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
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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 51 - 75 records in total 1354
Serious Violent

Battery — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

242 - Battery Reported to Antioch Police Department

2/17/23 at 10:48:00 AM

Incident details:

2 STUDENTS IN A FIGHT 2 STUDENTS PEPPER SPRAYED. ONE SET OF PARENTS ARE 97. SOME ANGRY PARENTS OUTSIDE
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Serious Violent

Battery — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

242 - Battery Reported to Antioch Police Department

3/10/23 at 3:24:00 PM

Incident details:

INFO THAT THERE WAS A FIGHT AT SCHOOL TODAY - CONT PRINCIPAL AND GET INFO, PER Al
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Serious Violent

Battery — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

242 - Battery Reported to Antioch Police Department

3/13/23 at 8:00:00 AM

Incident details:

FIGHT ON 3/10 AT SCHOOL. NEED TO CONTACT PRINCIPAL OR STAFF PER Al. PER A7 NO UNITS WERE AVAILBLE DUE TO HIGH CALL VOLUME. SCHEDULE CALL FOR MONDAY AT 0800. SEE EVENT #23-013969
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Serious Violent

Domestic Abuse / Violence — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415FAM - Family Disturbance Reported to Antioch Police Department

4/21/23 at 11:51:00 AM

Incident details:

DAD 97 TO TAKE KID OUT OF SCHOOL. HAS PAPERWORK FROM 3/20 - HE WAS AWAREDED OUST. MOM ENR SAYING SHEHASDIFF PAPERWORK FROM APRIL THAT HE DOESNT HAVE CUST DAD IS CALM / COOP BUT MOM AND AUNT ARE UPSET AND 49
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Serious Violent

Battery — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

242 - Battery Reported to Antioch Police Department

4/21/23 at 6:23:00 PM

Incident details:

14YO IN JOHN MUIR CONCORD URGENT CARE BEING SEEN FOR INJURY TO LIP, HAND AND HEAD AFTER BEING 242'D AT AN HIGH AROUND 1530 BY ANOTHER STUDENT BUT UNK EXACTLY WHO. FOSTER PARENT NOT WANTING TO RPT... RP ONLY CALLING DUE TO MANDATED.
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Serious Violent

Battery — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

242JO - Battery Just Occurred Reported to Antioch Police Department

5/4/23 at 2:53:00 PM

Incident details:

2 subjs came on campus and jumped a couple of students., reaps now running towards LSt. bm wear a bk jacket and sweats.the other a hm ...they are now in a sm red suv poss bond crv reacs nb on Lst_.net; med—92 rp the front office
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Serious Violent

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

21 - Phone Call Request Reported to Antioch Police Department

5/12/23 at 9:51:00 AM

Incident details:

21 REQUEST -RP WOULD LIKE TO SPEAR TO AN OFFICER REGARDING ON GOING ISSUES WITH EX WIPES CURRENT BOYRRENDS PHYSICALLY ASSULTING HM AT HIS SONS SW M MEET AT ANTIOOCH HIGH SCHOOL
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Serious Violent

Battery — Dallas Ranch Middle School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

242 - Battery Reported to Antioch Police Department

5/11/23 at 1:32:00 PM

Incident details:

TEACHER THREW A BOOK ATSTUDENT/STRUCK THEM IN FACE TODAY TEACHER IS STILL 97. STUDENT IS ALSO 97
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Serious Violent

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Dallas Ranch Middle School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

273A - Child Abuse Reported to Antioch Police Department

5/16/23 at 11:11:00 AM

Incident details:

STUDENT [redacted] WHO LIVES AT [redacted] TELLING RP NOT FEELING SAFE AT HOME MOM HITS HER WITH HANGER,PULLED HAIR AND PUSHED HER.. .ALSO HITS S BLINGS
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Serious Violent

Assault — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

ASSAULT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

1/31/23 at 3:44:18 PM

Serious Violent

Assault — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

ASSAULT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

4/14/23 at 7:13:28 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

FIGHT PHYSICAL Reported to Brentwood Police Department

4/17/23 at 9:21:45 AM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

FIGHT PHYSICAL Reported to Brentwood Police Department

4/21/23 at 11:39:37 AM

Serious Violent

Assault — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

ASSAULT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

5/11/23 at 8:46:42 AM

Serious Violent

Assault — Heritage High School

Liberty Union High School District, Contra Costa County

ASSAULT Reported to Brentwood Police Department

6/1/23 at 12:53:06 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — John Swett High School

John Swett Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243 Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

4/25/23 at 5:05:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243A - BATTERY (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

2/1/23 at 2:53:12 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243A - BATTERY (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

3/10/23 at 11:32:44 AM

Incident details:

RP REQ CONT 97 REF DAUGHTER GETTING 243'D EARLIER TODAY
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Serious Violent

Battery — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243A - BATTERY (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

4/20/23 at 3:57:48 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243A - BATTERY (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

5/2/23 at 12:19:14 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Hercules Middle School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243 - 12-Service rendered/No Crime Reported to Hercules Police Department

3/21/23 at 9:49:08 AM

Serious Violent

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Hercules Middle School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

273D(A) PC: Corporal inj/etc on child - Simple (F) Reported to Hercules Police Department

3/30/23 at 4:01:00 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243 / BATTERY Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

1/17/23 at 1:01:59 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243 / BATTERY Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

1/25/23 at 2:12:22 PM

Serious Violent

Battery — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243 / BATTERY Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

2/1/23 at 3:03:32 PM