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 1301 - 1325 records in total 45965

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

5/9/23 at 11:21:00 AM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

5/17/23 at 8:27:00 AM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

5/18/23 at 8:04:00 AM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

5/19/23 at 12:49:00 AM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

5/21/23 at 5:19:00 PM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

5/25/23 at 1:26:00 AM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

5/25/23 at 4:10:00 PM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

6/7/23 at 8:59:00 AM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

6/11/23 at 12:01:00 AM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

6/11/23 at 7:14:00 AM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

6/11/23 at 11:16:00 AM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

6/17/23 at 3:52:00 PM

Unknown — M. H. Stanley Middle School

Lafayette Elementary School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

6/24/23 at 6:55:00 PM

Area / Location Check — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

1059 - SECURITY CHECK (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/19/23 at 9:45:48 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

911DIS - 911 DISCONNECT (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/23/23 at 1:57:23 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415 - DISTURBANCE (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/24/23 at 10:02:28 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

MUSIC - MUSIC (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/24/23 at 7:04:33 PM

Serious

Suspicious Incident — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SUSCIR - SUSPICIOUS EVENT (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/27/23 at 10:51:58 AM

Incident details:

PR IS A STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL CRYING SAYING THERE IS A MAN THERE AND SHE IS SCARED,, PR IS IN THE OFFICE
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Follow Up — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

FOLLOW - FOLLOW UP (REPORT) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/27/23 at 3:01:24 PM

Follow Up — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

FOLLOW - FOLLOW UP (REPORT) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/27/23 at 3:57:57 PM

Patrol — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

FOOTP - FOOT PATROL - MISCELLANEOUS (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/29/23 at 9:07:11 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

MGUN - MAN WITH A GUN (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/30/23 at 9:48:36 AM

Incident details:

RP IS THE PRINCIPAL ; STUDENT ADVISING HE HAS A GUN IN HIS LOCKER ; STUDENT IN THE OFFICE WITH THE RP ; Redacted Name 14 YO ; NO 1051 OR H/S
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Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

488 - PETTY THEFT (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/30/23 at 2:28:38 PM

Incident details:

*LOBBY DETAIL* STOLEN LAPTOP POSS ON THE 9TH OR 10TH
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Area / Location Check — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

1059 - SECURITY CHECK (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/31/23 at 12:50:19 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243A - BATTERY (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

2/1/23 at 2:53:12 PM