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 39801 - 39825 records in total 45965
Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — McKinley Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/29/23 at 4:39:35 PM

Incident details:

** COLD ** RP states that at 14:55 yesterday she was chased by men with a gun at Mckinley while she was there to pick up her son. RP is requsting officer contact
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Fire / Earthquake — Montezuma 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 10:10:15 AM

Incident details:

*FIRE DRILL* STKN FIRE ADVD
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 10:38:55 PM

Incident details:

NO CODE OUT. RP (CUSTODIAN) ADVISED HE COULDN'T SET THE ALARM
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/26/23 at 10:33:11 PM

Incident details:

NO CODE OUT .. BLDG SECURE .. ALARM CENTER SHOWS OPEN AT THIS TIME
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/3/23 at 10:25:57 PM

Incident details:

NO CODE OUT .. BLDG SECURE .. RP HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED WITH CODE OR DIRECTIONS TO SET THE ALARM
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/21/23 at 3:38:32 PM

Incident details:

RP/Custodian advised that he had set alarm, then was radioed by Site 1 who was still in building. RP coded back in, then when he attempted to code out again alarm would not arm. RP tried "away", "3" and his own code in various combinations with no success. Dispatch confirmed site is still showing as open. No code out needed. Site is otherwise secured.
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Serious Non-Violent

Abandoned Child — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

ABANCHIL - ABANDONED CHILD Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/23/23 at 8:02:38 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/2/23 at 10:27:59 PM

Incident details:

RP (CUSTODIAN) ADVISED HE WAS DONE FOR THE DAY AND DOES NOT HAVE THE CODE TO ARM THE BUILDING
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Serious Non-Violent

Abandoned Child — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

ABANCHIL - ABANDONED CHILD Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/3/23 at 5:01:52 PM

Incident details:

stu still at school. attemepted to contact gaurdians no answer. no history of behing left. foster student
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Transportation / Errand — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

TRANSPOR - TRANSPORT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/29/23 at 3:16:53 PM

Incident details:

RP is site 2 at montezuma requesing an officer wanted for transport for student crisis to home perant is unable to transport and staff is not able to. in therapudie room
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Serious Non-Violent

Transient — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

TRESPASS - TRESPASSING Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/4/23 at 10:18:53 AM

Incident details:

rp stating irrate transient in the office threatening to shut down the school Blek hoody and blk clothing BFA
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

TRESPASS - TRESPASSING Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/5/23 at 9:35:46 AM

Incident details:

RP/ Secretary advised that lady from yesterday is back. Currently wearing blanket- in entrance area of school.
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

CRIMINAL - CRIMINAL THREATS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/17/23 at 10:42:18 AM

Incident details:

RP reporting student made threats to several adults about going to blow up the school and was going to beat them up. He said there are firearms at home and he talks about guns a lot. 422 occured on Thursday and he was suspended. 422s were said again today. Parents have not been notified but site 1 will call. Student is currently in class now.
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/24/23 at 9:18:33 AM

Incident details:

Rp at montezuma reporting that student was picked up by a stranger on the way from home to school in a blue camero by man wearing mask with deep voice, man asked what house he lived in, and dropped off in neighborhood, then a man and woman asked if he wanted a ride, picke him up and took him to a donut place and then dropped him off at school. They left him their number and name in case he needed anything else. Parents were notificed and student is in class.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/24/23 at 9:57:40 PM

Incident details:

RP (CUSTODIAN) ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO SET THE ALARM AND WAS LEAVING FOR THE DAY. RO ADVISED EVERYTHING WAS LOCKED AND SECURED
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/25/23 at 10:38:21 PM

Incident details:

RP (CUSTODIAN) ADVISED HE WAS UNABLE TO SET THE ALARM AND REQUESTED ASSISTANCE
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/26/23 at 10:36:27 PM

Incident details:

RP (CUSTODIAN) ADVISED THAT HE WAS UNABEL TO SET THE ALARM.
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Serious Non-Violent

Auto Theft — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

BURGVEHI - BURGLARY TO VEHICLE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 5:19:01 PM

Incident details:

RP/ parent advised her purse was taken from her unlocked vehicle in the parking lot of the site at aprox 17:00.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Montezuma Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

LOCK - LOCK ASSISTANCE Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 10:25:13 PM

Incident details:

NO CODE OUT .. BLDG SECURE ... RP ADVD PANEL SHOW CAFETERIA DOOR .. RP STATED HE CHECKED THE DOOR AND IT IS SECURE .. ASKED IF RP COULD OVERRIDE THE PANEL AND WAS ADVD HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ..
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Serious

Suspicious Person — New Vision High School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPSUBJ - SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 8:55:50 AM

Incident details:

Subj infront of entrnce asking for food
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Serious Violent

Fighting — New Vision High School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FIGHT - DISTURBANCE PHYSICAL FIGHT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/20/23 at 12:05:04 PM

Incident details:

943 on campus
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Bomb — New Vision High School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/17/23 at 4:20:38 PM

Incident details:

STU POSTED ON INSTAGRAM ASKING WHO WANTS TO INSTALL BOMBS AT THE SCHOOL. STU LIVES IN MANTECA USE TO GO TO LATRHOP DISTRICT WHICH IS WHY THEY GOT THE CALL. OFFICER SPOKE WITH STU AND HE ADMITTED HE POSTED IT AND THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY. STUDENT NAME IS ADDRESS .GOES TO NEW VISION DID NOT SPECIFY WHAT SCHOOL HE WAS REFERRING TO. WILL BE FORWARDING TO MANTECA PD FOR POSSIBLE CONTACT.
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Serious Violent

Nude Photos / Video — Nightingale Charter School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 12:12:34 PM

Incident details:

RP REPORTED SENT EXPLICIT PHOTOS OF EX GIRLFRIEND TO A GROUP OF STUDENTS INCLUDING AND . PARENTS HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET AND STUDENTS ARE IN CLASS. RP EXTENTION IS 5904
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Serious Violent

Self Harm — Nightingale Charter School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION LAZARO STOCKTON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 1:33:10 PM

Incident details:

RP called reporting that student threatened to harm himself. He later retraced what he said and was counseled by the counselor and site 1, handled administratively. Site 1 said mother was advised by the counselor and said he says things like this all the time and was not worried that her son would self harm and says it to get attention. [EDIT] since it is occurring at home and out of our jurisdiction and to call CPS. RP site 1 was given an incident number.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Fire / Earthquake — Nightingale Charter School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

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

1/30/23 at 9:40:17 AM

Incident details:

Fire Drill, FD advised
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