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 6101 - 6125 records in total 45965
Serious Non-Violent

Drug Sales - Unknown — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

11375(B) - POSSESS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE FOR SALE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/11/23 at 3:22:43 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ CODE 8 FOR 11357(B) REQ 10-39 FOR STUD.
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

TSTOP - TRAFFIC STOP Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/16/23 at 8:32:11 AM

Incident details:

M2 RMRRRY F WHITE TOYOTA CITED
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Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

415 - DISTURBANCE Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/18/23 at 3:28:06 PM

Incident details:

D35 LAWERNCE IS CODE 6 W/ 415 IN PLOT.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Assist Other Department — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/19/23 at 9:40:42 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ CODE 8 FOR AOD. UID'S
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/25/23 at 8:13:15 AM

Incident details:

BRANDY AT WEST REQ OFFICER FOR 701 REPORTED TO CONT 2 LAST NIGHT. 3 STUDENTS ON SNAPCHAT, ONE SAID HE WAS BRINGING A GUN TO SCHOOL ON THURS. RP IS PARENT OF OTHER STUDENT IN SNAP CHAT. SUSP UID RP PARENT OF UID BPD 23-99727
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Patrol — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/25/23 at 2:43:09 PM

Incident details:

WEST ADMIN REQ OFFICER THEY JUST HAD 415 IN THE BATHROOM, AND ANTICIPATE RETALIATION 415 AFTER SCH. EXCUSE TIME/ 1523.
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Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Athlete / Sports — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

6/7/23 at 9:44:38 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ MED AID FOR UNKNOWN SITUATION. WILL BE RESPONDING TO CLASS W9. HAVE AMBULANCE RESPOND TO FOOTBALL FIELD ENTRANCE AND SECURITY WILL MEET. 16-17 Y/O F PASSED OUT. POSSIBLE HEART ISSUE. UID
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

6/9/23 at 11:31:33 AM

Incident details:

TOT CONT 2 - OPEN 911 CALL FROM FJORD PLOT. HEARD YELLING, THEN LAUGHING. SITREP
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Serious Non-Violent

Warrant / Parole / Missing Check — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/29 - WANTS/WARRANTS/PAROLE/MISSING CK Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/28/23 at 10:52:10 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE 10-29 UI!
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Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

245 - ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/29/23 at 2:55:24 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP PASSERBY REPORTED 245 NEAR WEST HIGH AT CA/NORIEGA. D19 AND D35 LAWRENCE ER. M3 WILL BE ON CAMERAS.
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Follow Up — Wingland Elementary School

Standard Elementary School District, Kern County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/30/23 at 8:30:23 AM

Special Detail / Assignment — Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary School

Kernville Union Elementary School District, Kern County

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

3/3/23 at 8:58:19 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES ON SPEC AT WALLACE ELEM
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Woodrow W. Wallace Elementary School

Kernville Union Elementary School District, Kern County

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

5/2/23 at 11:58:31 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES ER TO WALLACE ELEM ON ERSKINE RD SIDE 10/6 W/ INV ; RD
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Woodrow Wallace Middle School

Kernville Union Elementary School District, Kern County

626F - POSSIBLE FIREARM ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/22/23 at 8:48:53 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES RESPONDING TO WALLACE MID SCH FOR POSS 626 F. STAFF HAS SEPERATED THE STUDENT FROM HIS BELONGINGS. 10/23 FOR CONT 1 TO BACK. I WILL CONFIRM FIRST
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Follow Up — Zephyr Lane Elementary School

Fairfax Elementary School District, Kern County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/13/23 at 1:00:20 PM

Incident details:

D26 BARRON AT ZEPHYR LANE ELEMENTARY FOR FU.
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911 - Unknown — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

W911 Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/17/23 at 12:49:00 PM

911 - Unknown — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

W911 Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/18/23 at 8:39:00 AM

Unknown — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

11-3 Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/20/23 at 1:39:00 PM

Unknown — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MAID Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/21/23 at 12:49:00 PM

Unknown — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

166.4R Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/24/23 at 3:54:00 PM

911 - Unknown — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

911 Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/25/23 at 10:02:00 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

CALARM Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/25/23 at 5:24:00 PM

Patrol — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

EXPAT Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/26/23 at 10:32:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Stop — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

23103 Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/26/23 at 3:52:00 PM

Unknown — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

MAID Reported to Placer County Sheriff

1/27/23 at 4:34:00 PM