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 51 - 75 records in total 445
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

3/24/23 at 8:36:22 AM

Incident details:

POSSIBLE 626 F HM, LG BUILD, WEARING RED SWSHIRT W/LETTERS OF LRG LSN NEAR THE 400 BUILIDNG OFF CYRPESS/ QUINCY LOCKDOWN AT EAST @ 0836/ RELEASED AT EAST 0918 RP B
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/15/23 at 10:24:19 AM

Incident details:

D15 MARK CALVILLO REQ UNIT TO ASSIST W/ 626F SITUATION AND TRANSPORT M1 ER FROM BAS ON F ST UID
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/17/23 at 3:40:10 PM

Incident details:

D15 CALVILLO REPORTS OF SUBJ ON SKATE BOARD CARRYING RIFLE. CONT 1 HAS UNITS IN AREA.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — East Bakersfield High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/23/23 at 12:02:20 PM

Incident details:

KCSO CALLED TO GIVE INFO. THEY ARE IN ROUTE TO CYPRESS CIRCLE FOR A VICTIM OF BB GUN SHOOTING, FEMALE HIT IN THE NECK PARENT DELCINED KCSO REPORT. CONT 1 ATC W/ FAMILY FOR UPTATED DESCRIPTION. VEH IS WHITE NEWER SUV CIRCLING EAST HS. UNKN PLATE. NO FURTHER INFO AVAIL AT TIME OF CALL
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Foothill 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 11:00:17 AM

Incident details:

TRANSFER CALL FROM BPD/KCSO - 911 CALL FROM STATED SUBJ ON CAMPUS W/ 626 F CALLED BACK 2ND TIME/ SAID IT WAS A PRANK AND COULD HEAR LAUGHING IN THE BACKGRD. PINGS 52 METERS FROM FOOTHILL HS. NEG ON PHONE # IN SYNERGY
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Foothill High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/2/23 at 10:57:38 AM

Incident details:

D17 ROBBINS UID CODE 8 626
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Foothill 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 10:02:11 AM

Incident details:

FOOTHILL D17 ROBBINS CODE 8 626.10
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Golden Valley High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/8/23 at 7:19:40 AM

Incident details:

AP WILEY GOLDEN VALLEY EPLOT GV. SUS PER/ HAS EYES ON HIM. IJM, 18-19 YR, LONG HAIR, BLK HOODIE, BLK HAT, BLUE JEANS, BOOTS , POSS UTI, YELLING AT AP FORMERLY ARRESTED FOR POSS KNIFE LAST WEEK ON CAMPUS. /D17 TODAY'S OFFENSE 602 LEFT PLOT WB ON HOSKINGS TWD SHANNON, NB ON MONITOR TWD OLLIVIER. D72/IN CONTACT UID
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Golden Valley High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/3/23 at 3:05:01 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP 10/15 W/ 1 FOR 626.10 HE RAN FROM SEC. I'M WALKING HIM BACK AROUND TO MY UNIT TO TRANSPORT BACK TO GV. CODE 4
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Golden Valley High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/30/23 at 2:33:35 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP REPORT OF STUDENT W/626 IN CLASS MEET IN QUAD AREA UID IN RM 601
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/28/23 at 11:53:27 AM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON UID CODE 8 FOR 626.10 CODE 4
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/3/23 at 1:09:25 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON 10/6 W/ 1 DETAINED FOR 626.10 UID AFFIRM ON BPD MISSING/ BPD 2340861
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/20/23 at 3:39:53 PM

Incident details:

D21 CALDERON REQ CODE 8 FOR 626.10 UID CODE 4.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Highland High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/21/23 at 12:55:52 PM

Incident details:

D1 KOMIN REPORT OF STUDENT 626F AT RALLY, THEY ARE NOW OUT TO LUNCH, REQUEST MULT OFFICERS / AFFIRM ON GLOCK AIR PISTOL / 10-15 W/1 @ 1317
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Serious Violent

Shots Fired — Horizon Elementary School

Greenfield Union School District, Kern County

SHOTS - SHOTS FIRED Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

4/20/23 at 11:25:49 AM

Incident details:

BPD REC'D 10/21 FROM PRINCIPAL AT HORIZON ELEM. REPORTING HEARING 4 GUNSHOTS JUST W/O THE SCH APPOX 5 AGO BPD IS ER . D19 NOTIFIED AND ER . D19 AND CONT 2 UTL.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Kern High ROC School

Kern High ROC School District, Kern County

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

5/17/23 at 12:23:31 PM

Incident details:

D72 COLLIER ADV RP SAW KIDS PLAY SHOOTING EACH OTHER IN PARKING LOT W/ WHAT LOOKS LIKE GUNS. REQ 10-28 ON VEHS C
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Mira Monte High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/24/23 at 1:05:51 PM

Incident details:

BPD REC'D a call of a possible shooting in the mens restroom at MMHS and shot 6 students ... fled unkn direction ... urther The RP disconnected on us when we attempted to pinpoint the bathroom. MMHS on lockdown @ 1306 cont 2 & sgt er
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/18/23 at 1:29:33 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ C-8 POR 626.10 UID I .39
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

653 K - POSSESION OF SWITCHBLADE KNIFE/ NEW CODE 21510 (B) Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/1/23 at 3:12:33 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ IN FRONT OFFICE FOR POSS 415 W/A PARENT. REQ ADDL UNIT . BASE 2 HAS CAMERA UP. MULT SECURITY PRESENT.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/3/23 at 2:09:14 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ C-8 FOR 626.1
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/16/23 at 12:13:02 PM

Incident details:

DI REPORT OF 626F AT NORTH. NO SUSP INFO YET
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/3/23 at 11:05:08 AM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ 10/6 2 STUDENTS IN THE DEANS OFFICE THEY JUMPED THE FENCE ONTO CAMPUS UID IND UID (
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Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/6/23 at 2:20:38 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ CODE 8 FOR 245 10/15 W/ 1 UID
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/7/23 at 9:13:31 AM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ CODE 8 626.10 UID
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

4/12/23 at 12:45:52 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ NON-STUDENT ON CAMPUS, POSS ADULT, REFUSE TO ANSWER. REQ ADDL UNITS INACTIVE PROBATION FOR 626.10 AND 21510(B)
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