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 26 - 50 records in total 445
Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — El Capitan Middle School

Central Unified School District, Fresno County

WEAPONS OFFENSE Reported to Fresno Police Department

4/28/23 at 2:28:47 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Norseman Elementary School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

WEAPONS OFF/OTHER Reported to Fresno Police Department

3/31/23 at 11:43:05 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

DISTURBANCE / WEAPONS Reported to Fresno Police Department

2/2/23 at 10:36:14 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle School

Fresno Unified School District, Fresno County

WEAPONS OFF/OTHER Reported to Fresno Police Department

2/28/23 at 9:00:16 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Other — Eureka Senior High School

Eureka City Schools School District, Humboldt County

CITIZEN - NO REPORT Reported to Eureka Police Department

1/24/23 at 10:49:22 AM

Incident details:

VIA PHONE. RP IS REQUESTING TO GIVE INFORMATION ON A STUDENT WHO ELOPED FROM CAMPUS AND IS BEING SUSPENDED ON SUSPICION OF BEING IN POSSESSION OF A HATCHET IN HIS BACKPACK. NAME OF STUDENT IS UNKNOWN. INFORMATION ONLY
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Eureka Senior High School

Eureka City Schools School District, Humboldt County

417 - NO REPORT Reported to Eureka Police Department

4/21/23 at 8:03:13 AM

Incident details:

2AGO RP STATES SHE WAS WALKING UP THE HILL ON DEL NORTE NEAR AG BUILDING VEH FACING W/B VEH/OLDER MODEL GRY SEDAN NEG DESC OF THE OCCUPANT OF THE VEH
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Arvin High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/10/23 at 12:48:32 PM

Incident details:

DEAN MILLER @ ARVIN REQ OFFICER, REPORT OF 626.IF UID : SHORT BLND HAIR, WEARING DARK SHIRT W/GRAY WRITING, DARK JEANS . ARVIN PD NOTIFIED AND ON CAMPUS FOR NON-RELATED. LUNCH RELEASE IN 2 MINS. UNITS ER CODE . M1 10-15 W/1 @1312. MI REQ 10-29 STUD
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Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — Arvin High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

245 - ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/24/23 at 10:54:45 AM

Incident details:

M3 ALVIDREZ 10/15 W/1 FOR 245 @ 1054 UID
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Arvin High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626F - POSSIBLE FIREARM ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/13/23 at 11:17:32 AM

Incident details:

ARVIN HIGH TEACHER HAS INFO OF POSSIBLE 626 F BBGUN. STUDENT UID .. POSSIBLE IN POSSESSION. UID 'S STUDENT MAKING JOKES ABOUT 626 F. IN CLASS ROOM # 17. CENTER HALL WAY. IN CLASS NOW. CLASS EXSUCE time AT 12 NOON. MI PENA NEG ON 626F, REQ CODE 8 FOR INFO.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Arvin High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

HOME - HOME VISIT Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

6/23/23 at 11:04:29 AM

Incident details:

ARVIN DEAN REQUESTING AN OFFICER TO RESPOND AND DO A HOME VISIT TO SPEAK TO UID REGARDING AN INCIDENT OF STU BEING SHOWN A GUN ON CAMPUS IN THE 2ND WEEK OF APRIL. MORE INFO TO FOLLOW. MI PENA ADV VIA RADIO. M2 EMBREY WILL FOLLOW.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Bakersfield Adult School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626 F - POSSIBLE FIREARM ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/15/23 at 1:39:45 PM

Incident details:

D42 GRAVES WAS CONTACTED BY BAS ADMIN _UNSELECTED_ HAS STUDEINT IN OFFICE POSSIBLE 626 F UID . CORRECTION IN ROOM 125
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Other — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSPERS - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/19/23 at 1:03:11 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REPORT OF MALE CARRYING A SPEAR NEAR JA PLOT
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Serious Violent

Stabbing — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

INVEST - INVESTIGATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/31/23 at 12:16:21 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA SAID A PARENT REPORTED A STUDENT WAS STABBED AT OR AROUND BHS. BASE 2 REACHED OUT TO CONT 2 CFS IN AREA? UID ( BROKE HIS PENCIL, ACCIDENTLY STABBED HIS FINGER AND CALLED HIS MOTHER AND TOLD HER HE WAS STABBED. STUDENT SEEN BY NURSE. CODE 4 @ BHS.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/9/23 at 2:08:04 PM

Incident details:

M3 ALVIDREZ POSS 626P UID AFFIRM ON JUV PROB. 4 PROBATION UNITS 10-97
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Ammo — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

AMMO - POSSESSION OF AMMO PC29650 Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/16/23 at 12:44:42 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REQ C-8 STAFF FOUND LIVE AMMO (1) ON CAMPUS. REVIEWING VIDEO FOOTAGE.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/8/23 at 9:44:16 AM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 W/1 626.10 TASER THAT WAS DISCHAGED, PARENT ER MAY BE SPEAK OUT. UID MI ER TO BACK FROM MLK
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.9 - POSSESS FIREARM IN/ON SCHOOL GROUNDS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/18/23 at 1:23:10 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA REVIEWING VIDEO. STAFF MEMBER FOUND .22 LONG GUN AMMO (1) ON GROUND OF IA PLOT
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

5/3/23 at 1:39:23 PM

Incident details:

D12 PADILLA 10/6 W/ UID + REQ 10-29 AND CODE 8 FOR 626.10 KNIFE.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Taser — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/30/23 at 1:00:38 PM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST SECURITY HEARD TASER DEPLOYED, SEARCHING STUDENT.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/7/23 at 11:47:57 AM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST UID IS WEAPON. HAD CHAIN W/LOCK AT THE END. CHECK JUV PROB: 10-22. IS ON JUV PROB. CODE 4, WEAPON REMOVED. BASE 2 CJIS DOWN.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

PROB - PROBATION SEARCH Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/15/23 at 9:37:53 AM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST CK PROB ON UID ¿ TUDENT MAY BE IN POSS OF KNIFE UID
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/14/23 at 2:11:40 PM

Incident details:

D16 EARNEST W/ 2 SEC ER TO ROOM 317 CODE 4 KNIFE SIEZED IN D16 POSSESION UID M1/ M2/ D19
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Del Oro High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/13/23 at 1:47:09 PM

Incident details:

REPORT OF SUBJ W/GUN ON CAMPUS UID HECK JUV PROB · ADDITIONAL SUB ADDED UID .
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

626.10 - WEAPON ON CAMPUS Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/6/23 at 4:08:39 PM

Incident details:

D15 MARK CALVILLO REQ ADDL FOR 626.10 ATC
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

SUSCIRC - SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/7/23 at 12:40:57 AM

Incident details:

D15 requesting additional units for visual on a 211 suspect possibly armed with a firearm
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