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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76
School Districts
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31
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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 351 - 375 records in total 445
Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — San Diego High School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

GUN ON CAMPUS Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

04/20/2023

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Taft Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

OTHER WEAPONS ON CAMPUS- NOT OCCURRING NOW Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

04/04/2023

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Twain Mesa Satellite School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

OTHER WEAPONS ON CAMPUS- NOT OCCURRING NOW Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

04/10/2023

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Wangenheim Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

BRANDISHING WEAPON REPORT Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

01/20/2023

Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake — Wangenheim Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

REPLICA WEAPON Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

03/08/2023

Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Wangenheim Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

POSS/SOLD/FURNISHED A KNIFE Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

03/09/2023

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Wangenheim Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

OTHER WEAPONS ON CAMPUS- NOT OCCURRING NOW Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

04/26/2023

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Wangenheim Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

OTHER WEAPONS ON CAMPUS- NOT OCCURRING NOW Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

06/02/2023

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Wangenheim Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

OTHER WEAPONS ON CAMPUS- NOT OCCURRING NOW Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

06/12/2023

Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — Wilson Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

ASSAULT W/DEADLY WEAPON REPORT Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

03/21/2023

Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — Wilson Middle School

San Diego Unified School District, San Diego County

ASSAULT W/DEADLY WEAPON REPORT Reported to San Diego Unified Police Department

03/22/2023

Serious Violent

Shots Fired — Adams Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SHOTSFIR - SHOTS FIRED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/6/23 at 2:46:18 PM

Incident details:

957s heard in the area
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Alexander Hamilton Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/22/23 at 2:20:12 PM

Incident details:

RP states student states he is going to bring a BB Gun to school. Staff is doing a threat assessment .
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — August Knodt Elementary School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FPROP - FOUND PROPERTY Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/16/23 at 12:23:45 PM

Incident details:

RP REPORTED STUDENT A BB GUN AND BB'S TO SCHOOL YESTERDAY 02/15/23. STUDENT WAS SUSPENDED 5-DAYS AND IS PENDING EXPULSION. RP HAS THE PROPERTY.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 1:41:16 PM

Incident details:

I AM STANDING BY WITH A STUDENT WHO HAD A BOX CUTTER. I NOW HAVE POSSESSION OF THE BOX CUTTER AND IS CODE 4. TRYING TO CONTACT PARENT.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 7:06:22 PM

Incident details:

GUN ON HER HUSBAND AT CHAVEZ HS .. SHE WAS ADVD I WOULD CALL HER BACK AS SHE WAS GOING TO GET SOMEONE TO TRANSLATE FOR HER .. SHE CALLED ON THE EMERGENCY PHONE IN WHICH I ADVD HER I COULD NOT CONNECT A TRANSLATOR FROM THAT PHONE .. CALLED THE PHONE NUMBER SHE PROVIDED 2 TIMES AND LEFT VOICEMAIL MSGS BOTH TIMES FOR HER TO CALL BACK SO WE CAN FIND OUT WHAT OCC'D THIS MORNING.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/17/23 at 3:15:00 PM

Incident details:

626.10 posession of item student was sent home
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Serious Violent

Shots Fired — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SHOTSFIR - SHOTS FIRED Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/24/23 at 11:57:29 AM

Incident details:

6 students in a bathroom shot in the back
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Cesar Chavez High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 2:18:43 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Taser — Cleveland Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/13/23 at 9:35:27 AM

Incident details:

site 1 is RP stating student brought a taser to school. Site 1 is now in possession. Student is _SELECTED_ and in front office with staff. Parent has been notified
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Commodore Stockton Skills School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/3/23 at 2:29:38 PM

Incident details:

SO CALLED DISPATCH REPORTING AN ARMED WMA SUBJECT IN HIS 40S WITH A KNIFE WEARING A BLACK JACKET AND A BACKPACK AND SHORT HAIR. LAST SEEN ON THE ALPINE SIDE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Dolores Huerta Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/11/23 at 10:43:10 AM

Incident details:

RP ROBERT SEMILLO EXT 5203 REPORTING SOMEONCE CALLED FROM PHONE NUMBER WITH ID STATING THEY ARE SCARED OF A STU WHO HAS A KNIFE AND BB GUN THREATED TO SHOOT UP THE SCHOOL. 5 MINS AGO. STU IS BEING PULLED FOR CAFETERIA AND BRINGING INTO OFFICE. A STUD IS AT LUNCH STU HAS NOT BEEN SEARCHED YET.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Edison High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FPROP - FOUND PROPERTY Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 1:32:14 PM

Incident details:

Found Property/ Switchblade
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — El Dorado Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

BRANDISH - BRANDISHING Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/23/23 at 9:23:39 AM

Incident details:

COLD 417. RP REPORTING THAT AN GRADE EL DORADO STUDENT BRANDISHED A FIREARM AT HER TWO CHILDREN WHO ARE ALSO EL DORADO STUDENTS. INCIDENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER SCHOOL AT THE MCDONALDS ON HARDING. RP WAS A WITNESS TO THE INCIDENT. THE SUSPECT'S MOTHER CONTACTED THE RP AND TOLD HER THAT THE FIREARM WAS FAKE. SUSPECT STUDENT AT SCHOOL TODAY BUT HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY SCHOOL ADMIN ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. RP IN OFFICE AWAITING CONTACT.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Flora Arca Mata School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

BRANDISH - BRANDISHING Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/6/23 at 3:05:24 PM

Incident details:

Parent called reporting someone pulled a gun on her son at the atherton park towards church and apts on quail lakes side. Vic Student is occurred at 230-240. Boy took off and road home. Nothing was taken. Guy flashed his gun and said something like "do you know where are?" SPD was called first and site 1 called us.
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