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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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 39726 - 39750 records in total 45965
Serious

Suspicious Person — King Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPSUBJ - SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/3/23 at 11:27:23 AM

Incident details:

STU. WAS FOLLOWED TO SCHOOL THIS AM AT APPROX 0725 HRS. BY AN UNK MALE, APPROX 30-40 YEARS WEARING BLK JACKET AND GRY PANTS. NO FURTHER DESCRIPTION ON SUBJ. SUBJ DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO STU. SUBJ FOLLOWED STU FROM THE PARK TO THE SCHOOL. STU MOTHER NOTIFIED. STU IN OFFICE W/ RP AWAITING CONTACT. PER S3, REPORT TO BE FILED.
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Serious Violent

Assault — King Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

ASSAULT - ASSAULT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 2:47:36 PM

Incident details:

RP/ Site 1 advised there was another incident with music teacher who put his hands on a student there is a video that shows who is trying to keep a student from leaving with his bacpack after student was asked to leave classroom. Another student ran out of class and requested that a substitute help as he was holding on to a student , including grabbing his arm.
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — King Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

TRESPASS - TRESPASSING Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/18/23 at 7:24:36 PM

Incident details:

CAMERA 7 EAST PORTABLE VIEWING WEST. BLK/GRY SHIRT, BLK PANTS, BLK SHOES .. CLIMBED FENCE ONTO CAMPUS .. LS WALKING NORTH FROM THE FENCE .. LOST VISUAL ..
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Serious Violent

Battery — King Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

BATTERY - BATTERY Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/28/23 at 3:09:29 PM

Incident details:

PARENTS ARE IN THE DPS LOBBY REQUESTING AN OFFICER TO TAKE A REPORT REGARDING ONGOING BULLYING OF THEIR SON OUT OF KING SCHOOL. MOTHER STATES HER SON WAS CHOKED RECENTLY BY THE BULLY STUDENT. ADMIN IS HANDLING BUT HASNT TOLD PARENTS OF ANY INFORMATION. CPL JUE SPOKE WITH PARENTS.
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Serious Violent

Verbal Fight — King Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

DISTURVE - DISTURBANCE VERBAL Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/11/23 at 8:13:45 AM

Incident details:

RP is at King school irrate parent serina selgado tie die shirt with pink hair. Parent was called due to student and policy was followed.
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — King Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

TRESPASS - TRESPASSING Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/19/23 at 6:00:52 AM

Incident details:

RP/ head custodian advised AM unkn in a dark hoodie on playground delay 5 min.
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Serious Non-Violent

Truant — King Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/26/23 at 11:17:21 AM

Incident details:

2 students cutting class. Unknown whereabouts.
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Serious Violent

Fighting — King Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHT - DISTURBANCE PHYSICAL FIGHT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 8:28:33 AM

Incident details:

parking lot of king. parents of the vehicles involved in the 901 are active 943
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire — Kohl Open Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/17/23 at 10:26:43 AM

Incident details:

Fire alarm/ False alarm Kohl Zone 7 multipurpose. Staff at Kohl advised something in the oven was smoking. Fire was advised
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Serious Violent

Assault — Kohl Open Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/9/23 at 10:04:30 AM

Incident details:

*COLD OCC'D 02/08/23* RP(TEACHER) ADVD YESTERDAT APX 1545 HOURS AN UNKNOWN STAGG STUDENT PUNCHED HER CAR THEN STOOD AT HER WINDOW FOR 10-15 SECONDS IN AN INTIMIDATING MANNER. STUDENT REGULARLY PARKS ON KOHLS SITE. RP FEELS THREATENED AND WANTS PD CONTACT. SHE IS AVAILABLE BY PHONE AS SHE IS NOT AT WORK TODAY.
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Kohl Open Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPICVE - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/13/23 at 7:32:18 AM

Incident details:

RP is reporting a suspicious van parked in staff parking lot on Brookside road at Kohl possibly parked over night. It's a white ford transit The windows are fogged up and tinted and staff unable to tell if its occupied.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Fire / Earthquake — Kohl Open Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/28/23 at 8:52:30 AM

Incident details:

Fire Drill, FD advised
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Serious Violent

Bullying — Kohl Open Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/4/23 at 9:26:19 PM

Incident details:

RP (AUNT) ADVISED THAT HER NEICE RECIVED A THREATENING TEXT FROM A PARENT. DUE TO A CONVERSATION VIA TEXT BWETEEN THE RP'S NEICE AND THE PARENT'S DAUGHTER. RP ADVISED THAT HER NEICE HAS HAD BULLING ISSUES WITH THE J [EDIT] AND ADVISED THAT HER NEICE[EDIT] RP ADVISED THAT THE NUMBER IS THE J'S MOTHER IS WITH THE RP AT THE MOMENT.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Fire / Earthquake — Kohl Open Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 1:46:15 PM

Incident details:

fire drill, FD advised
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Fire / Earthquake — Kohl Open Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 9:28:26 AM

Incident details:

Fire Drill, FD notified
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Serious

Welfare Check — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WELFAREC - WELFARE CHECK Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 8:50:45 AM

Incident details:

RP (SITE 1) REQUESTING WELFARE CHECK ON TEACHER. SENT AN EMAIL STATING SHE WAS THINKING ABOUT HURTING HERSELF TO SITE 1, SITE 2 AND A COWORKER. TEACHER CALLED IN SICK FOR TODAY, NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET A HOLD OF HER. SITE 1 ADVD HR. ADDRESS IS NUMBER IS
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

AOA - ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 8:22:04 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Fire / Earthquake — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIRE - GENERIC FIRE CALL/NOT SPECIFIED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 8:30:53 AM

Incident details:

*FIRE DRILL*
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Info / Information Only — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 11:50:59 AM

Incident details:

RP/ Parent called to report her "baby daddy" who was recently probationed has her children and will not let them attend school. (home school Wilson) or see her. Per S1 she was referred to SPD and Child Welfare/Attendance. The number for CWA was provided.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

5150 - 5150 Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 2:01:26 PM

Incident details:

RP states stu states she wants to harm herself and has a plan. Has already cut herself earlier today or yesterday. Attp to contact parents no answer. Stu will be in MHC office and attends after school program.
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Serious

Custody Issue — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CUSTORDV - CUSTODAY ORDER VIOLATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/30/23 at 10:35:33 AM

Incident details:

** COLD ** RP advised that on 1/20/22 son was picked up from school by father. Per RP the custody order states father may pick up only after 16:30. Mother is currently reachable at or
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/31/23 at 12:34:06 PM

Incident details:

RP/ Site 1 advised that during a verbal altercation student became upset with another student and stated "I wish I had a gun, I will kill you". RP advised that he was investigating the incident and per there is no gun at his mothers (where he resides) or his fathers (he sometimes visits). His grandfather may have an air soft. RP was unable to make contact with parents due to "the number being unavailable" and he was going down the emergency list to make contact with someone. RP stated that was able to answer all questions clearly and had explained that he was frustrated as the other student was making fun of him and his family. RP believed that the threat was not serious. Per S1 the RP is following the DOJ guidelines and it does not appear to be necessary to send an officer. RP was advised.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/1/23 at 3:55:38 PM

Incident details:

RP/ Site 2/ (x 5704 cell) 2/1/23 14:20 grade student from Hamilton walked over during dismissal at Monroe and started shooting an Orbeez gun into the crowd. The Hamilton student then passed it to grader from Monroe who started shooting another student whom they are having issues with and that student's younger siblings ( grade). A total of 3 students (2 from Hamilton) were responsible for shooting 16 students. 4 students were physically hit with the Orbeez. The Hamilton student then stated next time he would bring "An Orbeez gun that looks real, and shoot all you all!". Site 2 has contacted administration of Hamilton, and the involved Monroe students have been given a 5 day suspension. The parents of the involved students have been contacted. The incident was witnessed by the CSA, grade counselor, site administration and the RP. They will be making contact tomorrow about an hour prior to end of school to request an officer. Jen was advised. Site 2 will be supplied the incident number for her records via email.
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Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

THEFT - THEFT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/1/23 at 11:28:55 PM

Incident details:

MALE SUBJECT IN A JEAN JACKET WITH A RED HOODIE UNDERNEATH SEEN TAKING A TOY RED AND YELLOW SHOPPING CART FROM THE PRESHCOOL AREA
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Serious Non-Violent

Car Accident - Injury — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

TRAFFIMA - TRAFFIC COLLISION-MAJOR INJURIES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/2/23 at 1:54:38 PM

Incident details:

site 2 requesting officer presence due incident yesterday involving orbeze gun
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