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)

Overview

From entire sample of counties, school districts and schools in the database.

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45965
Incidents reported
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164
Police Departments
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852
Schools
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192
School Districts
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57
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

Incident Logs

displaying 276 - 300 records in total 45965

Follow Up — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Follow Up Reported to Newark Police Department

4/19/23 at 2:28:26 PM

911 - Unknown — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

4/21/23 at 5:54:25 PM

Incident details:

911 HANG UP 11553 METERS Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

4/21/23 at 10:15:02 PM

Incident details:

W911 HANG UP NOTHING HEARD 11553 METERS AT 90% UNABLE TO CALL BACK DUE TO 911 PREFIX Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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911 - Unknown — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

4/23/23 at 11:13:32 AM

Incident details:

Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911 METERS 11,553 UNABLE TO RECALL
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911 - Unknown — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

4/23/23 at 9:09:05 PM

Incident details:

RECALLED, LEFT MESSAGE AREA TOO LARGE FOR 1059 Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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Unknown — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Rapid Deploy Signal Reported to Newark Police Department

4/24/23 at 2:34:51 PM

Incident details:

RAPID DEPLOY SIGNAL METERS 40 / PERCENT 095 SMS SENT
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Alarm From Company Reported to Newark Police Department

4/26/23 at 10:49:36 AM

Incident details:

TEACHER CALLING FROM SCHOOL ADVISING LOCKDOWN ALARM GOING OFF AND UNK WHY TEACHER IN ROOM M4 Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.541769 Lon:-122.04 Service Class: WPH2
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Overdose — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Outside Assist Reported to Newark Police Department

4/26/23 at 2:29:45 PM

Incident details:

SUBJ STATING HE IS IFO SCHOOL AND SUFFERING FROM AN OD SUBJ STATING HE IS AT BASEBALL FIELD RP STATING HE AND FRIENDS WERE DOING DRUGS YESTERDAY AND HE HAS HIGH HEART RATE NOW PROVIDED NUMBER FOR CONTACT. Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.541775 Lon:-122.04203 Service Class: WPH2
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Citizen Contact Reported to Newark Police Department

4/27/23 at 1:35:55 AM

Incident details:

WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO AN OFCR REGARDING H&S AT NJHS
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Patrol — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Extra Patrol Request Reported to Newark Police Department

4/27/23 at 2:19:30 AM

Incident details:

XPAT AFTER SCHOOL FOR 242'S
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Area / Location Check — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Security Check Reported to Newark Police Department

4/28/23 at 1:53:34 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

911H Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/17/23 at 2:55:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/17/23 at 3:13:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/18/23 at 12:36:00 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

945A Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/19/23 at 10:14:00 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

945A Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/19/23 at 10:16:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

242 Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/25/23 at 5:19:00 PM

Not Serious

Animal Related / Problem — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

955 Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/26/23 at 9:56:00 AM

Serious Violent

Harassment - Phone Call — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

653V Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/27/23 at 1:28:00 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

911H Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/27/23 at 1:29:00 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

911H Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/27/23 at 2:40:00 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

945A Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/30/23 at 11:37:00 AM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

945A Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/31/23 at 12:39:00 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

415C Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/31/23 at 1:46:00 PM

Serious Violent

Child Molestation — Castlemont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

288 Reported to Oakland Police Department

1/31/23 at 3:35:00 PM