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
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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

Incident Logs

displaying 3276 - 3300 records in total 45965

Patrol / School Check — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

PC - PATROL CHECKS Reported to Selma Police Department

6/7/23 at 10:21:59 PM

Patrol / School Check — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

PC - PATROL CHECKS Reported to Selma Police Department

6/7/23 at 11:13:11 PM

Info / Information Only — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Selma Police Department

6/8/23 at 9:26:49 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Auto Theft — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

GTA - GRAND THEFT AUTO Reported to Selma Police Department

6/8/23 at 10:19:31 PM

Special Detail / Assignment — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

DETAIL - DETAIL-SPECIAL DETAIL Reported to Selma Police Department

6/8/23 at 10:27:55 PM

Serious

Welfare Check — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

CKWEL - CHECK WELFARE Reported to Selma Police Department

6/9/23 at 12:22:24 PM

911 - Unknown — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

911 - 9-1-1 EMERGENCY UNKNOWN Reported to Selma Police Department

6/10/23 at 6:11:50 AM

Non-Violent

Burglar Alarm — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

ABA - AUDIBLE BURGLAR ALARM Reported to Selma Police Department

6/13/23 at 9:04:21 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

VC - VEHICLE CHECK Reported to Selma Police Department

6/14/23 at 9:23:58 AM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

SS - SUBJECT CHECK Reported to Selma Police Department

6/14/23 at 12:21:29 PM

Serious

Suspicious Person — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

SS - SUBJECT CHECK Reported to Selma Police Department

6/15/23 at 11:53:51 AM

Investigation — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

MISCIV - MISC. INVESTIGATION Reported to Selma Police Department

6/15/23 at 12:42:39 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Nuisance — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

VEHNUI - VEHICLE NUISANCE Reported to Selma Police Department

6/20/23 at 7:00:36 PM

911 - Unknown — Selma High School

Selma Unified School District, Fresno County

911 - 9-1-1 EMERGENCY UNKNOWN Reported to Selma Police Department

6/28/23 at 11:52:49 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Left Campus — Elk Creek High School

Stony Creek Joint Unified School District, Glenn County

JUV - Juvenile Reported to Glenn County Sheriff

1/20/23 at 3:36:50 PM

Incident details:

The Elk Creek Superintend Kevin Triance called and reported a juvenile had left school during the day without permission. Deputies were detailed and contacted Triance. Triance advised the student left school and had returned home. Triance advised he contacted the juvenile’s guardian and attempted to locate the child. Deputies spoke with the juveniles guardian and she advised the juvenile returned to his mother’s house. She advised the juvenile was safe and did not want to report him missing.
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Serious

Juvenile Problem — Elk Creek High School

Stony Creek Joint Unified School District, Glenn County

JUV - Juvenile Reported to Glenn County Sheriff

5/3/23 at 10:20:04 AM

Incident details:

Glenn County Deputies were detailed regarding an incident with Elk Creek Elementary School (ECES) staff [EDIT] granddaughter [EDIT]. Deputies contacted Vernon, ECES Staff and initiated an investigation. Please refer to narrative for additional information.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Arcata High School

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Humboldt County

CITIZEN CONTACT Reported to Arcada Police Department

1/17/23 at 11:48:27 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Arcata High School

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Humboldt County

HAILED BY CITIZEN Reported to Arcada Police Department

1/19/23 at 1:50:01 PM

Foot Patrol — Arcata High School

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Humboldt County

FOOT PATROL Reported to Arcada Police Department

1/20/23 at 7:41:16 PM

Serious Violent

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

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Humboldt County

THREATS REPORT Reported to Arcada Police Department

1/20/23 at 10:38:59 PM

Unknown — Arcata High School

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Humboldt County

DISPERSE Reported to Arcada Police Department

1/28/23 at 10:50:28 PM

Follow Up — Arcata High School

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Humboldt County

FOLLOW UP Reported to Arcada Police Department

1/30/23 at 10:01:38 AM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Arcata High School

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Humboldt County

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE Reported to Arcada Police Department

2/7/23 at 11:21:32 AM

Serious Violent

Incorrigible / Out of Control Juvenile — Arcata High School

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Humboldt County

INCORRIGABLE JUVENILE Reported to Arcada Police Department

2/15/23 at 11:23:59 AM

Serious Violent

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

Northern Humboldt Union High School District, Humboldt County

THREATS REPORT Reported to Arcada Police Department

2/16/23 at 1:50:05 PM