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 40276 - 40300 records in total 45965
Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415- DISTURBANCE Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/16/23 at 11:55:00 AM

Incident details:

RP ADV'D SHE WAS REARENDED, AND STATES THE OTHER PARTY IS CAUSING A 415
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911UNK- 911 DISCONNECT Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/16/23 at 12:40:00 PM

Incident details:

ABANDON 9-1-1, GET BUSY SIGNAL ON 3 CALL BACKS
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415V-VERBAL DISPUTE Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/17/23 at 1:47:00 PM

Incident details:

JACKSON /KENNEDY
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Serious

Welfare Check — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WELCHK-WELFARE CHECK Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/21/23 at 12:12:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

H&S - H&S VIOLATIONS Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/21/23 at 1:59:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

H&S - H&S VIOLATIONS Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/21/23 at 1:59:00 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Drill - Lockdown / Shelter in Place — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFO Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/22/23 at 2:33:00 PM

Incident details:

ACTIVE SHOOTER PRESENTATION
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Redacted — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

[redacted] Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/23/23 at 3:57:00 PM

Incident details:

[redacted]
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911CEL-911 CELL PHONE Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/28/23 at 8:08:00 AM

Incident details:

OPEN LINE, CAN HEAR SUBJ SAYING IS IT ON? ITS BEEN CHARGING ALL NIGHT. VM ON CALL BACK X 2
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911CEL-911 CELL PHONE Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/28/23 at 1:20:00 PM

Incident details:

ABANDON 9-1-1, NO ANSWER ON CALL BACK, ON 2ND CALL BACK RP ADV WRONG NUMBER, NO EMER
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Serious

Welfare Check — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WELCHK-WELFARE CHECK Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/28/23 at 1:37:00 PM

Serious

Suspicious Incident — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1066C - SUSP INCIDENT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/1/23 at 4:30:00 PM

Incident details:

1 DAY COLD. RP WORKS AT STEIN SCHOOL IN THE OFFICE, WAS ADVISED FROM STUDENT [redacted] AND HER FATHER (NOW GOA POSS AT HOME [redacted]) // STUDENT WAS APPROACHED NOW 2X BY WM OR HM UNKAGE IN BLKTOYT CAMRY LIC UNKATT TO GET THE STUDENT TO GET INTO THE VEH WITH HIM // RP DOES NOT HAVE CONTACT INFO FOR FATHER (UNK NAME) // STUDENT MOTHER IS [redacted]
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1154-SUSP VEHICLE Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/2/23 at 12:06:00 PM

Serious

Medical - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

MEDICA- MEDICAL ASSIST Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/6/23 at 12:33:00 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT IN MAIN ADMIN OFFICE NEEDS MEDICAL - PALE AND CANT KEEP HER EYES OPEN -TFERED TO FITRE
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Marijuana — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415J - DISTURB JUV MISC Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/6/23 at 1:35:00 PM

Incident details:

NEED PD TO SEARCH A STUDENT SUSPECTED OF HAVING MARIJUANA-ONE STUDENT WAS TPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL EARLIER AFTER RECVING DRUGS FROM THIS STUDENT. STUDENT IS REFUSING TO LET SECURITY CHECK HIM - STUDENT IS NOT PHYSICALLY COMBATIVE - JUST REFUSING TO BE SEARCHED.
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Non-Violent

Audible Alarm — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1033A-AUDIBLE ALARM Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/11/23 at 8:55:00 PM

Incident details:

FIRST FLOOR ADMIN BLDG KH PEND
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Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

STANDB - STANDBY CALLOUT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/13/23 at 2:13:00 PM

Incident details:

THE STREET IS FLOODED ON LOWELL IFO THIS LOCATION
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911CEL-911 CELL PHONE Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/14/23 at 1:19:00 PM

Incident details:

HANG UP - ON CB VM - ON 2ND CB MALE RP ADV ACCIDENT
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Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

484R- PETTY THEFT RPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/16/23 at 9:43:00 AM

Serious Violent

Nude Photos / Video — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415R- DISTURBANCE RPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/17/23 at 1:41:00 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT — [redacted] -- [redacted] -- IS BEING BLACKMAILED WITH NUDE PHOTOS -CURRENTLY IN THE OFFICE - LIVES AT [redacted]
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1196-OCC PKD VEHICLE Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/22/23 at 1:20:00 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911UNK- 911 DISCONNECT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/23/23 at 11:24:00 AM

Incident details:

HANG UP
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

911CEL-911 CELL PHONE Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/25/23 at 3:58:00 PM

Incident details:

HANG UP WITHIN 6 METERS. NO ANSWER X2
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Serious Non-Violent

Vandalism — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

5948 - VANDALISM REPORT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/26/23 at 11:29:00 AM

Incident details:

RP'S VEH'S TIRES WERE SLASHED LAST NIGHT. NO SUSPECT INFO. WILL FILE ONLINE
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Serious

Welfare Check — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WELCHK-WELFARE CHECK Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/27/23 at 8:56:00 AM