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 76 - 100 records in total 445
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

4/24/23 at 12:11:08 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ REQ CODE 8 FOR
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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

5/24/23 at 12:39:47 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ REQ CODE 8 FOR 626.10. UID
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — North High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/25/23 at 4:01:33 PM

Incident details:

D27 S VASQUEZ REQ CODE 8 FOR POSS OF KNIFE ON CAMPUS.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Ramon Garza Elementary School

Bakersfield City School District, Kern County

INFO - INFORMATION Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

1/26/23 at 11:05:48 AM

Incident details:

DI2 PADILLA REPORTS OF MALE W/GUN ON RAMON GARZA ELEM CAMPUS, PER CONT 1, THEY ARE IN THE AREA SEARCHING FOR HM WEARING BLK, SWEATSHIRT, GRAY PANTS ON BIKE WITH POSS AK-STYLE, RIPPLE OR SHOTGUN. SIERRA MIDDLE HAS LIFTED THEIR LOCKDOWN, RAMON GARZA IS UNK, NO ANSWER ON 10- 21.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Ridgeview 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 2:18:45 PM

Incident details:

D29 CHISHOLM 10-39 FOR 626.10 OCCD TODAY @ 1300 HRS UID'
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

XPAT - EXTRA PATROL Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/3/23 at 11:41:14 AM

Incident details:

DEAN SHANNON BARNES AT RHS - REQ ROVER FOR FOOD SALE DAY /LUNCH HOUR @ 1205 TODAY. THEY HAVE HAD ON GOING TENSION BTW HISPANIC GRP AND /PUNJABI GRP THIS WEEK. THOSE SUSPENED STUDENTS RETURNED TODAY. RUMOR OF POSSESSION OF KNIFE/ UNKN WHICH STUDENT.
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Serious Violent

Shots Fired — Ridgeview High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/23/23 at 2:28:50 PM

Incident details:

D29 ANY REPORT OF GUNSHOTS JUST WEST OF RHS. GYM TEACHER HEARD 4-6 SHOTS.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Shafter 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 1:52:26 PM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY REQ C-8 FOR PC 626.10 KNIFE 10-39.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Shafter High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

3/1/23 at 9:12:08 AM

Incident details:

D31 DOUGHERTY CODE 8 for a PC 626 knife 10-39 student ID to the case.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/4/23 at 9:45:20 AM

Incident details:

POSSIBLE 626 F ON CAMPUS. NO FURHTER INFO UPDATE SUSPECT IS NO LONGER IN THE PARKING LOT. POSSIBLE SUS VEH OLDER SILVER P/U
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — South High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/4/23 at 9:46:58 AM

Incident details:

SOUTH HS PER DEANS SEC POSS 626 F ON CAMPUS REQ ROVERS
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Tierra Del Sol Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

5/17/23 at 11:18:01 AM

Incident details:

D42 GRAVES POSSIBLE 626F IN LIBRAY/SPORTS CTR AREA UID :
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Vista Continuation 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 2:09:27 PM

Incident details:

D45 VALDEZ 626 F UID WO JUV PROB OFFICERS ON SCENE
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Serious Violent

Shots Fired — Vista Continuation High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

2/17/23 at 2:05:20 PM

Incident details:

MI B143 M1 PENA ER VISTA P CONT 1 ER SHOTSPOTTER AREA OF 131 N STREET D45 VALDEZ ADV STUDENTS OUT IN THE FIELD HAVE BEEN ESCORTED INSIDE. NEG ON SECURE LOCK OUT.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Vista West Continuation 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 10:30:39 AM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS HAS MOTHER REPORTING SON TEXTED HER THERE IS STUDENT ON CAMPUS WITH GUN. ATL STUDENT WHO SENT THE TEXT RP UID SUSPECT M1, M3, D14 ER
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Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

1/30/23 at 11:37:53 AM

Incident details:

D35 LAWRENCE REQ MED FOR 245 W/SCISSORS. STUDENT HAS PUNCTURE WOUND ON HAND. ENTER THROUGH MAIN OFFICE. UID 2 VICTIMS UID
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

417 - BRANDISHING WEAPON Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

2/1/23 at 7:59:33 PM

Incident details:

D44 WELLS LARGE CROWD HEADING TOWARDS PATRIOTS PARK. REQ ADDL UNITS FOR POSS PENDING 415. MAJORITY OF CROWD ON FJORD, CONT 2 ADVISED. CFS 23-21401 D18 10-15 UID 5 7 W/KNIFE CONT ADV VIC WAS STABBED AND WANTS TO FILE CHARGES. PER D2, NO INJURIES, D18 WILL HANDLE VIA 10-21.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — West 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 3:00:58 PM

Incident details:

M1 PENA 10/15 W/1 FROM WEST TO JUV HALL BEG MI 0.0 @ 1500 RELATED TO CASE 23-0356
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

10/15 - ONE IN CUSTODY Reported to Kern High School District Police Department

3/20/23 at 2:34:21 PM

Incident details:

REPORT OF FEMALE TRANSIENT AT PATRIOTS PARK W/KNIFE CHASING OTHERS. 10/6 AT GUN POINT BY BASKETBALL COURTS 10/15 @ 1450 ADD UID
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Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — West High School

Kern High School District, Kern County

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

6/29/23 at 2:55:24 PM

Incident details:

D19 HAISLIP PASSERBY REPORTED 245 NEAR WEST HIGH AT CA/NORIEGA. D19 AND D35 LAWRENCE ER. M3 WILL BE ON CAMERAS.
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Woodrow Wallace Middle School

Kernville Union Elementary School District, Kern County

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

5/22/23 at 8:48:53 AM

Incident details:

D23 OLIVARES RESPONDING TO WALLACE MID SCH FOR POSS 626 F. STAFF HAS SEPERATED THE STUDENT FROM HIS BELONGINGS. 10/23 FOR CONT 1 TO BACK. I WILL CONFIRM FIRST
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

626.1 Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

3/10/23 at 8:40:24 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

626.1 Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

3/17/23 at 10:21:33 AM

Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — Burroughs High School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

5/17/23 at 1:55:26 PM

Serious Violent

Assault w/ Deadly Weapon — Murray Middle School

Sierra Sands Unified School District, Kern County

ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON Reported to Ridgecrest Police Department

5/5/23 at 2:03:31 PM