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 4226 - 4250 records in total 45965
Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/3/23 at 1:39:23 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 W/ UID + REQ 10-29 AND CODE 8 FOR 626.10 KNIFE.
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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

5/4/23 at 11:50:19 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA ER 5150 EVAL UID
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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

5/4/23 at 1:30:11 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA W/UID FOR H/S
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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

5/4/23 at 1:30:30 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA - TWO STUDENTS HAVING SEX ON CAMPUS . UIDS TO FOLLOW
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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

5/5/23 at 6:53:41 AM

Incident details:

BPD CFS 23-85835. Officers are responding to a report of threats of a shooting call. RPs 15yr old daughter UID who attend BHS saw an Instagram post from "] advising that on . hrs when the bell rings that unknown subjects will shoot up the high school. It is unclear whether the post was meant for BHS or another school, as the post doesn't specify a school name.
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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

5/10/23 at 8:41:41 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 W/1 IN OFFICE FOR 701 UID CODE 4
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SPRIGEO - SPRIGEO ALERT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 11:58:26 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REC'D 10/21 FROM KERN COUNTY TIP LINE REGARDING BHS SPRIGEO ALERT @ 1139. POSSIBLE 5150 AT BHS . CFS /SRPIGEO AND PROFILES SENT TO D12
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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

5/10/23 at 1:29:44 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA FALSE FIRE ALARM AT WARREN HALL. CODE 4
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

415 - DISTURBANCE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 2:29:48 PM

Incident details:

BHS REQ AMBULANCE TO FRONT OF ADMIN FOR UID HEAD SLAMMED TO CONCRETE DURING 415. CFS W/MED AID @1430. REQ CODE 8. AMBULANCE ENROUTE. PARENT REFUSED MED TRANSPORT, PARENT WILL BE TRANSPORTING STUD TO MERCY DOWNTOWN. UID REQ 10-29 ON
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Unknown — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SPRIGEO - SPRIGEO ALERT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/11/23 at 9:21:40 AM

Incident details:

SPRIGEO ALERT D12 CONFIRMED THEY HAVE ALERT RP UID TWO POSS UIDS FOR MATCH ON 11TH GRD/FIRST NAME UID. JID
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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

5/11/23 at 1:18:43 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE8 FOR 243 UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Under the Influence — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

UTI - UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/11/23 at 2:15:46 PM

Incident details:

BHS DEANS OFFICE REQ ROVER FOR UID IO APPREARS UTI. CONS/AWAKE, BUT SWEATING, AND SWAYING. NEG ON MED. REQ ROVER TO TRANSPORT HOME. PARENTS DO NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION. MAKE CONTACT IN DEANS OFFICE.
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

415 - DISTURBANCE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/11/23 at 2:51:48 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA ER TO BHS FOR REPORT OF 415
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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

5/12/23 at 2:27:48 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR AOD. REQ CFS CONT STUDENTS HAVING SEX ON CAMPUS. UID #BPD case 23-91081
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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

5/12/23 at 2:30:57 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ AOD CODE 8
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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

5/15/23 at 2:33:37 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR AOD INFO TO CONT 2. INFO SENT CONT 2 UID CONT 2 ADV he as released 488/ 487 from JC Penny under our case of 22-194056
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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

5/17/23 at 8:57:36 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR 211 THAT OCC MONDAY 5/15 AFTERSCHOOL AROUND 1430-1500 AT CHESTER/10TH. UID € 4 UIDS. NEED CFS# FROM BPD. VICTIM SAYS THEY WERE GIVEN A REPORT NUMBER. CFS W/ CONT 2 ENTERED 0919- CONT 2. UITI. CFS. ADD UID ,
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Seizure — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/17/23 at 11:59:35 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA ADV STAFF IS ON CELL PHONE W/911 FOR UID HAVING SEIZURE. THEY ARE LOCATED ON 14TH ST IN FRONT OF IA NEXT TO PLTO BUT ATTEMPTING TO TAKE STU TO NURSES STATION.
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Serious

Medical - Unknown — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/17/23 at 12:01:15 PM

Incident details:

BHS VIA 10/21 ADVISED TEACHER CALLED 911 FROM CELL PHONE STUDENT UID S DOWN IN ELM GROVE, BREATHING , NON RESPONSIVE. BASE CONFIREMED AMB ER RESPOND TO G ST / ADMIN AND SEC WILL OPEN GATE TO ENTER STUDENT RELEASED TO PARENT. PARENT REFUSED MED AID.
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Serious Violent

Hit and Run — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/18/23 at 12:57:03 PM

Incident details:

M1 PENA TRYING TO CREATE 10/39 WHILE AN ACTIVE INCIDENT / VS PENDING INCIDENT STOP DATA HAS BEEN ENTERED SUCCESSFULLY AND IT SHOW IN STOP DATA LOG D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR THIS INCIDENT. WAS A HIT AND RUN AND UID PROVIDED WAS VICTIM.
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Serious Non-Violent

Vandalism — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/19/23 at 4:25:00 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ A 10-27 ] FOR A VANDALISM REPORT THROUGH CONT 2. TRACKING NUMBER FOR ONLINE REPORT FROM REPORTING PARTY IS .EPORTED 5/9/2023.
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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

5/22/23 at 10:31:38 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ 5150 FOR UID REQ TO SEE IF MET IS AVAILABLE, IF NOT, PLEASE FIND OUT IF MKS IS ON DIVERSION. 10-22, MOM WILL BE PICKING UP STU AND WILL TAKE STU TO KMC IF STILL NEEDED. STU UPSET OVER A BREAKUP.
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSVEH - SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/22/23 at 1:06:28 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ 10-28 ON A SILVER CHEV P/U NEAR FOOTBALL. STADIUM W/ APPEARS TO BE PERSON PASSED OUT IN VEH CODE 4.
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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

5/23/23 at 8:43:35 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA HAVE STUDENT HAVE SEIZURE IN LOUDON HALL ROOM 207. UID NEG ON MED/ TRANSPORTING TO NURSES OFFICE. CONTACTING PARENT TO P/U
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Serious Violent

Hit and Run — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

20002 - HIT AND RUN - NO INJURY Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/23/23 at 8:50:16 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ 10-28 ON 2 PLATES INVOLVED IN HIT/RUN THIS AM IN IA PLOT. VICTIM VEH (BLK BMW SUV X3) SUSPECT PLATE ! (FORD FUSION SE). ATTEMPT TO CROSS. ABLE TO CROSS TO UID OR SECOND PLATE. CK 27 ON UID
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