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 4201 - 4225 records in total 45965
Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.9 - POSSESS FIREARM IN/ON SCHOOL GROUNDS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 1:23:10 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REVIEWING VIDEO. STAFF MEMBER FOUND .22 LONG GUN AMMO (1) ON GROUND OF IA PLOT
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Serious Non-Violent

Vandalism — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

594 - VANDALISM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 4:20:06 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR 594 GOLF CART. UID.
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Serious Violent

Assault — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

241 - ASSAULT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/19/23 at 9:31:59 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR 241 OCCD IN MARCH. PARENT WANTS TO FILE CHARGES
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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

4/19/23 at 12:39:33 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10-6 W/ 2 NON-STUD. UID . M2 TRANSPORTING. START MIL 54.4 @1319 TO NORTH. END 60.6 @ 1330.
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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

4/20/23 at 9:08:27 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 W/ 1 IN ADMIN
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/20/23 at 9:58:21 AM

Incident details:

D12 10/6 IN THE DEANS OFFICE ON POSSIBLE 701 FIRST OF 'ABLE TO COPY LAST UID
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Serious Violent

Sex in School — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/20/23 at 1:17:38 PM

Incident details:

D12 REQ AOD FOR STUDENTS HAVING SEX ON CAMPUS, 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

4/20/23 at 2:20:21 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR FIRE ALARM PULLED BY UID JOODEN GUN REPLICAS FOUND IN HIS PROPERTY WHEN SEARCHED. CITE
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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

4/21/23 at 10:40:44 AM

Incident details:

M1 PENA 10/6 AT BHS 10/39 UID
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Other — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INVEST - INVESTIGATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/21/23 at 2:18:13 PM

Incident details:

M3 ALVIDREZ REQ CODE 8 FOR 647J UID M3 ALVIDREZ REQ TO ADD 2 MORE 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

4/21/23 at 3:49:44 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR AOD CONT2 CFS 23-75925 TWO STUDENT IN IA UID
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SPEC - SPECIAL ASSIGNMENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/21/23 at 5:25:33 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA WORKING BASEBALL AT BHS
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Seizure — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MED - MEDICAL AID Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/24/23 at 8:34:20 AM

Incident details:

M4 CASTILLO A STUDENT WHO WAS HAVING A SEIZFURE ON CALIF/N ST. STUDENT UID WAS BROUGHT TO BHS. MED/CONT 2 10/97
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Serious Non-Violent

Vandalism — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

594 - VANDALISM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/25/23 at 12:03:26 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR 594. UID 1. REQ 10-29 ON 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

4/25/23 at 12:09:20 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR INFO FOR UID BPD CFS TAG # 23-78727
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Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

FALSE - FALSE FIRE ALARM PULLED 148.4 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/25/23 at 1:51:26 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA WE JUST HAD A FIRE ALARM IN WARREN HALL. CODE 4 FALSE ALARM
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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

4/25/23 at 4:41:57 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 ON AOD UID 'ROB CK UID PROB CK 'BPD Closed call entered for case number #/23-78838
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Serious Violent

Incorrigible / Out of Control Juvenile — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

OCJ - OUT-OF-CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/26/23 at 9:32:46 PM

Incident details:

Student threatening to run away
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/27/23 at 10:45:19 AM

Incident details:

BHS DEAN REQ ROVER FOR POSSIBLE 701. UID 5 STU IN DEAN'S OFFICE. 11-98 W/ DEAN.
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Serious Non-Violent

Drugs - Unknown — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

H/S - DRUGS/NARCOTICS VIOLATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/27/23 at 12:29:47 PM

Incident details:

BHS DEAN'S OFFICE NEEDS ROVER FOR H&S STU UID WITH NO WORKING NUMBERS FOR PARENT/GUARDIAN. STU NEEDS A RIDE HOME AND SOMEONE TO VERIFY WORKING NUMBER. POSSIBLY A HOME VISIT.
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

5150 - MENTALLY DISTURBED PERSON/UNSTABLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/27/23 at 1:25:15 PM

Incident details:

BHS IS REQ A ROVER FOR 5150 IN COUNSELOR. UID { MET TEAM REQ SENT TO CONT 2 @ 1346 BPD CFS TAG 23-80135
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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

4/27/23 at 2:12:10 PM

Incident details:

DEAN REQ ROVER FOR POSSIBLE MISSING JUV UID OSSILBY W. MOM'S POSSIBLE PHONE # )1 WHO CALLED BHS UPSET.
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/28/23 at 9:57:47 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 W/1 IN ELM GROVE. HM, HEAVY BUILD, 6FT, GRAY SWEATER, BLK PANTS PROB CK UID NEG PROB/ OFF CAMPUS NOW. SUSPENDED FOR 3 DAYS.
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Serious Non-Violent

Vandalism — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

594 - VANDALISM Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/2/23 at 12:56:37 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR 594 VANDALISM. UID _UNSELECTED_ REQ 10-29 ON BOTH , 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

5/3/23 at 12:04:11 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR AOD FOR 243.4. UID
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