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 21201 - 21225 records in total 45965
Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

911M - 911/MISTAKE Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/21/23 at 1:40:00 PM

Incident details:

ACCIDENTAL
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Special Detail / Assignment — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

DETAIL-SPECIAL DETAIL Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/30/23 at 9:54:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Drugs — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

AA-AGENCY ASSIST Reported to Tustin Police Department

6/2/23 at 10:55:00 AM

Incident details:

OCFA ENRT FOR A STU DENT THAT TOOK AN EDIBLE- STUDENT PASSED OUT IN CLASS-STU DENT IS AWAKE NOW AND RESPONSIVE
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Redacted — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

[redacted] Reported to Tustin Police Department

[redacted] at [redacted]

Incident details:

[redacted]
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Ladera Elementary School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

CC-CITIZEN CONTACT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/16/23 at 12:22:00 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Car Accident — Ladera Elementary School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

481R-H/RMISD REPORT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/31/23 at 9:28:00 AM

Incident details:

UNknown vehicle hit rp's vehicle a 2023 Tesla Model Y [redacted] on 05/26/23 afterschool around 1740 hours, rp has no suspect info or suspect vehicle, rp needed documentation for insurance
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Legacy Magnet Academy School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

CC-CITIZEN CONTACT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/2/23 at 1:09:00 PM

Patrol — Legacy Magnet Academy School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

PC-PATROL CHECK Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/5/23 at 8:11:00 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Legacy Magnet Academy School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

927C - UNK TROUBL CELL Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/5/23 at 1:11:00 PM

Incident details:

VOICES HEARD IN THE BG SOUNDED C4 BUT NO VOICE CONTACT, VM ON CB MESS LEFT
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Patrol — Legacy Magnet Academy School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

PC-PATROL CHECK Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/6/23 at 11:38:00 PM

Incident details:

PC
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Legacy Magnet Academy School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

422R-THREATS REPORT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/9/23 at 5:02:00 PM

Incident details:

RP HAS A STUDENT IN HER OFFICE WHO WITNESSED ANOTHER 2 STUDENTS AT CVS ON AN EBIKE CARRYING A BBGUN - WHEN HE VIDEO RECORDED THEM THEY CONFRONTED THE WITNESS ANDTHREATED TO SHOOT HIM WITH THE BBGUN IF HE TOLD ON THEM - - UNK WHERE THEY ARE NOW - ONE SUSP JUVIE HAS BEEN ID’D 1 HAD A SKI MASK-THE WITNESS STUDENT IS SHAKEN UP BUT UNINJURED IN ASST PRICIPALS OFFICE
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Patrol — Legacy Magnet Academy School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

PC-PATROL CHECK Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/16/23 at 8:23:00 AM

Incident details:

PC
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Follow Up — Legacy Magnet Academy School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Tustin Police Department

6/5/23 at 1:36:00 PM

Incident details:

[redacted]
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Redacted — Legacy Magnet Academy School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

[redacted] Reported to Tustin Police Department

[redacted] at [redacted]

Incident details:

[redacted]
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Patrol — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

PC-PATROL CHECK Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/8/23 at 7:40:00 AM

Follow Up — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

FU- FOLLOW UP Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/8/23 at 7:55:00 AM

Incident details:

CR23-03144
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

422R-THREATS REPORT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/8/23 at 8:56:00 AM

Incident details:

A STUDENT SENT A TEXT TO ANOTHER STUDENT ON SATURDAY SAYING HE WANTED TO SHOOT THEM. NO SPECIFIC TIME FRAME, NO LOCATION OR ANTHING ABOUT SPECIFIC WEAPON. THE TWO GIRLS WHO WERE THREATENED IN THE TEXT ARE IN THE OFFICE WITH THIER PARENTS. THE MALE [redacted] SENT THE THREAT IS ALSO IN CLASS TODAY IN ROOM [redacted] THE SCHOOL ADV [redacted] IS [redacted] AND HAS MADE PAST THREATS ALONG WITH SHOWING PHOTOS OF GUNS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. SCHOOL DID A WELFARE CHECK AT THAT TIME AND DEEMED THE THREAT UNFOUNDED AND NO WEAPONS WERE LOCTATED.
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Serious Non-Violent

Petty Theft — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

488B- PETTY THEFT BIKE Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/9/23 at 3:28:00 PM

Incident details:

LOCKOUT FROM RPS OLIVE GREEN ELECTRIC BIKE AND HELMET LOCKED UP AT FRONT OF SCHOOL 000:05/09 0800 HOURS - 1450 HOURS WORTH :$4000.00
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Follow Up — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/10/23 at 9:35:00 AM

Patrol — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

PC-PATROL CHECK Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/10/23 at 11:37:00 AM

Incident details:

PATROL CHECK OF SCHOOL
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

24042R - ASSAULT/BATTERYR Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/16/23 at 6:27:00 PM

Incident details:

11021! RP'S SON ASSAULTED BY ANOTHER STUDENT ON BLACKTOP DURING P.E. LAST WEEK- HE WAS PUNCHED IN THE GENITALS - SCHOOL IS AWARE & ADVSD RP HE CAN CALL TPD TO RPT IT FOR ASSAULT
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

CC-CITIZEN CONTACT Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/25/23 at 9:32:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Medical - Injury — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

INFO - INFORMATION ONLY Reported to Tustin Police Department

6/2/23 at 11:40:00 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT WITH KNEE INJURY
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Tustin High School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

911M - 911/MISTAKE Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/1/23 at 12:50:00 PM

Incident details:

NO VOICE CONTACT, NO ANS ON CB
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Serious

Suspicious Vehicle — Tustin High School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

925C - SUSP OCC VEH Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/5/23 at 8:28:00 AM

Incident details:

BEK SEDAN NO PLATES PARKED IN THE P/L
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