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 4251 - 4275 records in total 45965
Serious Non-Violent

Missing Juvenile — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/23/23 at 2:20:48 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA IN COUNSELORS OFFICE. REQ MISSINGCK FOR UID CODE 4. REQ CODE 8. CODE 8 FOR CONT 2 MISSING IS 23-91262. CFS # REQ W/CONT 2 @1506. CONT 2 CFS# 23-98878.
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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

5/24/23 at 1:18:15 PM

Incident details:

Description: Switch BHS 24A-2: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 12 from user BHS LH 203 at 71100 (X 2) SPOKE W/ TEACHER. SAW KIDS BY PHONE BUT DIDN'T REALIZE WHAT THEY HAD DONE. CODE 4, NO MED AID NEEDED.
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/25/23 at 6:53:53 AM

Incident details:

D25 FORBUS ER TO BHS SECURITY REPORTS HOMELESS HM, BLK WAVY HAIR, GOATIE, WHITE WIFEBEATER SHIRT, BLK SHORTS, BLK SHOES. SUBJ IS PACING BACK/FORTH NEAR THE HARVEY AUD. SCH GATES WERE JUST OPENED FOR STUDENTS. SEC CONCERNED SUBJ WILL APPROACH STUDENTS/OR ENTER CAMPUS.
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Serious Non-Violent

Reckless Driving — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

23103 VC - RECKLESS DRIVING Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/25/23 at 2:11:19 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ 10-27 AND 10-29 ON UID STU WAS OBSERVED DRIVING APPROX 25MPH W/ UID HANGING ON SIDE OF CAR IN THE IA PARKING LOT OF BHS. UID WAS WARNED BY STAFF. ATTEMPTING TO LOCATE DRIVER, 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

5/26/23 at 9:53:39 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA CODE 8 FOR AOD UID REQ 10-29 UID EQ 10-29 ON RESIDENCE FOR UID
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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

5/26/23 at 1:44:15 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA HAD 415 OUT FRONT ON G STREET, ADDL 415S, WILL BE RESPONDING
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Serious

CPS Referral — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/30/23 at 3:15:26 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8 FOR AOD FOR CPS. UID STAFF ADV D12 THAT THEY OBSERVED STU BEING HIT BY MOM AND WITH CAR DOOR THEN LEFT. STAFF WHO OBSERVED CONTACTED CONT 2. CFS W/ CONT 2 @1637 CONT 2 CFS IS 23-103922
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Special Detail / Assignment — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/30/23 at 3:18:10 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA WORKING SENIOR SUNSET AT BHS.
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Serious Violent

Sexual Battery — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/31/23 at 8:39:20 AM

Incident details:

BPD CFS -sexual battery that occurred at Bakersfield High, unkn date. [EDIT]; suspect is an unkn adult male. The reporting party will be CFS23-103929 Requesting AOD courtesy report UID CFS23-103929
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Special Detail / Assignment - Extracurricular / Graduation — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

GRAD - GRADUATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/31/23 at 2:04:24 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS AND D42 GRAVES ARE WORKING WF/CONTINUATION SCHOOL GRADUATION AT BHS ( _UNSELECTED_ ) WELLS 10-7, WILL LOG BACK ON FOR GRADUATION
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Unknown — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

CODE 8 - REQUEST A CASE # Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/31/23 at 4:05:00 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ CODE 8
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Parking Enforcement / Violation — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

PARKING - PARKING VIOLATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/2/23 at 9:13:56 AM

Incident details:

CONT 2 ADV THERE ARE ABOUT 20 CARS ILLEGALLY PARKED ALONG CALIFORNIA AT BHS AND IT IS A TRAFFICE HAZARD. THEY HAVE A TECH UNIT 10-97 BUT ASKING IF SCHOOL CAN MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT TO MOVE CARS?
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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

6/2/23 at 10:46:48 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 W/2 IN THE DEANS OFFICE FOR A 415 10/6 WITH 2 CODE 4 UID
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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

6/2/23 at 11:36:36 AM

Incident details:

UID D12 ADV THERE WAS AN ADDITIONAL 415.
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Special Detail / Assignment - Extracurricular / Graduation — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

GRAD - GRADUATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/2/23 at 1:22:23 PM

Incident details:

D72 COLLIER & D45 VALDEZ WORKING BAS GRADUATION AT HARVEY AUDITORIUM (1900)
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Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

488 - PETTY THEFT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/7/23 at 9:15:34 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10-6 W/UID DEAN'S OFFICE FOR 488.
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Serious Non-Violent

Grand Theft — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

487 - GRAND THEFT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/9/23 at 8:05:27 AM

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

6/9/23 at 9:52:59 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA WE JUST HAD A FIRE ALARM PULLED. WE ARE CODE 4
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RAPTOR - RAPTOR ALARM NOTIFICATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/12/23 at 1:01:37 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA MAKING CONTACT W/ FRONT OFFICE FOR RAPTOR ALERT.
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

6/22/23 at 10:33:10 AM

Incident details:

DEAN GOHLSTON ADV STU UID AS DROPPED FROM SS AND TRESPASSED ON CAMPUS YESTERDAY, CAME BACK ON CAMPUS TODAY AND PULLED FIRE ALARM TWICE, THEN RAN OFF CAMPUS WHILE THEY TRIED TO DETAIN HIM. LAST SEEN RUNNING EB ON CHESTER. MOTHER IS ER TO SCHOOL. REQ ROVER TO CITE STU. UID
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Training — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TRAINING - TRAINING Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/27/23 at 6:14:47 AM

Incident details:

RHF TRAINING AT BHS: MI PENA, D72 COLLIER, D22 ALVAREZ, M3 ALVIDREZ, M4 CASTILLO, D27 S VASQUEZ, D29 CHISHOLM.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Training — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TRAINING - TRAINING Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/28/23 at 6:31:16 AM

Incident details:

RHF Training at BHS: Pena, Collier, Alvarez, Alvidrez
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

BASKET - BASKETBALL GAME Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/17/23 at 3:32:17 PM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING WORKING BASKETBALL AT CENTENNIAL
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

BASKET - BASKETBALL GAME Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 4:08:22 PM

Incident details:

D14 WHITING WORKING BASKETBALL AT CENTENNIAL
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Serious Non-Violent

Car Accident - Non-Injury — Centennial High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

902 T - NON- INJURY TRAFIC ACCIDENT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/23/23 at 8:27:19 AM

Incident details:

SCANNER 902 VEH VS PED HAGEMAN/RIVERLAKES D14 ADVISED / ER
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