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
Counties

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 5576 - 5600 records in total 45965
Serious Non-Violent

Runaway — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/1/23 at 5:43:11 PM

Incident details:

CONT 2 TRANSFER CALL FROM CONT2 MOM AN CALL BACK # ( AT RHS ATL SP ED STUDENT WHO DIDN'T RIDE THE BUS HOME STUDENT IS UID . JOKS LIKE GROWN ADULT. 6/2 TALL ,240-250LBS, FULL BEARD, MUSTACH. MAY BE WEARING RHS PE CLOTHES / PURPLE AND GOLD OR HE WORE BLK SWEATER, BLK PANTS, WHITE SHOES THIS MORNING. HOME ADDRESS IS
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Serious

Restraining Order — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

RESTRAIN - RESTRAINING ORDER Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/2/23 at 9:33:30 AM

Incident details:

RIDGEVIEW HIGH REQ OFFICER REGARDING UID O FATHER IS 10-97 ATTEMPT TO PICK UP STUDENT. NOT ON SYNERGY, POSS RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST HIM BFL-23-001056. CODE 4 AT THIS TIME. PER DEAN, 10-22.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/2/23 at 11:34:57 AM

Incident details:

CFS 23-21775 .... BPD has units enroute for injury accident at Ridgeview High, involving blu Hond Civic and a parked veh , airbags deployed .. on the East side of the school / near the cafeteria plot . MI PENA ADVISED VIA RADIO
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/2/23 at 3:16:19 PM

Incident details:

RHS DEAN REQ ROVER FOR AFTER SCH. EXCUSE TIME 1558 THERE IS A GRP OF 8-9 INDIAN MALES AND GRP OF 8-9 HISPANIC MALES THAT HAVE HAD VERBAL 415S THROUGHOUT THE DAY. CONCERNED THERE WILL BE 415 AFTER SCH. MI AND M5 COPIED
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/3/23 at 11:41:14 AM

Incident details:

DEAN SHANNON BARNES AT RHS - REQ ROVER FOR FOOD SALE DAY /LUNCH HOUR @ 1205 TODAY. THEY HAVE HAD ON GOING TENSION BTW HISPANIC GRP AND /PUNJABI GRP THIS WEEK. THOSE SUSPENED STUDENTS RETURNED TODAY. RUMOR OF POSSESSION OF KNIFE/ UNKN WHICH STUDENT.
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Drugs — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/6/23 at 11:24:25 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM REQ MED FOR UID TOOK UNK SUBS, HAS HR 47, LOW OXYGEN LEVEL, IS CONS & BREATH . CFS ENTERED @ 1124 . STUDENT RELEASED TO FAMILY MEMBER.
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

415 - DISTURBANCE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/6/23 at 12:07:57 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT ON ROOFTOP RUNNING BACK AND FORTH. ASSOC W/415
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Serious

Medical - Unknown — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/6/23 at 2:19:35 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM REQ MED AID FOR UID MI-CONSC, 120 HR, DILATED PUPILS. HARD TIME BREATHING. DAD REQ MED AID, ER. cfs @ 1419 . MERCY DOWNTOWN W/FATHER
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Probation Search — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/7/23 at 9:54:14 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM PROB CK ON UID
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/7/23 at 4:20:51 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM WORKING BASKETBALL AT RIDGEVIEW
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/9/23 at 3:17:17 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM WORKING BASKETBALL AT RIDGEVIEW
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Serious Violent

Nude Photos / Video — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/10/23 at 1:49:53 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM C-8 FOR AOD STUDENT REPORTED SOMEONE AIR-DROPPED VIDEO OF TWO STUDENTS INV IN SEXUAL ACT AT SCHOOL. CONT 2 CFS 23-27270
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/14/23 at 3:57:30 PM

Incident details:

2/14/2023 3:56:20 PM Description: Switch RHS 24A-4: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 19 from user RHS Rm. 710 at 64710. STAFF ADVISED STUDENT WAS ON PHONE. NO EMERGENCY.
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/16/23 at 3:59:27 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM WORKING SOCCER AT RIDGEVIEW
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Info / Information Only — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/17/23 at 10:52:53 AM

Incident details:

INFO CASE FOR RHS INCIDENT. UID 5 1/39 D19 HAISLIP
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Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/17/23 at 11:40:04 AM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM: Can you please 10-28 CA ARKED ILLEGALLY, TAKING SEV SPOTS. WARNING CROSS POSS UID 3
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/17/23 at 3:42:37 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM WORKING BASKETBALL AT RIDGEVIEW
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Special Detail / Assignment - Sporting Event — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/21/23 at 3:58:22 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM WORKING SOCCER AT RIDGEVIEW
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/22/23 at 9:56:38 AM

Incident details:

Switch RHIS 24A-5: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 11 from user RHS Rm. 815 at 64815 @ 9:54:19 AM NEG ON EMG/ KIDS ON PHONE AT PASSING PERIOD
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/22/23 at 4:21:12 PM

Serious Violent

Shots Fired — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/23/23 at 2:28:50 PM

Incident details:

D29 ANY REPORT OF GUNSHOTS JUST WEST OF RHS. GYM TEACHER HEARD 4-6 SHOTS.
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/24/23 at 8:51:40 AM

Incident details:

RHS - DEAN REQ 28 ON WHITE FIAT BEEN LEFT IN STAFF PLOT BY THE CAFETERIA FOR ABOUT A WEEK. M2 WILL CK AND ADVISE.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/24/23 at 12:11:20 PM

Incident details:

Description: Switch RHS 24A-5: Emergency Services Call to 911 on port 4 from user RHS Rm. 807 at 64807 @ 1207 code 4 at RHS. Kids prank dlal.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Provide Transportation — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/27/23 at 12:12:09 PM

Incident details:

@ 1309 D29 CHISHOLM 10/14 W1 FROM RHS TO
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/27/23 at 2:48:38 PM

Incident details:

ANOTHER STUDENT EXCUSE 1500 SCH. VS D29 CHISHIOLM RUMOR OF 415 AFTER
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