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
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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 376 - 400 records in total 445
Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 12:19:59 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPONON - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/18/23 at 12:21:08 PM

Incident details:

Possible weapon at bus stop . Students advised they saw a student at the bus stop with a weapon possibly a gun.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/13/23 at 2:25:40 PM

Incident details:

pocket knife handled administratively
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/7/23 at 2:00:38 PM

Incident details:

Rp called stating there is someone running around with a knife trying to stab people . in the quad area b building bma grey hoody black pants
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Franklin High School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/8/23 at 10:40:10 AM

Incident details:

A BUILDING UNIT TO STANDBY OUTSIDE PERIMETER FOR SEARCH OF STU WITH POSSIBLE WEAPON ON CAMPUS
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Other — John C. Fremont Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPONON - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/11/23 at 2:11:30 PM

Incident details:

RP states stu said he was going to stab his teacher with scissors they searched the stu and he did have scissors. RP is contacting the district officer and reporting it to them.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — John Marshall Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/15/23 at 3:38:54 PM

Incident details:

RP reporting a green beany and blue arm band with a small boy heading west on lever blvd and walked past the Marshall parking lot with what appeared to be a large assault weapon about 7 mins ago
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Kennedy Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/28/23 at 12:15:10 PM

Incident details:

Regarding safety of student Site 2 Rp called mother to inform her that her son is walking in the neighborhood with a BB gun. Mother said everybody in my neighborhood does that and said site 2 was racial profiling and mother got upset. RP requested documentation in case something happens later.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/1/23 at 3:55:38 PM

Incident details:

RP/ Site 2/ (x 5704 cell) 2/1/23 14:20 grade student from Hamilton walked over during dismissal at Monroe and started shooting an Orbeez gun into the crowd. The Hamilton student then passed it to grader from Monroe who started shooting another student whom they are having issues with and that student's younger siblings ( grade). A total of 3 students (2 from Hamilton) were responsible for shooting 16 students. 4 students were physically hit with the Orbeez. The Hamilton student then stated next time he would bring "An Orbeez gun that looks real, and shoot all you all!". Site 2 has contacted administration of Hamilton, and the involved Monroe students have been given a 5 day suspension. The parents of the involved students have been contacted. The incident was witnessed by the CSA, grade counselor, site administration and the RP. They will be making contact tomorrow about an hour prior to end of school to request an officer. Jen was advised. Site 2 will be supplied the incident number for her records via email.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Madison Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

FPROP - FOUND PROPERTY Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/7/23 at 6:02:17 PM

Incident details:

RP REQ'S OFFICER TO PICK UP A CO2 PELLET GUN THAT WAS CONFISCATED FROM A STUDENT .. RP WILL BE IN THE OFFICE FOR CONTACT
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Maxine Hong Kingston Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSPSUBJ - SUSPICIOUS SUBJECT Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

2/2/23 at 9:46:48 AM

Incident details:

rp states student reported subj poss with firearm in park
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — McKinley Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/29/23 at 4:39:35 PM

Incident details:

** COLD ** RP states that at 14:55 yesterday she was chased by men with a gun at Mckinley while she was there to pick up her son. RP is requsting officer contact
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Pittman Charter School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/27/23 at 1:18:09 PM

Incident details:

RP REPORTED STUDENTS SAID STU BROUGHT A CONFIRMED TOY GUN TO SCHOOL. RP WISHED FOR US TO RESPOND AND SPEAK WITH STU, I CONFIRMED WITH SUPERVISORS AND THIS WOULD NOT CONSTITUTE POLICE RESPONSE. RP GIVEN INCIDENT NUMBER. ADMIN WILL BE CONTACTING PARENTS AFTER WE DISCONNECTED. HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE INITIAL RP STUDENTS PARENTS TO ADVISE IT WAS A TOY GUN.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Pittman Charter School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/20/23 at 9:29:00 AM

Incident details:

RP is AP reporting that told he is going to bring his moms gun to school later today. He mentioned he has found gun in brothers room before and mother took the gun. Parent mom is jennifer acosta and parent dad jose rodriguez said a student gave him an insult and told him he was cringe.He has been supervised in the office and AP will be contacting parents. Student is heard in the background crying saying he was sorry and didnt mean it.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Stockton Early College Academy School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

3/22/23 at 1:51:20 PM

Incident details:

SPD advised Male from 1212 on California/ Vine wearing Black TLC shirt, long sleeved orange shirt, black pants, blue or black hat. Waiving knife around
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Van Buren Elementary School

Stockton Unified School District, San Joaquin County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

1/23/23 at 8:30:16 AM

Incident details:

RP/ Site 1 advised SPD was out with one at gunpoint on south side of school, put campus on hard lockdown. Dispatch confrimed with SPD suspicious male armed with knife.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Weston Ranch High School

Manteca Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON Reported to Stockton Unified Police Department

4/28/23 at 10:05:23 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON VIOLATION Reported to Tracy Police Department

1/31/23 at 1:31:00 PM

Incident details:

C4
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON VIOLATION Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/30/23 at 9:57:00 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Merrill F. West High School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

WEAPON - WEAPON VIOLATION Reported to Tracy Police Department

4/26/23 at 9:35:00 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — North Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

1066C - SUSP INCIDENT Reported to Tracy Police Department

2/17/23 at 1:30:00 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT MADE A POST THREATENING TO BRING A KNIFE TO SCHOOL AFTER A 415 W/ ANOTHER STUDENT - STUDENT IS IN THE OFFICE CURRENTLY, DENYING THIS OCC'D - STUDENT -- [redacted] -- [redacted] -- SEARCHED HER BACKPACK AND UTE A KNIFE - HOME ADDRESS -- [redacted] -- PARENTS HAVE NOT YET BEEN NOTIFIED
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — North Elementary School

Tracy Joint Unified School District, San Joaquin County

415R- DISTURBANCE RPT Reported to Tracy Police Department

3/23/23 at 9:49:00 AM

Incident details:

RELATED TO YESTERDAYS 2303220132 REQSRO TO THE LOC - STUDENTS ARE NOW CLAIMING AN ADULT PULLED A GUN ON THEM DURING THE INCIDENT - NO MENTION OF ANY FIREARMS IN YESTERDAYS CALL
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Menlo-Atherton High School

Sequoia Union High School District, San Mateo County

WEAPONS CHARGE / VIOLATION Reported to Atherton Police Department

3/13/23 at 12:45:22 PM

Incident details:

received direct call from school, school wants to search a student's backpack for a firearm. New student, unknown to P11, J never been an issue prior. Reported to school due to pics seen from Instagram or Facebook, items looks poss fake per P11. Search done and no weapon found.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — El Camino High School

South San Francisco Unified School District, San Mateo County

WEAPON Reported to South San Francisco Police Department

1/27/23 at 1:48:31 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Leigh High School

Campbell Union High School District, Santa Clara County

SUSCIR-SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to San Jose Police Department

2/2/23 at 11:58:11 AM

Incident details:

273.5(A) PC DV SBI OR WEAPON
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