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 201 - 225 records in total 45965
Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Martin Luther King Middle School

Berkeley Unified School District, Alameda County

THEFT FROM PERSON Reported to Berkeley Police Department

4/15/23 at 9:10:31 PM

Incident details:

DRIVER WAS ADMONISHED FOR RUNNING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AT EIGHTH AND GILMAN
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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

4/24/23 at 9:13:00 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Martin Luther King Middle School

Berkeley Unified School District, Alameda County

GUN/WEAPON Reported to Berkeley Police Department

4/28/23 at 6:41:00 AM

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

4/28/23 at 9:26:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Stolen Vehicle Recovery — Willard Middle School

Berkeley Unified School District, Alameda County

VEHICLE RECOVERED Reported to Berkeley Police Department

2/7/23 at 3:13:00 PM

Serious Violent

Robbery — Willard Middle School

Berkeley Unified School District, Alameda County

ROBBERY Reported to Berkeley Police Department

2/17/23 at 7:42:00 PM

Area / Location Check — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Security Check Reported to Newark Police Department

1/18/23 at 7:25:09 AM

Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

1/21/23 at 2:34:30 PM

Incident details:

W911 HANG UP NOTHING HEARD 11553 METERS AT 90 % Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

1/23/23 at 1:54:27 AM

Incident details:

W911 HANG UP. NOTHING HEARD UNABLE TO CALL BACK DUE TO 911 PREFIX 1164 METERS AT 90% Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

1/30/23 at 12:07:44 PM

Incident details:

W911 OPEN LINE NOTHING HEARD METERS 12 AT 90 PERCENT
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

1/31/23 at 8:56:41 AM

Incident details:

NOTHING HEARD. 4043 METERS AT 90% UNABLE TO CALL NUMBER BACK. AREA TOO LARGE Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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Serious Violent

Sex Crime - Unknown — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Sex Crime Reported to Newark Police Department

1/31/23 at 12:47:18 PM

Follow Up — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Follow Up Reported to Newark Police Department

2/1/23 at 2:47:41 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Theft Reported to Newark Police Department

2/3/23 at 2:17:25 PM

Incident details:

RP STATES THAT HER SONS WALLET WAS STOLEN ON 01/31 FROM THE NEWARK JUNIOR HIGH TOTAL LOSS $12.87 TRANSACTIONS OCCURRED AT MCDONALDS AND LIQUOR STORE NEAR LOS GALLOS ADMINISTRATION WAS NOTIFIED AND RP WAS ADVISED TO FILE PD REPORT
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Serious Violent

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

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Threat to Commit Crime Resulting in Death or GBI Reported to Newark Police Department

2/9/23 at 9:33:40 AM

Incident details:

PARENTS ADVISED RP THAT THEIR CHILDREN WERE IN A TEXT CHAT WITH ANOTHER STUDENT LAST NIGHT WHO ADVISED HE HAD 1072 AND WAS GOING TO USE IT AT SCHOOL. RP HAS SEARCHED THE STUDENT AND NO 1072 FOUND. RP REQUEST CONTACT AND POSS HOME CHECK FOR POSS 1072 AT HOME
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

2/9/23 at 1:25:38 PM

Incident details:

QUICK DIAL UNABLE TO LEAVE A MSG Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543668 Lon:-122.03852 Service Class: W911
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

2/9/23 at 5:27:23 PM

Incident details:

QUICK DIAL. UNABLE TO CALL NUMBER BACK 11553 METERS AT 90% Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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Non-Violent

Alarm Company — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Alarm From Company Reported to Newark Police Department

2/11/23 at 1:50:41 PM

Incident details:

# 510-818-3000 1033A: COVERS ZONE 3 A/D WEST WING DOORS ACT @ 1347 NO CALLOUT - SUSAN REQ DISPATCH #5 10-944-2207
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

2/15/23 at 1:07:28 PM

Incident details:

QUICK DIAL. UNABLE TO CALL NUMBER BACK. 11553 METERS AT 90% AREA TOO LARGE Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

2/17/23 at 3:31:32 AM

Incident details:

QUICK DIAL, UNABLE TO CALL NUMBER BACK, 15380 METERS AT 90% Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Citizen Contact Reported to Newark Police Department

2/17/23 at 9:10:25 AM

Incident details:

RP ADV STUDENT STATING IN CLASS HE HAD A 10-72 ON HIM YESTERDAY RP ADV THERE IS NO THREAT FROM STUDENT AND WANTED THIS DOCUMENTED ALSO STATING SHE HAS BEEN RECEIVING EMAILS ABOUT A STUDENT AND GIVING INFO ABOUT THEIR MOTHER AND POLICE OFFICER ( NOT ASSOC TO STUDENT WITH 10-72 )
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Citizen Assist / Contact — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Citizen Contact Reported to Newark Police Department

2/17/23 at 9:10:38 AM

Incident details:

SPANISH SPEAKING ONLY. MOTHER IS HERE WITH HER 12 YR OLD DAUGHTER. DAUGHTER NOT WANTING TO GO TO SCHOOL BECAUSE SHE WAS THREATENED BY OTHER STUDENTS TO BEAT HER UP AND HURT HER AT SCHOOL AND AT HER HOME. MOTHER TRIED CONTACTING SCHOOL BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE WHO SPEAKS SPANISH OR TIME. MOM WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE TEENAGERS INVOLVED.
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

2/17/23 at 4:59:56 PM

Incident details:

QUICK DIAL 0 METERS AT 0%. UNABLE TO CALL NUMBER BACK. NOT A GOOD NUMBER. AREA TOO LARGE
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

2/18/23 at 6:35:51 PM

Incident details:

W911 OPEN LINE, NOTHING HEARD RECALLED, NUMBER IS UNAVAILABLE, UNABLE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE METERS 4043, AREA TOO LARGE FOR 1059 Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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Not Serious Non-Violent

911 - Misdial / Hangup — Newark Middle School

Newark Unified School District, Alameda County

Wireless 911 Call Reported to Newark Police Department

2/20/23 at 10:38:27 AM

Incident details:

W911 QUICK DIAL HANG UP NOTHING HEARD METERS 4043 AT 90 PERCENT Cellular E911 Call: Lat:37.543399 Lon:-122.03713 Service Class: W911
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