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 23051 - 23075 records in total 45965
Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Norwood Junior High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

602 - TRESPASSING Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/4/23 at 11:03:46 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Reckless Driving — Norwood Junior High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

505 - RECKLESS DRIVER Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/11/23 at 12:46:10 PM

Incident details:

per niegh three juvenile on dirt bike on the dirt field next to Norwood Junior High, they are no longer on scene and probably riding towards the levee.
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Serious Violent

Incorrigible / Out of Control Juvenile — Norwood Junior High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

601 - INCORRIGIBLE CHILD Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/12/23 at 8:12:31 AM

Incident details:

Student is roaming around campus, refusing to attend class. she stole from the the offices during break. She is not obeying mom or the principal.
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Serious Non-Violent

Reckless Driving — Norwood Junior High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

505 - RECKLESS DRIVER Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/13/23 at 7:18:01 PM

Incident details:

mike johnston called pd and adv 3 juvs on dirt bikes riding around campus and grass area nfd
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Serious Violent

Incorrigible / Out of Control Juvenile — Norwood Junior High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

601A - OUT OF CONTROL JUVENILE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/24/23 at 12:47:15 PM

Incident details:

STAFF ADVS STUD IN ROOM C9 STU STU THROWING PENCILS, BOOKS AROUND AND EGGING STAFF ON TO FIGHT. STAFF UNABLE TO GET HOLD OF PARENTS. STAFF REQD OFFICERS BEFORE STUD HURT HIMSELF. CLASSROOM IS EVACUATED. ONLY STAFF AND STUD INSIDE CLASSROOM.
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Serious Non-Violent

Left Campus — Norwood Junior High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

601 - INCORRIGIBLE CHILD Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 1:35:47 PM

Incident details:

STU LEFT CAMPUS // LS SIDE PARKING LOT // PARENTS NOTIFIED NEG CONTACT//STU IS BLK SHIRT BLK SHORTS RED SHIRT AROUND NECK ///WALKING NORWOOD TOWARDS DEL PASO
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Serious

Mentally Unstable Person — Oak Hill Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

5150 - MENTAL HEALTH Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 1:02:43 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT MADE A COMMENT TO THE SCHOOL PSYCOLOGIST THAT HE WANTS TO HARM HIMSELF AND THAT HE HAS ACCESS TO HUNTING KNIVES AND A PISTOL AT HIS GRANDPAS HOUSE . STUDENT HAS HISTORY OF BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS
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Serious Non-Violent

Vape - Unknown — Oak Hill Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/17/23 at 11:52:49 AM

Incident details:

STAFF REQU ASSISTANCE W/ TALKING TO STUD & PARENT AS STUD FOUND A VAPE PEN & INHALED THE PEN ... PARENT IS ON THE WAY TO THE SCHOOL
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Oak Hill Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

602 - TRESPASSING Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/18/23 at 5:24:56 PM

Incident details:

3 WEARING COVID MASKS & BACKPACKS ... ONE SUBJ DESCP IS BLK JACKET & SWEATS NFD ... JUVENILES ARE CLIMBLING ON THE ROOF OF THE SCHOOL ORIGINAL RP DONNA
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Serious Violent

Parent Problem — Oak Hill Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/27/23 at 9:40:52 AM

Incident details:

a parent drag a student into the school friday and that parent is inside the main office to complain about incident. parent megan .. staff unsure why admin reqd officer .. rp has no other info
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Non-Violent

Burglar Alarm — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

459A - BURGLARY ALARM Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 1:08:36 AM

Incident details:

Zone: C003 - Burglary - Perimeter north wing *** checking cams
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Serious Non-Violent

Vandalism — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

594R - VANDALISM - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/28/23 at 9:03:26 AM

Incident details:

PRE SCHOOL DOOR IS WIDE OPEN AND SAW MATERIALS INCLUDING A CAN OF PAINT // ITEMS SEEM OUT OF PLACE TEACHER CALLED FROM CELL PHONE
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Serious Non-Violent

Trespassing — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.7 - NON STUDENT ON CAMPUS/FAILURE TO LEAVE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/31/23 at 1:29:51 PM

Incident details:

SHELTER IN PLACE - NON STUD ON CAMPUS - IN FRONT OF CAMPUS
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Serious Non-Violent

Abandoned Child — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/21/23 at 3:39:34 PM

Incident details:

TWO STUDS HAVE NOT BEEN PICKED UP FROM SCHOOL. BOTH STUDS RIDE THE BUS HOME BUT ROUTE WAS CANCELED TODAY. STAFF SENT EMAIL AND PHONE MSG NOTIFYING PARENTS. SCHOOL GOT OUT AT 1445. STUDS IN MAIN OFFICE. 1 STUD RESD ADDR 2ND STUD RESD ADDR STAFF UNABLE TO GET HOLD OF THE STUDS PARENTS TO PICK THEM UP
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

904A - FIRE - ALARM Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/1/23 at 10:24:42 AM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/2/23 at 10:35:41 AM

Incident details:

ANOTHER STUD HEARD MAKE STATEMENT TODAY ABOUT SHOOTING UP THE SCHOOL ... PARENTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTIFIED & HE WAS TALKED TO BY RP ... RP ADV STUDENT WILL BE AT SCHOOL
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Vendor Issue — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/6/23 at 3:06:09 PM

Incident details:

PER ADMIN VENDOR SELLING CORN, CANDY, DRINKS, HMA 20-30 YOLD BLK BRO 5'2 MED BUILD UNK CLOTHING DESP .. SUBJ CURRENTLY BY THE CROSS WALK BUT USUALLY COME ON THE SIDE STREET IFO PARKING LOT. SUBJ WAS TOLD BY STAFF MULTIPLE TIME THIS YEAR TO STAY FURTHER AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL. STAFF REQD OFFICERS IN THE AREA TO DETER THE SUBJ FROM SELLING NEAR THE SCHOOL
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Vendor Issue — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 3:06:09 PM

Incident details:

PER 14 RESCHEDULE INCID FOR 03/07/2023 FOR AFTERSCHOOL EOD 1442 ********* ORIGINAL CALL BELOW **** PER ADMIN VENDOR SELLING CORN, CANDY, DRINKS, HMA 20-30 YOLD BLK BRO 5'2 MED BUILD UNK CLOTHING DESP .. SUBJ CURRENTLY BY THE CROSS WALK BUT USUALLY COME ON THE SIDE STREET IFO PARKING LOT. SUBJ WAS TOLD BY STAFF MULTIPLE TIME THIS YEAR TO STAY FURTHER AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL. STAFF REQD OFFICERS IN THE AREA TO DETER THE SUBJ FROM SELLING NEAR THE SCHOOL
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Lock Assistance — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 6:02:22 PM

Incident details:

STAFF LOCKED IN AND OUT NEED TO BE LET BACK IN TO GET BELONGINGS FROM ROOMS
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Not Serious Non-Violent

Vendor Issue — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 3:06:09 PM

Incident details:

PER 14 RESCHEDULE INCID FOR 03/07/2023 FOR AFTERSCHOOL ********* ORIGINAL CALL BELOW **** PER ADMIN VENDOR SELLING CORN, CANDY, DRINKS, HMA 20-30 YOLD BLK BRO 5'2 MED BUILD UNK CLOTHING DESP .. SUBJ CURRENTLY BY THE CROSS WALK BUT USUALLY COME ON THE SIDE STREET IFO PARKING LOT. SUBJ WAS TOLD BY STAFF MULTIPLE TIME THIS YEAR TO STAY FURTHER AWAY FROM THE SCHOOL. STAFF REQD OFFICERS IN THE AREA TO DETER THE SUBJ FROM SELLING NEAR THE SCHOOL
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Serious Non-Violent

Fire Alarm — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

904A - FIRE - ALARM Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/14/23 at 5:30:36 AM

Incident details:

NO SMOKE OR FIRE SEEN PER STAFF STILL WANT FIRE DEPT. // COMING FROM RESTROOM BUILDING
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Serious Violent

Assault by Teacher — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/16/23 at 4:35:17 PM

Incident details:

VP ADVS SUBSITUTE TEACHER ON WED 03/15/2023 GRAB A STU BY HIS HOODIE AND PULL HIM OUT OF THE CLASSROOM .. TEACHER ALSO MADE A COMMENT TO THE CLASS THAT HE IS CERTIFIED AND HAVE A CERTIFICATE THAT ALLOWS HIM TO PUT HANDS ON STUDS ... INCID OCCD IN CLASSROOM. NO INJURIES ON STAFF SPOKE W/ STUDS THAT WITNESS THE INCID. PARENTS HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED YET. STU SUBST TEACHER
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Serious Violent

Assault by Teacher — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/17/23 at 4:35:17 PM

Incident details:

PER L12 RESCHEDULE INCID FOR TOMORROW 03/17/2023 FOR 36 ***** ORIGINAL CALL BELOW **** VP ADVS SUBSITUTE TEACHER ON WED 03/15/2023 GRAB A STU BY HIS HOODIE AND PULL HIM OUT OF THE CLASSROOM .. TEACHER ALSO MADE A COMMENT TO THE CLASS THAT HE IS CERTIFIED AND HAVE A CERTIFICATE THAT ALLOWS HIM TO PUT HANDS ON STUDS ... INCID OCCD IN CLASSROOM. NO INJURIES ON STAFF SPOKE W/ STUDS THAT WITNESS THE INCID. PARENTS HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED YET. STU SUBST TEACHER
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Serious Non-Violent

Theft - Other / Unknown — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

484 - THEFT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/22/23 at 8:41:35 AM

Incident details:

CATALYTIC CONVERTER STOLEN FROM VEHIC YESTERDAY AROUND 10:30/11:00 ... 2012 GRY HONDA RIDGELINE UNKWN PLT .. PER RP STAFF LOCATED VIDEO FOOTAGE OF SUSP STEALING IT ... RP ADV VEHIC IS AT HOME BUT REQU A REPORT BE TAKEN IN PERSON
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Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Shooting — Oakdale Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

422R - CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST THREATS - REPORT Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/23/23 at 8:43:17 AM

Incident details:

PER STF1 A STUDENT HAS MADE MULTIPLE THREATS ABOUT HAVING FIREARMS & HE WANTS TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL ... NO OTHER IDENTIFYING INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE FIRST NAME ... UNIT TO CHECK IN W/ SCHOOL STAFF TO SEE IF THEY HAVE FURTHER INFO
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