Crime in Oakland is down over 30 percent this week compared to the same week in July last year, the city’s Police Department said.  

Between July 14-20 of this year, overall crime was down 32 percent and violent crime was down 30 percent when compared to July 14-20 in 2024, police said.  

No homicides were reported between July 14-20. Twenty-six robberies and 47 burglaries occurred, however. 

Comparing year to year, homicides are down 24 percent this year compared to 2024, reported robberies are down 42 percent, and reported burglaries are down 24 percent.  

The department didn’t offer specific reasons for the reduction in crime, except to say that it was due to its “commitment to maintaining safety in Oakland.”  

Crime was down in 2024 over 2023, as well, according to department data. For example, there were 525 shootings in Oakland in 2023 and 126 homicides, compared to 354 shootings in 2024 and 86 homicides. Over the past six years, the city saw its biggest jump in crime during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, when there were 609 shootings and 134 homicides. 

Katy St. Clair got her start in journalism by working in the classifieds department at the East Bay Express during the height of alt weeklies, then sweet talked her way into becoming staff writer, submissions editor, and music editor. She has been a columnist in the East Bay Express, SF Weekly, and the San Francisco Examiner. Starting in 2015, she begrudgingly scaled the inverted pyramid at dailies such as the Vallejo Times-Herald, The Vacaville Reporter, and the Daily Republic. She has her own independent news site and blog that covers the delightfully dysfunctional town of Vallejo, California, where she also collaborates with the investigative team at Open Vallejo. A passionate advocate for people with developmental disabilities, she serves on both the Board of the Arc of Solano and the Arc of California. She lives in Vallejo.