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 4126 - 4150 records in total 45965
Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/10/23 at 2:42:56 PM

Incident details:

M4.CASTILLO CHECK FOR MISSING UID AFFIRMATIVE ON MISSING OUT OF CONTROL 1 CASE 202300012590
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

IRATE - IRATE PARENT/GUARDIAN Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/14/23 at 8:45:51 AM

Incident details:

STAFF REQ ROVER, IRATE PARENT AT BHIS, YELLING AT FRONT DESK. D12 ER PROM MIO MI ER
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Serious Violent

Battery — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

243 - BATTERY W/ INJURY Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/14/23 at 8:46:44 AM

Incident details:

BY PHONE, PARENT SAID DAUGHTER WAS INVOLVED IN A 415 ON THURSDAY 02/09/2023 ON CAMPUS. STUDENT HAS NOTIFIED THE SCHOOL AND TALKED TO THE DEAN ADVISING SHE DID NOT WANT TO FIGHT THIS STUDENT. SHE WAS TOLD "GO AHEAD AND FIGHT HER, JUST DON'T DO ANYTHING TOO BAD OR YOU'LL GET EXPELLED." STUDENT IS HOME W/PARENT. WANTS TO FILE CHARGES AGAINST STUDENT.
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Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MISSING - RUNAWAY JUV Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/14/23 at 11:37:32 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA CHECK UID. R MP. AFFIRM OUT OF KCSO OCA/202300015739 INFO VIA 10-21
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Probation Search — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

PROB - PROBATION SEARCH Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/14/23 at 12:18:27 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA CHECK UID
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/14/23 at 1:58:49 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ C-8 FOR 422 UID.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/15/23 at 10:26:24 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA AND M2 EMBREY ASSIST US MARSHALLS W/2 10-15 UID - :
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Info / Information Only — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/15/23 at 10:31:34 AM

Incident details:

REP KEVIN MCCARTHY EXPECTED AT BHS TODAY M-1 AND M-2 STANDING BY
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Busy — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/6 - 10/6 ON SUBJECT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/15/23 at 11:59:35 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10-6 UID €
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Other — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/14 - TRANSPORT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/16/23 at 10:17:29 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/14 W/ UID & 'ROM BHS TO JAMIESON CTR BEG MIG 48423 @ 1017 DOING SUPPLEMENTAL TO 23-0253
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

911 - 911 CALL Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/16/23 at 11:48:22 AM

Incident details:

Switch BHS 24A-9: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 22 from user BHS Health 2 at 71264 @ 11:44:22 AM PER NURSES OFFICE CODE 4/ MISDIAL ONLY
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Ammo — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AMMO - POSSESSION OF AMMO PC29650 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/16/23 at 12:44:42 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ C-8 STAFF FOUND LIVE AMMO (1) ON CAMPUS. REVIEWING VIDEO FOOTAGE.
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Serious Violent

Assault — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/16/23 at 3:33:34 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA CONTACT CONT 2 FOR CFS #| DATE AND TIME. STUDENTS REPORTED THEY WERE ASSAULTED W/A TAZER BY A THIRD PERSON YESTERDAY. CFS 23-30634 2/15/2023 @ APPROX 1549 HRS UID :
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Serious Violent

Sexual Assault — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AOD - ASSIST OTHER DEPARTMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 11:14:54 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ C-8 FOR AOD SEXUAL ASSAULT. STAFF WILL MAKE CONTACT W/CONT 2 TO REPORT RP UID 09
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Busy — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/6 - 10/6 ON SUBJECT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 12:31:21 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10-6 W/1 IN OFFICE. CODE 4 UID JEG JUV PROB
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Follow Up — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 1:31:16 PM

Incident details:

M6 SELF ER BHS FU 23-0177
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Info / Information Only — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/39 - STOP DATE INFO Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 1:47:37 PM

Incident details:

M2 EMBREY 10-39 UID (
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Unknown — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

11350 HS - H/S VIOLATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 2:57:03 PM

Incident details:

M2 EMBREY C-8 FOR MAR SALES. UID 6
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/21/23 at 10:48:09 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10-6 W/1 DEAN'S OFFICE. POSS 626.10 / NEG ON 626.10 RP UID OVERHEARD BOYS TALKING/LAUGHING ABOUT POSTING "DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL ON TUESDAY" ON SNAPCHAT. REVIEWING VIDEO.
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

602 - TRESSPASSING Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/21/23 at 2:07:33 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10-6 W/UID 5: REFERRAL 22-1654 TO JUV PROB FOR 626.10
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

701 - INFO OF THREATENED OFFENSE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/21/23 at 3:35:06 PM

Incident details:

STEFFANIE AT CONT 2 ADV THEY RCVD CALL FROM DAVID COUCH. MALE VOICE CALLED HIM AND THREAT TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL W/AN AR 15 BECAUSE HE LOST HIS JOB AND WILL SHOOT AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE, PHONE NUMBER WAS . D12 PADILLA ADVISED SCHOOL LET OUT. NEG ON LOCKOUT/LOCKDOWN, No further at this time, Our incident #/ is 23-34625. Lockout by BHS Admin @ 1545
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Special Detail / Assignment — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/21/23 at 4:41:09 PM

Incident details:

D12 PAIDLLA - BHS ADMIN REQ DI2 TO WORK WKF HOURS AS EXTRA PATROL AT BHS DUE TO 701
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/22/23 at 1:21:44 PM

Incident details:

ASSESING . CODE 4 FALSE ALARM HALL. D12 PADILLA FIRE ALARM PULLED IN WARREN =
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/22/23 at 4:30:17 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA ON STUDENT'S WAY TO 5TH PER RP UID .S APPROACHED BY UNKN STUDENT THAT SAID "DON'T COME TO SCH TOMORROW, CUZ I'M GOING TO SHOOT UP THE SCH". RP REPORT TO TEACHER 6TH PER, MR GOLDIN. REVIEWING VIDEO ATL SUSPECT. POSS SUSPECT UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FIRE A - FIRE ALARM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/23/23 at 2:52:25 AM