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 4801 - 4825 records in total 45965
Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/22/23 at 12:38:19 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10-6 W/UID N OFFICE FOR ASSES STUDENT CODE 4, TOT SOC WORKER
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Serious Non-Violent

Reckless Driving — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/22/23 at 2:13:16 PM

Incident details:

JASON @ AQUATIC CENTER REQ OFFICER. REPORTO OF BLK INFINITY G35-37 DRIVING ON SIDEWALK, DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF BUILDING SEVERAL TIMES. D22 ALVAREZ WILL RESPOND .
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Serious

Juvenile Problem — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/22/23 at 3:53:59 PM

Incident details:

Switch HHIS 24A-4: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 15 from user HHS 70 at 74170 PER STAFF, CODE 4. UNRULY STUDENTS;
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/23/23 at 9:08:42 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/ UID IN MY OFFICE. CODE 8 FOR 5150 CODE 4
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

PC71 - THREATEN SCHOOL OFFICER/EMPLOYEE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/23/23 at 9:54:07 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON POSS PC 71 UID ADDITIONAL UID VI 10/39 ON BOTH
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/24/23 at 10:02:52 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/ UID ( W/NURSE IN MY OFFICE. PARENTS ER
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Injury — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/24/23 at 10:49:54 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON MEDICAL FOR STUDENT W/ POSS BROKEN LEG IN THE GYM ENTER OFF OF CLAYMORE. CFS ENTERED W/MEDICAL @ 1052 / UPDATE POSS DISLOCATED UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

460 - BURGLARY Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/28/23 at 9:31:16 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON CODE 8 FOR 460B UI
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

602 - TRESSPASSING Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/28/23 at 9:44:46 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON UID ARMER STUDENT 29 HER CODE 8 602
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/28/23 at 11:53:27 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON UID CODE 8 FOR 626.10 CODE 4
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Serious Violent

Battery — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/1/23 at 9:49:52 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON CODE 8 243 UID
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Serious Violent

Battery — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/1/23 at 3:45:14 PM

Incident details:

D21 10-6 WITH 1 UID
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/28 - VEHICLE/REGISTRATION CHECK Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/2/23 at 10:08:34 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON _UNSELECTED_ GRAY DODGE CROSSES TO UID
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/2/23 at 3:52:50 PM

Incident details:

Description: Switch HHS 24A-5: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 11 from user HHS 5J at 74190 @3:50:18 PM CODE 4 / NEG ON EMG/ PASSING PERIOD.
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Unknown — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MET - MET TEAM REQUEST Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/3/23 at 11:29:54 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/ 1 UID : IS MET AVAILABLE Met is unavailable . CFS 23-41218 PENDING
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/3/23 at 1:09:25 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/ 1 DETAINED FOR 626.10 UID AFFIRM ON BPD MISSING/ BPD 2340861
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Social Media — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/6/23 at 7:07:56 AM

Incident details:

Base rec'd a text message (attached) @ 1051 of a screen shot of a possible 701 for Highland High on Monday that was on Snapchat and Facebook. Base forwarded the screen shot to Cont 2. Cont 2 advised they were investigating. BPD CFS #23-42812. FWD'D CONT 2 CFS / call info to D1 and D21 @ 1127 last night . PER BPD DEEMED TO BE HIGHLAND HS IN LANCASTER AND HANDLED BY LASO May have been reported to BPD already per an Instagram post that is going around. It is supposedly on Facebook as well.
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/6/23 at 10:34:29 AM

Incident details:

M3 ALVIDREZ CODE 8 FOR 701 AT HHS IN A BATHROOM UID ADDITIONAL UID
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

422 - THREATS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/6/23 at 12:27:11 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 ON 422 UI
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Serious Violent

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

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/7/23 at 9:29:29 AM

Incident details:

21 CALDERON UID ( 29/HIM
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Unknown — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/7/23 at 3:30:52 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/1 CITED AND RELEASED TO PARENT.
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/9/23 at 2:55:57 PM

Incident details:

Calderon D21 is working baseball at Highland
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Busy — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/14/23 at 2:48:21 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/1 UID CK PROB
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/15/23 at 3:27:17 PM

Incident details:

Matt Calvillo D18 is working volleyball at Highland NOTE - D18 WAS NOT ON DUTY TODAY. WILL BE GOING 10/8 TONIGHT FOR VOLLEYBALL AT HHS
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Serious Non-Violent

Car Accident - Non-Injury — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/16/23 at 9:03:01 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON REPORT OF 902 T IN THE FOOTBALL STADIUM LOT UNK ON INJUREIS ER
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