Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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911 Call (1920) Alarm (2824) Animal (226) Disturbance (1634) Drill (487) Fire (148) Harassment (131) Incorrigible Juvenile (395) Lockdown (17) Medical (867) Mental Health (577) Missing Person (319) Other (5530) Patrol (14130) Physical Violence (1354) Police Communications (394) Sex (342) Substances (1237) Suspicion (986) Theft (755) Threats (716) Trespassing (589) Truancy (124) Unknown (6088) Vandalism (303) Vehicle (3081) Weapons (445) Welfare Check (346)

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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 1351 - 1354 records in total 1354
Serious Violent

Assault — Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High School

Davis Joint Unified School District, Yolo County

ASSAULT Reported to Davis Police Department

5/26/23 at 11:43:45 AM

Incident details:

RP'S 14 YO SON ASSAULTED AT SCHOOL
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Serious Violent

Battery / Assault — Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School

Davis Joint Unified School District, Yolo County

BATTERY Reported to Davis Police Department

5/12/23 at 9:19:12 PM

Incident details:

ASSAULT OCCURRED AT SCHOOL FUNCTION
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Serious Violent

Assault — Anna McKenney Intermediate School

Marysville Joint Unified School District, Yuba County

Emergency call Reported to Marysville Police Department

3/1/23 at 1:07:43 PM

Incident details:

RP REPORTING THAT HIS CHILD WAS ASSAULTED BY OTHER JUVS - SON IS 10 YEARS OLD - FATHER SENT CHILD HOME - RP IS WAITING FOR THE OTHER CHILDS PARENTS - RP STATED THAT THE CHILD IS GOING TO GET MORE THAN - SPOKE TO MR TYLER WHO STATED NEG PHYSICAL ALTERCATION - GROUP OF JUV ARGUING. WILL TRY TO FIND THE RP
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Serious Violent

Fighting — Anna McKenney Intermediate School

Marysville Joint Unified School District, Yuba County

School Location Check Reported to Marysville Police Department

3/3/23 at 2:46:59 PM

Incident details:

On 10-21 with parents regarding threats. - Spoke with mom due to a fight taking place on 03/02/23 and now a separate student is making statements regarding fighting her daughter. Mom just wanted staff to be aware.
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