Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

250 East Beach St., Watsonville, CA
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128

Incidents reported
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1

Police Departments
(Watsonville Police Department)
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2244

Enrollment
2022-23

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.

School information

School demographics
Percentage of students eligible for free and reduced price meals (FRPM)
School suspension rate and state average (%)

Data source: California Department of Education; Year 2022-23

Incident Breakdown

Incident Logs

displaying 51 - 75 records in total 128

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPIC   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/27/23 at 10:55:08 AM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

FDALRM   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/27/23 at 11:23:00 AM

Serious

Suspicious Circumstance — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

SUSPIC   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/27/23 at 3:18:50 PM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

FDALRM   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/28/23 at 12:24:12 PM

Serious Violent

Hit and Run — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

20002   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/28/23 at 4:36:38 PM

Serious Violent

Criminal / Terrorist Threat - Unknown / Other — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

THREAT   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/28/23 at 5:05:19 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Lost / Stolen Property — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

LOSTP   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/30/23 at 11:28:11 AM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

BOL   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

3/31/23 at 9:17:19 PM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

FDALRM   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/2/23 at 12:46:44 AM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

TS   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/5/23 at 6:46:03 PM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

415   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/10/23 at 7:33:03 PM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

TS   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/11/23 at 10:29:23 AM

Serious Non-Violent

Lost / Stolen Property — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

LOSTP   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/13/23 at 12:53:18 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Out of Service — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

OUT   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/13/23 at 5:37:03 PM

911 - Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

911   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/14/23 at 6:26:42 PM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

SCHOOL   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/16/23 at 12:21:49 AM

Serious Violent

Disturbing the Peace — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

415   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/16/23 at 4:45:06 PM

Not Serious Non-Violent

Out of Service — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

OUT   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/17/23 at 1:50:12 PM

Serious Non-Violent

Car Accident — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

CRASH   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/18/23 at 8:23:35 AM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

FDALRM   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/20/23 at 10:15:18 AM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

C3MED   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/28/23 at 9:51:13 AM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

FIGHT   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/28/23 at 1:29:43 PM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

C3MED   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

4/30/23 at 1:06:18 PM

911 - Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

911   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

5/2/23 at 3:09:00 PM

Unknown — Watsonville High School

Pajaro Valley Unified School District, Santa Cruz County

FDALRM   Reported to Watsonville Police Department

5/3/23 at 8:23:23 AM