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 201 - 225 records in total 445
Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Washington Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

626.10 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/9/23 at 9:36:00 AM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Willard Intermediate School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

626.10 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

5/24/23 at 12:49:00 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Wilson Elementary School

Santa Ana Unified School District, Orange County

626.10 Reported to Santa Ana Unified Police Department

1/31/23 at 12:50:00 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Quincy Junior/Senior High School

Plumas Unified School District, Plumas County

THREAT Reported to Plumas County Sheriff

2/1/23 at 12:22:12 PM

Incident details:

C/RPTS A STUDENT THREATENED A TEACHER LEFT THE CAMPUS AND THEN CAME BACK WITH A STEAK KNIFE - STUDENT IS NOW SECURED IN THE OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Folsom High School

Folsom-Cordova Unified School District, Sacramento County

417IP Reported to Folsom Police Department

3/3/23 at 2:21:02 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — John F. Kennedy High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

415W (DISTURBANCEWEAPON) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

4/24/23 at 3:38:59 PM

Incident details:

CANCEL
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — John F. Kennedy High School

Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County

415W (DISTURBANCEWEAPON) Reported to Sacramento Police Department

4/24/23 at 3:51:34 PM

Incident details:

CANCEL
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Center High School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.9 - FIREARM ON CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/13/23 at 8:20:28 AM

Incident details:

PER STAFF HE WAS ADV TO CALL US , 20 IS WITH FATHER & STU IN MAIN OFFICE RIGHT NOW, THREATENED ANOTHER STU WITH A GUN, STATED HE WOULD BRING GUN TO SCHOOL TODAY//STU WHO REPORTED WAS SHOWN THE LOCKBOX WITH GUN INSIDE AND ALSO REC'D TEXT THIS MORNING FROM WITH MESSAGE "STAY SAFE"
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Cyril Spinelli Elementary School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/25/23 at 2:13:01 PM

Incident details:

TWO TAN PANTS, OTHER GREY SHIRT WITH BLUE SHORTS NAMED . STUDENTS SHOOTING AT CARS WITH A AIR/BB GUN
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Del Paso Heights Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.9 - FIREARM ON CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/27/23 at 7:58:23 AM

Incident details:

INVESTIGATION// SUBJECT SEEN ON INSTAGRAM WITH FIREARM ON PLAYGROUND OF DPES
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Frontier Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/8/23 at 8:46:28 AM

Incident details:

BROUGHT KNIFE TO SCHOOOL & SHOWED KIDS THIS MORNING & OTHER STUDENTS TOLD STAFF ... WHEN WAS ASKED ABOUT THE KNIFE HE WILLINGLY GAVE IT TO PRINCIPAL & RP WILL BE CONTACTED PARENTS & GIVING SCHOOL SANCTIONS ... RP REQU ASSISTANCE IN FURTHER ACTIONS AS STUDENTS SIBLINGS POSS BRING KNIFES TO SCHOOL AS WELL
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Grant Union High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/21/23 at 10:20:50 AM

Incident details:

RP ADV 2 STU IN WHITE DENALI TRUCK SHOOTING AIR SOFT PELLETS OUT OF VEH //STAFF & 2 CSS OFFCIERS ARE WITH STUDENTS NOW, STU STILL IN VEH , THEY WONT GIVE UP AIR SOFT GUN //WHITE DENALI TRUCK MAIN LOT BY GYM //, //NO MEDICAL ATTN NEEDED
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Grant West High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/27/23 at 4:56:28 PM

Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Martin Luther King Jr. Technology Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.9 - FIREARM ON CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/24/23 at 11:02:29 AM

Incident details:

GAGGLE THREAT TYPE: VIOLENCE (OTHERS) KEYWORDS: GUN, SHOOT EVERYONE// STUD OTHER STUD INVOLVED // ORIGINAL FILE IN ATTACHMENTS - STUD ADV IN EMAIL THEY HAVE A 626.9 IN THEIR BACKPACK
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Rio Linda High School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/13/23 at 2:36:44 PM

Incident details:

STAFF REPORTING 415 FRONT GATE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Rio Linda Preparatory Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 10:40:41 AM

Incident details:

STAFF CONFISCATED A ZORBEES GUN FROM A STUDENT // IN MAIN OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Rio Linda Preparatory Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

941 - ASSIST SCHOOL SITE Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/30/23 at 1:00:49 PM

Incident details:

TWO STUDS FIRE BB GUN IN CLASSROOM NO INJURIES// REQ ASSIST WITH POSS STUD EXPULSION//STUD
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Rio Linda Preparatory Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/31/23 at 4:41:06 PM

Incident details:

STUD SHOT AIR PELLET GUN DURING BASKETBALL GAME AND DOWN HALL//POSS SHOT AT ANOTHER STUD // NO MEDICAL NEEDED// RAN OFF G ST TOWARD DRY CREEK SCHOOL FROM FRONT OF CAMPUS// NO LONGER ON CAMPUS// STAFF DID NOT WANT REPORT TAKEN JUST INFO ONLY
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Gun — Rio Linda Preparatory Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.9 - FIREARM ON CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/3/23 at 7:52:08 AM

Incident details:

PARENT LASHONDA BRUCE CALLED AND ADV HER DAUGHTER WAS APPROACHED BY AN UNK STUD AND TOLD THAT AN UNK PERSON WOULD BE BRINGING A GUN TO SCHOOL// R/P IS INVESTIGATING AND DOES NOT HAVE NAMES YET
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Rio Linda Preparatory Academy School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

2/3/23 at 10:00:07 AM

Incident details:

getting add info
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Knife — Village Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/9/23 at 2:55:22 PM

Incident details:

STUDENT BROUGHT KNIFE TO SCHOOL & TOOK IT OUT OF HIS BACKPACK AROUND 1230 & THREATENED ANOTHER STUDENT ... KNIFE IS IN THE CLOSET IN RP'S OFFICE, AS SHE IS CLOSE TO THE KNIFE ... RP ADV STUDENT IS ALREADY BEEN RELEASED TO PARENTS & PARENTS OF OTHER STUDENT HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED RP JUST WANTS KNIFE PICKED UP
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Wilson C. Riles Middle School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

1/20/23 at 2:45:14 PM

Incident details:

Officer is assisting staff with searching a student for pssibly having a BB gun. A parent reported her daughter got hit by a bb yesterday 01/19/2023 and said she saw in the area . Student does not have any injury
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Wilson C. Riles Middle School

Center Joint Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

4/27/23

Incident details:

RP ADV POSS AIR SOFT GUN ON CAMPUS // STU IN CLASS RM 420 //STAFF BRINGING STU AND BACKPACK TO OFFICE
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Unknown — Woodridge Elementary School

Twin Rivers Unified School District, Sacramento County

626.10 - WEAPON ON SCHOOL CAMPUS Reported to Twin Rivers Unified Police Department

3/2/23 at 11:47:58 AM

Incident details:

STUD BROUGHT AN ORBEEZ GUN IN BKPK // IN ADMIN OFFICE, STUD IS AS WELL// PARENTS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY ADMIN // R/P WAS ADV BY OFFICE MANAGER TO REPORT TO PD// R/P OK W/ A 10-21
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Serious Violent

Weapon - Fake Gun — Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley Unified School District, San Bernardino County

INC - INCIDENT MISC Reported to Apple Valley Unified Police Department

2/7/23 at 8:17:22 AM

Incident details:

Per DOS // AVHS had a toy gun brought to school today. Admin have the toy and the student that had it in their backpack. They also have the student who brought it and provided it to the other student. Admin will continue their investigation and Zoce is working on a basic notification for families (as students did see it and reported it) and will share with Brian/Cabinet before it's sent out.
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