Joining Data with model builder or python

Question

Where is the Join Data tool box in 10.2 for joining points to polygons based on falling inside or closest to a point?

DarrenWiens2 · Accepted Answer

I'm probably miss-reading your problem, but aren't you describing a Spatial Join​? It's unclear exactly which you intend to join to which, since only a point can fall inside a polygon, and only a polygon can be closest to a point, but using 'CLOSEST' Spatial Join will provide the distance, or 0 if overlapping.