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
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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 24376 - 24400 records in total 45965
Serious Violent

Weapon - Bow and Arrow — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

SUSPER - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/16/23 at 10:09:06 AM

Incident details:

PTY SHOOTING A BOW AND ARROW, WHITE MALE, LONG DRK HAIR 50 YDS BEHIND SCHOOL, NOT POINTING TOWARDS THE SCHOOL - PUT SCHOOL ON LOCKDOWN UNTIL C4 - PTY HAS IT IN HIS RIGHT HAND - PTY DROPPED THE BOW AND ARROW - PER CHP - CODE 30 - CODE 4 - LIFT LOCKDOWN - PTY WAS ADV'D NOT TO SHOOT BOW AND ARROW DURIING SCHOOL HRS IN THE FIELD - PTY WAS RELEASED, NEG RIPA CONSENTUAL ENCOUNTER
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Extra Check / Patrol — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/20/23 at 7:40:47 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Vehicle Check — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

VEHCK - VEHICLE CHECK Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/20/23 at 12:37:33 PM

Incident details:

N/E PERIMETER FENCE LINE IN THE DESERT - C4, THERE IS CONSTRUCTION ON THE PORTABLES, THERE ARE TOOLS IN THE VEH
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Extra Check / Patrol — Sandia Elementary School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

6/20/23 at 12:39:51 PM

Extra Check / Patrol — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/17/23 at 9:47:34 AM

Follow Up — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

FU - FOLLOW UP Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/17/23 at 10:27:08 AM

Incident details:

FU FOR LOG 2301110046, WILL BE COUNSELING STUDENT
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/17/23 at 2:53:34 PM

Incident details:

PER SHERIFF / CALLER REQ PHONE CALL REF PEOPLE DRIVING OVER BURMS IN THE DIRT LOT NEXT TO SCHOOL
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Extra Check / Patrol — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 11:04:44 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 1:00:24 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 2:53:34 PM

Incident details:

PER SHERIFF / CALLER REQ PHONE CALL REF PEOPLE DRIVING OVER BURMS IN THE DIRT LOT NEXT TO SCHOOL
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 7:33:30 AM

Extra Check / Patrol — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 9:17:05 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Missing Juvenile — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

MISJUV - MISSING JUVIE Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 11:52:15 AM

Incident details:

MISSING JUV - MOTHER ADV'D SHE PUT HER ON THE BUS THIS MORNING, NO ONE HAS SEEN STUDENT ON CAMPUS TODAY / HAS NOT BEEN IN CLASS / BFJ, UNK LSW - NORMALLY IS WEARING A HOODIE OVER HER HEAD / 5'2 ABOUT 100 LBS / SECURITY IS SEARCHING CAMPUS - CABINET NOTIFIED - JUST HEARD THAT STUDENT IS AT HOME - WILL 21 WITH FURTHER - HE WILL BE GOING TO ADDRESS TO CONFIRM STUDENT IS THERE. - THERE WAS MIS COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STAFF AND PARENT. - STUDENT IS CODE 4 AT HOME WITH THE MOTHER.
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/19/23 at 2:34:39 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 7:50:48 AM

Extra Check / Patrol — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 11:11:00 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 2:25:46 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 7:32:38 AM

Extra Check / Patrol — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 9:33:19 AM

Serious Violent

Hit and Run — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

20002 - HIT AND RUN WITHOUT INJURIES Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 2:52:48 PM

Incident details:

GRY VOLVO SUV BELONGS TO PARA, IN FRONT OF KINDER ARE, LOWER CAMPUS, CLEMCIA ARIAS SHE WILL BE 23'ING BY HER VEH - RP STATED SHE PARKED HER VEHICLE AT SCHOOL ALL DAY DURING WORK. RP STATED WHE SHE RETURNED TO HER VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED A DENT ON HER DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. NO ADDE INFO AT THIS TIME.
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Extra Check / Patrol — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 9:34:41 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Other — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INFO - INFORMATION CALL (DOCUMENTATION ONLY) Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 1:28:42 PM

Incident details:

THE EAST PARKING LOT ON JAN 27, SOMETIME AFTER SCHOOL ARIVALS, THEY WILL BE THERE OVERNIGHT. ALONG WITH A PORTA POTTY. SHARON WAS WONDERING IF A UNIT COULD CHECK IT UNTIL MORNING
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Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 2:40:50 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

TC - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT ARRIVALS Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 7:38:01 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Traffic Control / Complaint — Sitting Bull Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

DIS - TRAFFIC CONTROL AT DISMISSAL Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 1:23:40 PM