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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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 176 - 200 records in total 45965
Not Serious Non-Violent

False Alarm — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

AREACHK - AREA SECURITY CHECK Reported to Albany Police Department

3/6/23 at 9:01:14 AM

Incident details:

Smoke detector, Building D first floor. RP who is Principal, called to inform alarm is due to steam coming from the kitchen.
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Serious Violent

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

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

PARKNWLK - PARK AND WALK Reported to Albany Police Department

3/6/23 at 9:50:28 AM

Incident details:

L17 making ctc w/ principal - L17 contacted school principal regarding school threats. informed her of the issues and MD236619
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Serious Violent

Child Molestation — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

MPJUV - JUVENILE PROBLEM Reported to Albany Police Department

3/8/23 at 11:35:42 AM

Incident details:

details. . DOB: w/ admininstrator in room- _UNSELECTED_ 2nd- _UNSELECTED_ contact Case: 23-330 Synopsis: Person reporting an inapropriate touch by a friend of the family that happened four years ago TIME # EVENT BY 11:38:43 1 Incident initiated at Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany MR00C3
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Parking Enforcement / Violation — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

PARKER - PARKING CITATION Reported to Albany Police Department

3/14/23 at 8:38:11 AM

Incident details:

Per rp she has a disabled placard, gray toyota camry, and is unable to park in the disabled parking because there are several veh parked in disabled parking without placard. On the thousand Oaks side by the gym. TIME # EVENT BY 08:42:01 1 Incident initiated at Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany KH00C6 08:59:05 2 L12 DISP. Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany KH00C6 08:59:05 3 L28 DISP. Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany KH00C6
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Community Policing — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

COP - COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING Reported to Albany Police Department

3/14/23 at 11:32:37 AM

Incident details:

Incident Comments CSI course at Albany High School. TIME # EVENT BY 11:33:34 1 Incident initiated at Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany DH0611 11:33:49 2 D11 DISP. Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany DH0611
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Serious

Medical - Unknown — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

FLAG - FLAGDOWN OF OFFICER Reported to Albany Police Department

3/25/23 at 10:07:57 AM

Incident details:

S4 flag down was for 911 call, straight medical for 15yo
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

ADVICE - PERSON SEEKING ADVICE FROM PD Reported to Albany Police Department

3/28/23 at 10:48:39 AM

Incident details:

TIME # EVENT BY 10:51:43 1 Incident initiated at Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany DH0611 10:52:28 2 D11 DISP. Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany DH0611 10:52:35 3 D11 10-97. DH0611 11:01:28 4 AHS Ast. Principal reached out to me and was inquiring how APD would DH0611 5 respond to a case involving explicit photos being distrubuted amongst kids.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Parking Enforcement / Violation — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

PARKER - PARKING CITATION Reported to Albany Police Department

3/29/23 at 8:38:27 AM

Incident details:

ANON/RP .... near the gym-loading zone area. 2 Parkers: 1- no front plate- white bmw, sedan in loading zone, 2nd veh, in front the BMW- tail end is in handicap stall, blocking anyone from using the stall- blue car no further info. TIME # EVENT BY 08:42:27 1 Incident initiated at Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany MR00C3 08:46:01 2 L12 DISP. Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany LC255516 08:46:01 3 L25 DISP. Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany LC255516
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

ADVICE - PERSON SEEKING ADVICE FROM PD Reported to Albany Police Department

3/31/23 at 3:55:06 PM

Incident details:

VIA 10-21 Rp/Concerned Parent requesting to speak to an officer regarding policy on incidents involving drug and alcohol use on campus TIME # EVENT BY 15:57:48 1 Incident initiated at Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany CS00C1 16:28:49 2 L12 DISP. Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany AW0629 16:28:49 3 L25 DISP. Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany AW0629
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Serious Non-Violent

Reckless Driving — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

23103 VC - RECKLESS DRIVING Reported to Albany Police Department

4/11/23 at 2:39:26 PM

Incident details:

TIME # EVENT BY 14:40:07 1 Incident initiated at Albany High School, 603 Key Route, Albany JL00C7 14:46:44 2 Closed - Disposition 42 JL00C7
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE Reported to Albany Police Department

4/25/23 at 7:17:33 AM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE Reported to Albany Police Department

1/27/23 at 9:12:22 PM

Incident details:

Case: #23-123 Synopsis: Reporting party stated APD took a case report. TIME # EVENT BY 21:12:32 1 L13 Incident initiated at Albany Middle School, 1259 Brighton, Albany 6757 21:12:32 2 L13 10-97. Albany Middle School, 1259 Brighton, Albany 6757
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Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE Reported to Albany Police Department

2/16/23 at 7:45:02 AM

Incident details:

Incident Comments [VIA 10-21 APD: 23-219 Suspect: Male Juvenile Synopsis: Male juvenile dropped backpack on student. School and parent notified. TIME # EVENT BY
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

MPJUV - JUVENILE PROBLEM Reported to Albany Police Department

2/28/23 at 1:19:56 PM

Incident details:

[SUBJ LAST NAME, Victim confronted subj at bleachers about taking hat, subj punched victim. TIME # EVENT BY 13:25:58 1 Incident initiated at Albany Middle School, 1259 Brighton, Albany LC255516 13:56:07 2 L17 DISP. Albany Middle School, 1259 Brighton, Albany JL00C7 14:13:10 3 L17 10-8. RP not available at this moment, message left. MD236619
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

PARKNWLK - PARK AND WALK Reported to Albany Police Department

3/6/23 at 9:34:01 AM

Incident details:

L17 contacted school principal regarding school threats. informed her of the issues and advised her to contact APD for any suspicious activity.
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Foot Patrol — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

PARKNWLK - PARK AND WALK Reported to Albany Police Department

3/6/23 at 9:42:31 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Taser — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

417 PC - DRAWING, EXHIBITING OR USING DEADLY WEAPON OR FIREARM Reported to Albany Police Department

3/17/23 at 7:28:57 PM

Incident details:

Incident Comments [2 wmj teenagers approached kids from other side of the ams fence from bart path, students believe they had a taser, saw a flash and heard crackling sound, rp is ams asst principal, subjs l/s s/b bart path on foot] Case 23-371 Suspects: Two Juveniles
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Serious Non-Violent

Burglary — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

459 PC - BURGLARY Reported to Albany Police Department

3/18/23 at 6:38:05 AM

Incident details:

00:24 L17 MD236619 16:08:58 16:08:59 16:09:22 00:01 N/A 00:23 Incident Comments APD: 23-373 Suspect: unknown Synopsis: Officer initiated activity located an opened vehicle. Officer contacted RO who stated
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Unknown — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

MPAUTO - MIS PUB AUTO Reported to Albany Police Department

3/22/23 at 8:33:56 AM

Incident details:

Notified Rp if RO of veh comes by to give PD a call.
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Serious

Suspicious Person — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON/S Reported to Albany Police Department

3/23/23 at 4:20:47 PM

Incident details:

albany high TIME # EVENT BY 16:23:31 1 Incident initiated at Albany Middle School, 1259 Brighton, Albany LC255516 16:25:16 2 S8 DISP. Albany Middle School, 1259 Brighton, Albany LC255516 16:25:20 3 S8 ENRT. LC255516 16:31:20 4 S8 10-97. Albany Middle School, 1259 Brighton, Albany 5190
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Parking Enforcement / Violation — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

MPAUTO - MIS PUB AUTO Reported to Albany Police Department

3/27/23 at 11:00:01 AM

Incident details:

Toyota Prius was parked on gravel extension at the gate
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Serious Violent

Sex Crime - Unknown — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE Reported to Albany Police Department

4/12/23 at 5:31:53 PM

Incident details:

[Day prior, 2 female students reported to RP male student started stuffing garbage down female students shirts couple of months ago. Recently male student has just put his hand inside female students shirts touching under their bra. (Male student: 1st Female Student: 2nd Female Student: )] APD case: 23-297 Suspect: N/A Synopsis: Assistant principal reporting male student possibly shoving garbage down female students' shirts. Disposition: Case Report Taken.
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Serious Violent

Sexual Assault on Juvenile — Martin Luther King Middle School

Berkeley Unified School District, Alameda County

SEXUAL ASSAULT ON JUV. Reported to Berkeley Police Department

2/8/23 at 4:15:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Martin Luther King Middle School

Berkeley Unified School District, Alameda County

ASSAULT/BATTERY MISD. Reported to Berkeley Police Department

2/13/23 at 4:16:00 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Martin Luther King Middle School

Berkeley Unified School District, Alameda County

DISTURBANCE Reported to Berkeley Police Department

3/2/23 at 5:51:00 PM