NJ Schools Calling Police At Record Rate: See Complete Breakdown

NEW JERSEY — Authorities are being called to New Jersey schools at record rates, according to a Patch analysis of school police notification data.

New Jersey public schools called police 9,637 times during the 2022-23 school year, a 21 increase in calls from the year prior and more than a 23.5 percent increase since 2018-19 (the last full year before the pandemic), according to the latest School Performance Report released by the Department of Education last month.

The latest report saw 2,743 calls for violence, 940 for weapons, 448 for vandalism, 3,623 for substances, 986 for harassment and 897 other incidents.

According to the report, over 1,360 schools reported zero incidents to the police during 2022-23.

You can view the full breakdown here.

The schools that called the police most frequently are:

1. Pleasantville High School (Atlantic County): 111 calls
2. Passaic High School No. 12 (Passaic County): 101 calls
3. Sayreville War Memorial High School (Middlesex County): 88 calls
4. Hunterdon Central Regional High School District (Hunterdon County): 85 calls
5. Rancocas Valley Regional High School (Burlington County): 83 calls
6. Northern Burlington County Regional High School (Burlington County): 81 calls
7. Kingsway Regional High School (Gloucester County): 81 calls
8. John E. Dwyer Technology Academy (Union County): 81 calls
9. Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy (Union County): 81 calls
10. Lower Cape May Regional High School (Cape May County): 79 calls

The schools that called the police most frequently for violence reports are:

1. Passaic High School No. 12 (Passaic County): 44 calls
2. Millville High School (Cumberland County): 44 calls
3. Charles W. Lewis Middle School (Camden County): 42 calls
4. Ann A. Mullen Middle School (Camden County): 32 calls
5. Lakeside Middle School (Cumberland County): 29 calls
6. Hunterdon Central Regional High School District (Hunterdon County): 26 calls
7. Kingsway Regional High School (Gloucester County): 24 calls
8. Toms River High School North (Ocean County): 23 calls
9. Broad Street School (Cumberland County): 23 calls
10. Bankbridge Regional School (Gloucester County): 23 calls

The schools that called the police most frequently for weapons reports are:

1. Perth Amboy High School (Middlesex County): 17 calls
2. Thomas A. Edison Career and Technical Academy (Union County): 16 calls
3. Passaic High School No. 12 (Passaic County): 12 calls
4. Oakcrest High School (Atlantic County): 10 calls
5. William C. McGinnis Middle School (Middlesex County): 9 calls
6. North Bergen High School (Hudson County): 8 calls
7. Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School (Mercer County): 8 calls
8. Rahway 7th & 8th Grade Academy (Union County): 8 calls
9. Lindenwold Middle School (Camden County): 8 calls
10. Samuel E. Shull Middle School (Middlesex County): 8 calls

The schools that called the police most frequently for vandalism reports are:

1. Lakeside Middle School (Cumberland County): 9 calls
2. Sayreville War Memorial High School (Middlesex County): 8 calls
3. Hanover Park High School (Morris County): 8 calls
4. Lower Cape May Regional High School (Cape May County): 8 calls
5. Kingsway Regional High School (Gloucester County): 7 calls
6. Oakcrest High School (Atlantic County): 6 calls
7. Toms River High School East (Ocean County): 6 calls
8. Washington Township High School (Gloucester County): 6 calls
9. Hamilton West-Watson (Mercer County): 5 calls
10. Dover High School (Morris County): 5 calls

The schools that called the police most frequently for substances reports are:

1. Pleasantville High School (Atlantic County): 96 calls
2. Rancocas Valley Regional High School (Burlington County): 60 calls
3. Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy (Union County): 55 calls
4. Northern Burlington County Regional High School (Burlington County): 55 calls
5. John E. Dwyer Technology Academy (Union County): 53 calls
6. Clifton High School (Passaic County): 52 calls
7. Lower Cape May Regional High School (Cape May County): 51 calls
8. Vineland Senior High School (Cumberland County): 46 calls
9. Jackson Liberty High School (Ocean County): 41 calls
10. Monmouth Regional High School (Monmouth County): 41 calls

The schools that called the police most frequently for harassment, intimidation and bullying (HIB) reports are:

1. Lewis F. Cole Middle School (Bergen County): 18 calls
2. Millville High School (Cumberland County): 15 calls
3. Frelinghuysen Middle School (Morris County): 15 calls
4. Copeland Middle School (Morris County): 15 calls
5. Camden County Technical School-GTC (Camden County): 13 calls
6. Millburn Middle School (Essex County): 12 calls
7. Marlboro High School (Monmouth County): 10 calls
8. New Egypt Middle School (Ocean County): 10 calls
9. Passaic High School No. 12 (Passaic County): 10 calls
10. Manalapan High School (Monmouth County): 9 calls