Violent crime in Oakland is way down for the second year in a row

Violent crime is declining in Oakland, in response to preliminary police information.

As of late November, 2025 will mark the second yr in a row by which Oakland has seen a significant drop in shootings, robberies and homicides. The truth is, violent and property crimes throughout the town have dropped by double digits yr up to now. (The Oaklandside will examine why crime is falling early subsequent yr, as soon as remaining crime statistics for 2025 change into out there.)

The numbers aren’t remaining but, and Oakland is not clear but, as the town nonetheless experiences extra crime than… other mid-sized US citiesThat is evident from a report from the Bay Space Council Financial Institute earlier this yr.

However as of November, homicides in Oakland are down 21% in comparison with the identical interval final yr, with 59 homicides recorded in comparison with 75 in 2024, in response to OPD’s most recent weekly crime report. Throughout the identical roughly eleven months in 2023, the town reported 114 homicides.

Different types of violent crime additionally present a downward development. The variety of robberies has fallen by 42% since final yr, the variety of rapes has fallen by 22% and the variety of critical assaults has fallen by 11%.

It’s putting that OPD has registered greater than 2,000 robberies yearly since 2015. However as 2025 attracts to a detailed, Oakland has recorded fewer than 1,600 robberies to date this yr.

General, the town’s violent crime index – which incorporates murders, assaults, rapes and robberies – is down 25% yr up to now.

A standard view is that the decline in crime signifies folks stopping reporting incidents. However violent crimes are typically reported in excessive and constant numbers, particularly shootings and homicides, and consultants typically say there is no such thing as a proof that Oakland is seeing extra underreporting now than in earlier years. The decreases in these classes of crime subsequently present a major shift.

Shootings in Oakland have additionally decreased

In line with OPDs most recent weekly gunfire reportGun assaults in Oakland are down 27% yr up to now in comparison with the identical interval in 2024.

ShotSpotter detectors in Oakland have logged in sharp drops in gunfire. The biggest discount (34%) occurred in Police zone 4which incorporates Fruitvale, Dimond, Laurel and components of the East Oakland hills. Nevertheless, Space 4 has seen a rise in homicides to date this yr, with seven homicides recorded in comparison with 5 on the identical time final yr.

Police Space 6, which stretches throughout deep East Oakland from the San Leandro border to about 82nd Avenue, had the second-highest drop in gunfire, with a 29% discount in ShotSpotter activations.

Moreover, shootings dropped 28% in Police Space 3, which incorporates San Antonio, Clinton Park, Cleveland Heights, Grand Lake, Adams Level and Trestle Glen.

Property crime has declined, however the information is much from definitive

Whereas property crime statistics will take longer to finish because of delays in reporting and police investigations, OPD’s preliminary information reveals that Oakland could also be on monitor to see vital reductions for practically each class of offense.

Stories of enterprise burglaries have fallen by 50% this yr, automotive thefts have fallen by 41% and property theft has fallen by 16%.

Nevertheless, reviews of dwelling burglaries have to date remained unchanged in comparison with final yr.