Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Assault incidents

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

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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.

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Incident Logs

displaying 26 - 50 records in total 86
Serious Violent

Assault — Downey High School

Downey Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Assault Reported to Downey Police Department

1/27/23 at 3:36:32 PM

Incident details:

Advised/Assisted - 1
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Serious Violent

Assault — Downey High School

Downey Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Assault Reported to Downey Police Department

5/8/23 at 8:09:31 PM

Incident details:

Report Taken - 1
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Serious Violent

Assault — Downey High School

Downey Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Assault Reported to Downey Police Department

6/15/23 at 9:29:58 AM

Incident details:

GOA/UTL - 1, Report Taken - 1
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Serious Violent

Assault — Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle School

Downey Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Assault Reported to Downey Police Department

2/2/23 at 12:55:06 PM

Incident details:

Report Taken - 1
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Serious Violent

Assault — Stauffer (Mary R.) Middle School

Downey Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Assault Reported to Downey Police Department

3/16/23 at 8:49:13 PM

Incident details:

Report Taken - 2
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Serious Violent

Assault — Glendale High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

ASSAULT REPORT Reported to Glendale Police Department

3/8/23 at 2:24:38 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — Herbert Hoover High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

ASSAULT REPORT Reported to Glendale Police Department

2/1/23 at 11:52:46 AM

Serious Violent

Assault — Herbert Hoover High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

ASSAULT JO Reported to Glendale Police Department

2/2/23 at 6:40:36 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — Herbert Hoover High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

ASSAULT REPORT Reported to Glendale Police Department

2/15/23 at 4:04:10 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — Herbert Hoover High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

ASSAULT JO Reported to Glendale Police Department

2/16/23 at 12:06:07 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — Herbert Hoover High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

ASSAULT REPORT Reported to Glendale Police Department

2/22/23 at 3:42:24 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — Herbert Hoover High School

Glendale Unified School District, Los Angeles County

ASSAULT REPORT Reported to Glendale Police Department

2/22/23 at 3:42:46 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — La Tijera K-8 Academy of Excellence Charter School

Inglewood Unified School District, Los Angeles County

ASSAULT - SIMPLE Reported to Inglewood Unified Police Department

5/3/23 at 11:45:00 AM

Incident details:

The above school site contacted school police to advise that a teacher had fruit and carrots thrown at her incident report will follow
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Serious Violent

Assault — Clifton Middle School

Monrovia Unified School District, Los Angeles County

Assault - Repor Reported to Monrovia Police Department

4/28/23 at 1:12:00 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — Oak Creek Intermediate School

Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District, Madera County

ASSA - ASSAULT-AGGRAVATED PUBH - PUBLIC HEALTH INCLUDING 5150 W&I CODE Reported to Madera County Sheriff

3/13/23 at 9:52:16 AM

Incident details:

RP STATES LAST WEEK HER CHILDREN WERE WALKING HOME FROM SCHOOL AND WERE BEAT UP BY A LOCAL INDIAN GANG. RP STATES TWO OF THE SUSPECTS ARE 18 YRS OLD. RP STATES THE SCHOOL HAS BEEN ADV OF THE INCIDENT. RP STATES THERE WAS ALSO A VIDEO OF THE INCIDENT
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Serious Violent

Assault — Le Grand High School

Le Grand Union High School District, Merced County

JUV Reported to Merced County Sheriff

2/22/23 at 3:41:37 PM

Incident details:

RP IS REPORTING HER DAUGHTER WAS ASSAULTED AT SCHOOL AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL US, SHE WOULD LIKE TO PRESS CHARGES - DAUGHTER IS COMPLAINING OF INJURY BUT REFUSING MEDICAL
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Serious Violent

Assault — Le Grand High School

Le Grand Union High School District, Merced County

ASSAULT Reported to Merced County Sheriff

3/29/23 at 3:33:46 PM

Incident details:

RP ADV SOMEONE ASSAULTED HER AT SCHOOL - THE GIRL HIT THE RP ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE - THEY WERE IN A FIGHT RP HIT HER BACK AFTER SHE HIT HER FIRST - THEY USED TO BE FRIENDS AND THEY HAD SOME EXCHANGES OVER SOCIAL MEDIA - RP DOES NOT FEL SAFE GOING OT SCHOOL - SHE HAS CLASSES WITH HER
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Serious Violent

Assault — George A. Buljan Middle School

Roseville City Elementary School District, Placer County

ASSAULT Reported to Roseville Police Department

3/10/23 at 5:32:00 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — George A. Buljan Middle School

Roseville City Elementary School District, Placer County

ASSAULT Reported to Roseville Police Department

3/20/23 at 4:04:00 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — Elk Grove High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

ASSAULT_JO Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

4/7/23 at 3:36:00 PM

Incident details:

INFORMATION RECEIVED
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Serious Violent

Assault — Elk Grove High School

Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento County

ASSAULT_RPT Reported to Elk Grove Police Department

4/9/23 at 7:56:00 PM

Incident details:

INFORMATION RECEIVED
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Serious Violent

Assault — Luther Burbank High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

245T (FELONY ASSAULT-LESS THAN 15 AGO) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

2/4/23 at 12:50:41 PM

Incident details:

CANCEL
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Serious Violent

Assault — Luther Burbank High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

245R (FELONY ASSAULT-REPORT) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

3/15/23 at 9:50:45 AM

Incident details:

OTHER/OUTSIDE AGENCY
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Serious Violent

Assault — Rio Tierra Junior High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

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

1/24/23 at 8:18:29 AM

Incident details:

STAFF HAS VIDEO OF SETTING EITHER NATOMAS HS STUD OR RIO TIERRA STUD FOOT ON FIRE// NATOMAS MIDDLE SCHOOL STUD TOOK VIDEO// IS USUALLY ARMED AND POSS HAS A GLOCK FOR SALE ONLINE// PER 36 HAS WARRANT AND IS USUALLY HEAVILY ARMED// STAFF GOT VIDEO FROM SOCIAL MEDIA FROM STUDS// STAFF REQ INVESTIGATION
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Serious Violent

Assault — Mariana Academy School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 9:00:15 AM

Incident details:

INFO FROM SHERIFF - RP DAU IS FRIENDS W REPORTING IS IIYO AND 5 MONTHS PREGNANT / STS JUV ADV'D SHE HAS TO KILL THE BABY BEFORE THE BABY KILLS HER / REPORTING THAT OTHER STUDENTS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KILL THE BABY FOR HER BY PUNCHING HER IN THE STOMACHE - WILL BE CALLING PRINCIPLE FOR FURTHER - PER 95C, SPOKE TO KIM LASKO, SBSO JUST CLEARED THE CALL, THEY ADV'D THAT THE KIDS WERE JOKING ABOUT THE ABOVE SITUATION
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