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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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 626 - 650 records in total 1354
Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Valley High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/17/23 at 2:31:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Valley High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 8:58:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Valley High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 1:55:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Valley High School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/18/23 at 12:45:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Washington Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/17/23 at 2:53:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

1/30/23 at 9:58:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/16/23 at 8:34:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

2/22/23 at 2:36:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

3/31/23 at 3:38:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

4/19/23 at 3:29:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/17/23 at 1:29:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/22/23 at 7:32:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

240/242 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

6/1/23 at 1:56:00 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

415FIG - FIGHT DISTURBNC Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/15/23 at 10:30:00 AM

Incident details:

3 FEM STUDENTS FOUGHT DURING BREAK IN THE QUAD AND WHEN THE ASSISTANCE PRINCIPLE [redacted] ATTEMPTED TO BREAKUP FIGHT SHE WAS PUNCHED BY STUDENT [redacted] - REF MEDICS - 87 W ALL STUDENTS IN PRINCIPLES OFFICE #1 [redacted] #2 [redacted] #3 [redacted]
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

240242 - ASSAU LT/BATTERY Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/17/23 at 9:29:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Columbus Tustin Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

24042R - ASSAU LT/BATTERYR Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/19/23 at 7:19:00 PM

Incident details:

rp's daughter [redacted] was punched by a student [redacted] on 051523...rp's daughter still has a bruise on her arm and would like to file charges since the school was aware of the inc and didn't do anything
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Pioneer Middle School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

24042R - ASSAULT/BATTERYR Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/16/23 at 6:27:00 PM

Incident details:

11021! RP'S SON ASSAULTED BY ANOTHER STUDENT ON BLACKTOP DURING P.E. LAST WEEK- HE WAS PUNCHED IN THE GENITALS - SCHOOL IS AWARE & ADVSD RP HE CAN CALL TPD TO RPT IT FOR ASSAULT
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Tustin High School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

415FIG- FIGHT DISTURBNC Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/5/23 at 8:29:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Tustin High School

Tustin Unified School District, Orange County

240242 - ASSAULT/BATTERY Reported to Tustin Police Department

5/31/23 at 8:31:00 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — Colfax High School

Placer Union High School District, Placer County

242R Reported to Placer County Sheriff

3/22/23 at 3:34:00 PM

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

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Chester Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

CHILD Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

1/27/23 at 2:16:46 PM

Incident details:

SCAR REPORTS RECEIVED - ALL PREVIOUSLY REPORTED REFER TO CASE#23-0786
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Quincy Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

JUVI Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

4/17/23 at 2:47:45 PM

Incident details:

C/ REPORTS AN ALTERCATlON BETWEEN STUDENTS TODAY. HE DID NOT CALL WHEN IT HAPPENED BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON THE BIKE PATH OFF SCHOOL GROUNDS. - ADVISES HE BELIEVES THERE WAS AN ASSAULT (MUTUAL) HAPPENED ON THE BIKE PATH - S/INDEXED CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENT - DET CONTACTED RP. ADVISED INFO ON FILE ONLY AT THIS TIME. RP REQ A WELFARE CHECK ON JUV S/ INDEXED AND JUV S/ INDEXED AT THEIR RESIDENCE IN VINTON DUE TO THE FACT THEY ARE NOT BEING SUPERVISED BY THEIR PARENT.
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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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