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 21176 - 21200 records in total 45965
Non-Violent

Silent Alarm — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

459S Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 3:56:00 AM

Patrol / School Check — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

PC Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/9/23 at 6:28:00 PM

Patrol / School Check — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

PC Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/4/23 at 4:02:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

602 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/17/23 at 3:38:00 AM

Patrol / School Check — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

PC Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/18/23 at 3:28:00 AM

Patrol / School Check — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

PC Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/21/23 at 8:55:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

F-ALARM Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/22/23 at 6:28:00 PM

Patrol / School Check — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

PC Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/23/23 at 7:48:00 AM

Patrol / School Check — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

PC Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/25/23 at 10:13:00 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Service Equipment — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

10-45 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/26/23 at 10:45:00 AM

Patrol / School Check — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

PC Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/26/23 at 8:05:00 PM

Patrol / School Check — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

PC Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/30/23 at 9:57:00 PM

Patrol — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

PC - PATROL CHECK Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/5/23 at 7:32:00 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

927C - U NK TROUBL CELL Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/5/23 at 8:14:00 AM

Incident details:

NOTHING HEARD, NO ANS ON CB
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Patrol — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

PC - PATROL CHECK Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/10/23 at 10:47:00 AM

Patrol — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

PC - PATROL CHECK Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/10/23 at 11:06:00 AM

Incident details:

PATROL CHECK OF SCHOOL
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

925C - SUSP OCC VEH Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/14/23 at 10:57:00 AM

Incident details:

MALE SU BJ IN A BLK ACU RA RDX [redacted] PARKED ON BENETA IFO SCHOOL MH,J KT W/JEANS. SU BJ GOT OUT OF THE VEH AND URINATED ON THE SIDEWALK. THE RP IS STANDING BY IN A WHI FORD PICKUP TRUCK.
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

415FIG - FIGHT DISTURBNC Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/15/23 at 10:30:00 AM

Incident details:

3 FEM STUDENTS FOUGHT DURING BREAK IN THE QUAD AND WHEN THE ASSISTANCE PRINCIPLE [redacted] ATTEMPTED TO BREAKUP FIGHT SHE WAS PUNCHED BY STUDENT [redacted] - REF MEDICS - 87 W ALL STUDENTS IN PRINCIPLES OFFICE #1 [redacted] #2 [redacted] #3 [redacted]
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

CC-CITIZEN CONTACT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/16/23 at 1:41:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

240242 - ASSAU LT/BATTERY Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/17/23 at 9:29:00 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

CC-CITIZEN CONTACT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/17/23 at 2:28:00 PM

Incident details:

GIRLS AT SCHOOL WANT TO JUMP RPS DAUGHTER AND MENTIONED COMING TO THEIR HOME TO DO IT. RP AND DAUGHTER ARE AT HOME
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Follow Up — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

FU - FOLLOWUP Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/17/23 at 2:56:00 PM

Special Detail / Assignment — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

DETAIL-SPECIAL DETAIL Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/18/23 at 7:09:00 AM

Special Detail / Assignment — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

DETAIL-SPECIAL DETAIL Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/19/23 at 7:32:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

24042R - ASSAU LT/BATTERYR Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/19/23 at 7:19:00 PM

Incident details:

rp's daughter [redacted] was punched by a student [redacted] on 051523...rp's daughter still has a bruise on her arm and would like to file charges since the school was aware of the inc and didn't do anything
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