOT ON JAN 27, SOMETIME AFTER SCHOOL ARIVALS, THEY WILL BE THERE OVERNIGHT. ALONG WITH A PORT A POTTY. SHARON WAS WONDERING IF A UNIT COULD CHECK IT UNTIL MORNING - SPOKE W/ SHARON. NO UNIT WILL BE COVERING THIS DETAIL. PER SHARON, SHE WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT A NIGHT OFFICER WAS STILL ON DUTY, PER SHARON THIS IS A NON DISTRICT MATTER AND WILL SPEAK W/ THE GIRL SCOUT PERSON.
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/30/23 at 7:46:07 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Parking Enforcement / Violation — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

PKGVIO - PARKING VIOLATION Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/8/23 at 12:40:23 PM

Incident details:

REPORTING ONGOING ISSUE W/ SUBJS PARKING IN HANDICAPPED W/O PLACARD
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

VEHCK - VEHICLE CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/9/23 at 12:54:24 PM

Incident details:

OUT W/VEH E/PARKING LOT
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

VEHCK - VEHICLE CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/9/23 at 2:14:54 PM

Incident details:

VEH PARKED ON W/SIDE OF SCHOOL, ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

VEHCK - VEHICLE CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/10/23 at 11:56:57 AM

Incident details:

W/SIDE - ANOTHER PI, WAS ON CAMPUS. ADV'D TO LEAVE, AND IS LEAVING
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Serious Non-Violent

Car Accident — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/2/23 at 8:42:07 AM

Incident details:

OCCR'D 40 AGO -- RP DROPPED OFF DAUGHTER, WAS WALKING DAUGHTER IN WHEN WHITE MERCEDES SUV REVERSES AND HIT RP. FEMALE DRIVER WALKED UP TO RP AND SAID SHE WAS SORRY AND WALKED AWAY / REFUSED MEDAID, NEG INJURIES
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