Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Abuse (1) Assault (86) Assault by Teacher (4) Attempted Kidnapping (1) Attempted Murder (2) Battery (668) Battery / Assault (162) Battery / Assault - On Parent (1) Battery / Assault - On Peace Officer (1) Battery / Assault - On School Employee (23) Biting (1) Child Abuse / Endangerment (116) Dead Body (2) Domestic Abuse / Violence (54) Elder Abuse (1) Fighting (204) Fighting - Parent/Child (4) Hate Crime (4) Hit By Car (2) Kidnapping (2) Resisting / Obstructing Officer (15)

Physical Violence incidents

From all counties, school districts and schools in the database.

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1354
Incidents reported
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131
Police Departments
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417
Schools
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136
School Districts
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45
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 by Subcategory of Physical Violence

Incident Logs

displaying 426 - 450 records in total 1354
Serious Violent

Battery — Marshall Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Battery Reported to Pomona Police Department

3/31/23 at 2:59:29 PM

Incident details:

Report Taken
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Marshall Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

415 Fight Reported to Pomona Police Department

4/20/23 at 2:24:44 PM

Incident details:

Advised
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Serious Violent

Battery — Pomona High School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Battery Reported to Pomona Police Department

1/17/23 at 10:58:05 AM

Incident details:

Advised; Information
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Serious Violent

Battery — Pomona High School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Battery Reported to Pomona Police Department

2/6/23 at 4:03:29 PM

Incident details:

Advised
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Serious Violent

Battery — Pomona High School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Battery Reported to Pomona Police Department

2/23/23 at 11:40:30 AM

Incident details:

Advised; Information
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Serious Violent

Battery — Pomona High School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Battery Reported to Pomona Police Department

4/18/23 at 9:42:04 PM

Incident details:

Advised; Information
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Pomona High School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

415 Fight Reported to Pomona Police Department

4/26/23 at 7:45:36 PM

Incident details:

Unable to Locate
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Simons Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

415 Fight Reported to Pomona Police Department

1/30/23 at 2:37:06 PM

Incident details:

Unable to Locate
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Serious Violent

Battery — Simons Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Battery Reported to Pomona Police Department

2/3/23 at 12:41:26 PM

Incident details:

Advised
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Serious Violent

Battery — Simons Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Battery - Medical Aid Reported to Pomona Police Department

2/23/23 at 1:27:39 PM

Incident details:

Advised; Information
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Simons Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

415 Fight Reported to Pomona Police Department

2/28/23 at 2:38:12 PM

Incident details:

Unable to Locate;
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Serious Violent

Battery — Simons Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Battery Reported to Pomona Police Department

3/23/23 at 9:03:19 AM

Incident details:

Report Taken
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Serious Violent

Battery — Simons Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Battery Reported to Pomona Police Department

4/19/23 at 10:34:49 PM

Incident details:

Documentation Only
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Serious Violent

Domestic Abuse / Violence — Simons Middle School

Pomona Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Family Disturbance Reported to Pomona Police Department

4/24/23 at 12:13:21 PM

Incident details:

Information Received
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Redondo Union High School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

242R - 242R-ASSAULT Rpt Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

1/26/23 at 10:05:59 AM

Incident details:

OCC'D YESTERDAY
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Redondo Union High School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

242R - 242R-ASSAULT Rpt Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

2/3/23 at 1:21:23 PM

Incident details:

**TELEPHONIC** 2ND HAND IFO FROM DAUGHTER - SHOWED MOTHER/RP TIKTOCK OF 242 POSS OCCUR 1 HR AGO IFO OFFICE OF SCHOOL 2 SUBJ BEATING UP ON OTHER SUBJ - 1 SUBJ IS NEIGHBOR OF RP
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Serious Violent

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Redondo Union High School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

273R - 273R-CHILD ABUSE/ENDANGER Rpt Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

2/10/23 at 9:21:32 AM

Incident details:

SHE SENT THE RP A PIC OF HER FACE WITH INJURIES AND SAID IT WAS RESULT OF HER MOTHER THROWING A BRUSH AT HER.
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Redondo Union High School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

242R - 242R-ASSAULT Rpt Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

3/30/23 at 3:45:02 PM

Incident details:

OCCR'D AT NOON TODAY VICT CURRENTLY IN TMH ER ROOM - ANNEX --- VERBAL ALTERCATION THAT TURNED PHYSICAL AND VICT WAS PUNCHED IN THE FACE NUMEROUS TIMES IN LOCKER ROOM
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Redondo Union High School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

242R - 242R-ASSAULT Rpt Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

3/30/23 at 7:10:31 PM

Incident details:

***TELEPHONIC*** OCCD TODAY SLAPPED RPS SON AND THREATENED TO BEAT HIM UP SON HAS VIDEO EVIDENCE
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Serious Violent

Domestic Abuse / Violence — Redondo Union High School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

415F - 415F-FAMILY DISPUTE Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

5/22/23 at 2:55:21 PM

Incident details:

FATHER VS SON... R/P IS A PARENT PER THE R/P FATHER LEFT 2 AGO W/B VINCENT IN A VEH UNK KIND DAD TOOK OFF WHEN SON WAS EXITING VEH VEH POSS LT SMALL SUV POSS LEXUS
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Redondo Union High School

Redondo Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County

242R - 242R-ASSAULT Rpt Reported to Redondo Beach Police Department

6/8/23 at 12:13:20 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Herbert Hoover High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

242 Reported to San Diego Police Department

1/17/23 at 8:13:00 PM

Serious Violent

Domestic Abuse / Violence — Herbert Hoover High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

415DV Reported to San Diego Police Department

2/16/23 at 3:48:00 PM

Serious Violent

Domestic Abuse / Violence — Herbert Hoover High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

415DV Reported to San Diego Police Department

3/9/23 at 4:06:00 PM

Serious Violent

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Cesar E. Chavez Learning Academies-Social Justice Humanitas Academy School

Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles County

11166 PC CHILD ABUSE Reported to San Fernando Police Department

5/9/23 at 5:03:11 PM