Calling the Cops

An EdSource investigation into policing in California schools

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Armed Robbery (3) Assault w/ Deadly Weapon (39) Shots Fired (13) Stabbing (2) Weapon - Ammo (7) Weapon - Bow and Arrow (1) Weapon - Fake (3) Weapon - Fake Gun (25) Weapon - Gun (63) Weapon - Knife (41) Weapon - Other (6) Weapon - Taser (5) Weapon - Unfounded (3) Weapon - Unknown (234)

Weapons incidents

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

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445
Incidents reported
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68
Police Departments
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228
Schools
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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 Weapons

Incident Logs

displaying 1 - 25 records in total 445
Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Castro Valley High School

Castro Valley Unified School District, Alameda County

1066 - SUSP PERSON Reported to Alameda County Sheriff

3/16/23 at 5:51:05 PM

Incident details:

OCC AT BASEBALL GAME-----WMA,6-1.200 LBS WAS SEEN W/FIREARM
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Albany High School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

417 PC - DRAWING, EXHIBITING OR USING DEADLY WEAPON OR FIREARM Reported to Albany Police Department

2/1/23 at 6:07:12 PM

Incident details:

[rp's step son 16 yrs old] is bball player at Richmond High School, who played a jr. varsity game at AHS last night. While rp's step son was in the locker room between the games - another student [ was calling him names and then raised a butterfly knife in his face [ 16 yr old step son] rp has already contacted AHS] Case # 23-143 Suspect: Juvenile male Synopsis: Juvenile was threatened with a knife by another juvenile.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Taser — Albany Middle School

Albany City Unified School District, Alameda County

417 PC - DRAWING, EXHIBITING OR USING DEADLY WEAPON OR FIREARM Reported to Albany Police Department

3/17/23 at 7:28:57 PM

Incident details:

Incident Comments [2 wmj teenagers approached kids from other side of the ams fence from bart path, students believe they had a taser, saw a flash and heard crackling sound, rp is ams asst principal, subjs l/s s/b bart path on foot] Case 23-371 Suspects: Two Juveniles
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Martin Luther King Middle School

Berkeley Unified School District, Alameda County

GUN/WEAPON Reported to Berkeley Police Department

4/28/23 at 6:41:00 AM

Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — Fremont High School

Oakland Unified School District, Alameda County

245 Reported to Oakland Police Department

4/23/23 at 11:14:00 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — John Muir Middle School

San Leandro Unified School District, Alameda County

417 PC- BRANDISH WEAPON Reported to San Leandro Police Department

4/25/23 at 10:40:58 AM

Incident details:

RPT - 1
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — John Muir Middle School

San Leandro Unified School District, Alameda County

MAN WITH A GUN Reported to San Leandro Police Department

4/30/23 at 3:58:39 PM

Incident details:

FI - 3
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — San Leandro High School

San Leandro Unified School District, Alameda County

417 PC- BRANDISH WEAPON Reported to San Leandro Police Department

4/19/23 at 1:07:57 PM

Incident details:

RPT - 1
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Argonaut High School

Amador County Unified School District, Amador County

JUVPROB - JUVENILE PROBLEM Reported to Jackson Police Department

2/23/23 at 12:03:59 PM

Incident details:

GUN & JUV IN RP'S OFFICE CAMPUS. RP/VP STATES 15 YOJM BROUGHT AIRSOFT GUN ON
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

WEPN - Weapons Violation Reported to Antioch Police Department

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

Incident details:

hma or asian male...30 to 40 yrs blk puffy jacket...blk pants. ..whi/blk backpack...walking around holding a pocket knife.....acting strange now sitting at bus stop by football field
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SRVC - Service to Citizen Reported to Antioch Police Department

2/10/23 at 12:32:00 PM

Incident details:

SCHOOL WAS ON LOCKDOWN BECAUSE OF RUMOR OF STUDENT WITH A GUN ON CAMPUS ...STUDENT WAS IDENTIFIED IS IN THE OFC NOW -NO WEPN LOCATED SO FAR...REQG PD TO COME TALK TO SUBJ...NO CRIME SO FAR BUT THEY FEEL HE ISNT BEING FORTHCOMING THEY ALSO FEEL MAYBE HE HAD A WEPN BEFORE BUT UNK WHY
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SRVC - Service to Citizen Reported to Antioch Police Department

2/23/23 at 2:07:00 PM

Incident details:

RP WAS SENT A PHOTO OF A STUDENT OUTSIDE OF CAMPUS BUT HE IS STANDING HOLDING A GUN...LAST FRIDAY THE SAME STUDENT HAD A GUN AT PITTS HIGH ..RP HAS PHOTOS AND VIDEOS. 98 RP IN THE VP OFC
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SUSP - Suspicious Person Reported to Antioch Police Department

5/1/23 at 10:44:00 AM

Incident details:

RP SPOKE TO PD ON FRIDAY REGARDING A REPORTOF A STUMNT WHO BROUGHT A GUN TO SCHOO LON FRIDAY... EVT 23531 RP CALLING IN TODAY TO ADWSE THE STUDENT IS IN CLASS TODAY THEY WANT PD TO ASSIST IN A BACKPACK SEARCH.. [redacted]
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Antioch High School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SUSC - Suspicious Circumstance Reported to Antioch Police Department

6/22/23 at 12:09:00 PM

Incident details:

2ND HAND NFO TO RP FROM HtS DAUGHTER WHO IS IN CLASS SAYING SOMEONE GOTTASED AND THERE IS A GUN THREAT. RP TRIED CALL NG SCHOOL BUT NO ANSWER RP REQ 21 WITH RESULTS
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Dallas Ranch Middle School

Antioch Unified School District, Contra Costa County

WEPN - Weapons Violation Reported to Antioch Police Department

6/2/23 at 9:48:00 AM

Incident details:

YESTERDAY FORMER STUDENT SHOWED RP'S SON A GUN ON HIS WAY HOME FROM SCHOOL 98RP IN THE OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — John Swett High School

John Swett Unified School District, Contra Costa County

62610 Reported to Contra Costa County Sheriff

3/17/23 at 1:53:00 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

MGUN - MAN WITH A GUN (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

1/30/23 at 9:48:36 AM

Incident details:

RP IS THE PRINCIPAL ; STUDENT ADVISING HE HAS A GUN IN HIS LOCKER ; STUDENT IN THE OFFICE WITH THE RP ; Redacted Name 14 YO ; NO 1051 OR H/S
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SUSCIR - SUSPICIOUS EVENT (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

3/1/23 at 10:37:20 AM

Incident details:

RP GOT INFO FROM A STUDENT, THAT A SPECIAL ED STUDENT Redacted Name HAD A GUN ON HIM IN SCHOOL. WHEN THE STAFF QUESTIONED THE JUV ABOUT IT HE DENIED IT AND WALKED OUT OF CAMPUS 5 AGO.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — El Cerrito High School

West Contra Costa Unified School District, Contra Costa County

SUSCIR - SUSPICIOUS EVENT (IN PROGRESS) Reported to El Cerrito Police Department

3/1/23 at 12:52:00 PM

Incident details:

Redacted Name IS GETTING TEXTS FROM ANOTHER STUDENT'S MOTHER THAT SHOW A PIC OF A MALE STUDENT NAMED Redacted Name W/A GUN STANDING IN A BEDROOM.... *** 1021 ****
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Crescent Elk Middle School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

626.10(A)(1) PC: POSS WEAPON AT SCHL K-12 (F) Reported to Crescent City Police Department

4/12/23

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Del Norte High School

Del Norte County Unified School District, Del Norte County

626.10(A)(1) PC - POSS WEAPON AT SCHL K-12 (F Reported to Crescent City Police Department

5/8/23

Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — Firebaugh High School

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District, Fresno County

ADW - ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON Reported to Firebaugh Police Department

5/25/23 at 11:51:10 AM

Incident details:

DISTRACT OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Other — Firebaugh Middle School

Firebaugh-Las Deltas Unified School District, Fresno County

MISCIV - MISC. INVESTIGATION Reported to Firebaugh Police Department

4/21/23 at 2:43:00 PM

Incident details:

DAVID FROM FI MIDDLE SCHOOL REQUESTED AN OFFICER TO CHECK A PHOTO THAT WAS SENT TO A STUDENT OF A GUN.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Bullard High School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

WEAPONS OFF/OTHER Reported to Fresno Police Department

5/9/23 at 12:56:27 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Bullard High School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

WEAPONS OFF/OTHER Reported to Fresno Police Department

6/8/23 at 9:56:30 AM