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 76 - 100 records in total 1354
Serious Violent

Battery — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243 / BATTERY Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

2/28/23 at 4:05:08 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243 / BATTERY Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

3/1/23 at 10:44:35 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243 / BATTERY Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

3/4/23 at 4:36:27 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

415F/ DISTURBANCE-FIGHT Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

5/5/23 at 10:29:26 AM

Serious Violent

Battery — Pittsburg Senior High School

Pittsburg Unified School District, Contra Costa County

243 / BATTERY Reported to Pittsburg Police Department

5/22/23 at 3:15:15 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Susp. Circumstance Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

1/27/23 at 11:18:10 PM

Incident details:

RP AT KAISER 1425 S MAIN ST -- RP IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM -- PT REPORTING A CLASSMATE PUNCHED HIM IN THE CHEST EARLIER TODAY .. PT HAS ALREADY BEEN DISCHARGED -- OLUTUER,
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Serious Violent

Attempted Murder — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

4/25/23 at 1:02:24 PM

Incident details:

NEAR THE DWAY TO RM 57 AT THE BACK OF THE SCHOOL. CFD 49 FOR MEDICAL, STUDENT W/ A NECK INJURY AFTER A PHYSICAL FIGHT.
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Serious Violent

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

WELFARE CHECK Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

5/4/23 at 12:57:01 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT (Redacted 02) TOOK OFF ON FOOT WHEN MOM STUDENTS MOME CAME TO PU FOR THERAPY APPOINTMENT ... MOM (Redacted 02) ONGOING ISSUES BETWEEN MOM AND DAUGH IN 415 AND REPORTS OF ABUSE PER RP … MOM ASKED RP TO CONTACT PD FOR SUPPORT
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Serious Violent

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

5/11/23 at 12:40:01 AM

Incident details:

**10-21 ** AUTISTIC NORTHGATE STUDENT, ' 16 ALLEDGING CHILD ABUSE THAT HAPPENED IN WC, UNK ADDR,AND 10-56 THOUGHTS. IS CURRENLTY AT AUNTS HOUSE IN PITTSBURG. ALL THIS INFO IS VIA "DISCORD" CHAT ROOM.
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Serious Violent

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Northgate High School

Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Contra Costa County

WELFARE CHECK Reported to Walnut Creek Police Department

6/29/23 at 6:40:31 PM

Incident details:

RP IS JUV -CRYING HYSTERICALLY STATES THEIR DAD HAS BEEN DOING 'REALLY WEIRD THINGS' TO THEM LATELY - JUV IS CODE 4, HOWVER, STATED FATHER PUSHED HIM DOWN 2 TO 3 YEARS AGO, REPORT TAK.EN AND WILL FRWRD TO CFS
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Serious Violent

Attempted Murder — Crescent Elk Middle School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

242 PC, 211 PC, 664/187(A) PC Reported to Crescent City Police Department

1/23/23

Serious Violent

Battery — Crescent Elk Middle School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

243.2(A)(1) PC: BATTERY ON PERSON ON SCHOOL/H Reported to Crescent City Police Department

5/19/23

Serious Violent

Battery — Del Norte High School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

242 PC: BATTERY ON PERSON - SIMPLE (M) Reported to Crescent City Police Department

2/2/23

Serious Violent

Child Abuse / Endangerment — Del Norte High School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

273A(A) PC: CHILD ABUSE W/POSS GBI/DTH - AGGR Reported to Crescent City Police Department

2/28/23

Serious Violent

Battery — Union Mine High School

El Dorado Union High School District, El Dorado County

242 Reported to El Dorado County Sheriff

1/24/23 at 10:13:46 AM

Incident details:

Assisted
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Serious Violent

Battery — Coalinga High School

Coalinga-Huron Unified School District, Fresno County

BATT - BATTERY Reported to Coalinga Police Department

1/27/23 at 12:08:15 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Hazel M. Bailey Primary School

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District, Fresno County

DIST - DISTURBANCE Reported to Firebaugh Police Department

1/19/23 at 2:56:00 PM

Incident details:

TWO PARENTS PHYSICAL 415 NO WEAPONS BOTH PARTIES ONSCENE NOW CALM
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Bullard High School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

DISTURBANCE/PHYSICAL Reported to Fresno Police Department

2/15/23 at 12:21:26 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Bullard High School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

DISTURBANCE/PHYSICAL Reported to Fresno Police Department

5/24/23 at 3:27:35 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Bullard High School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

DISTURBANCE/PHYSICAL Reported to Fresno Police Department

5/25/23 at 2:03:28 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Bullard High School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

DISTURBANCE/PHYSICAL Reported to Fresno Police Department

6/7/23 at 1:11:51 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Bullard High School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

DISTURBANCE/PHYSICAL Reported to Fresno Police Department

6/12/23 at 1:13:12 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Central East High School

Central Unified School District, Fresno County

DISTURBANCE/PHYSICAL Reported to Fresno Police Department

3/6/23 at 4:16:15 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Central East High School

Central Unified School District, Fresno County

DISTURBANCE/PHYSICAL Reported to Fresno Police Department

3/9/23 at 12:52:45 PM

Serious Violent

Fighting — Central East High School

Central Unified School District, Fresno County

DISTURBANCE/PHYSICAL Reported to Fresno Police Department

3/22/23 at 10:55:07 AM