Crime in Oakland, California

Oakland, CA is a city that unfortunately suffers from significantly higher rates of crime than the US average. For violent crimes, the rate in Oakland is 75.5 compared to only 22.7 incidents nationally. Property crime is also alarmingly above the national average with 81.2 occurrences in Oakland compared to 35.4 on a national level. It is clear that this city needs to take steps to ensure the safety of its citizens and reduce these high crime rates in order to improve quality of life for its residents.

Crime is ranked on a scale of 1 (low crime) to 100 (high crime)

Oakland violent crime is 75.5. (The US average is 22.7)

Oakland property crime is 81.2. (The US average is 35.4)

NOTE: Click on the links below to see charts for each crime category.

Violent Crimes - Murder Rape Robbery Assault
Property Crimes - Burglary Larceny Auto Theft

Oakland, CA Crime History

*Closest City

Year	Violent	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Property	Burglary	Larceny	Auto
2000	1349.9	21.4	85.7	516.9	725.9	5364.7	939.4	3122.1	1303.3
2001	1309.9	20.6	72.5	522.2	694.5	5479.6	908.3	3214.7	1356.6
2002	1366.9	26.1	60.1	592	688.6	5846.5	1026.7	3308.6	1511.2
2003	1379.1	26.8	65.8	607.9	678.6	5560.2	1122.4	3083.8	1354
2004	1276.8	20.6	64.9	542.8	648.4	5498.9	1071.8	2722.6	1704.6
2005	1420.8	23.2	76.4	667	654.2	5747.9	1443.5	2053.6	2250.8
2006	1905.3	36.4	76.7	886.1	906.1	6103.8	1271.2	2187.6	2645
2007	1917.8	30.3	75.4	875.1	937.1	5967.6	1195.8	2258	2513.7
2008	1968.4	28.6	84.2	827.5	1028.2	5350.8	1117.6	2219.9	2013.3
2009	1679.1	25.7	80.6	716.3	856.5	4986.5	1186	2183.4	1617.1
2010	1529.6	22	77.6	711.9	718	4228.5	1210.8	1884.2	1133.4
2011	1682.7	26.3	51.1	851.2	754.1	5287.9	1307.8	2385.2	1594.9
2012	1993.3	31.8	67.8	1085.9	807.8	6594	1544	3303.7	1746.2
2013		22.3	44.6	1218.7	691.3	6233.4	1252.3	3289.3	1691.8
2014	1685.4	19.5	51	849	765.9	5943.3	977.1	3376.1	1590
2015	1442.5	20.3	67.9	784.3	570	5856.8	794.6	3539.1	1523.1
2016	1425.7	20	65.2	723.8	616.7	5635.8	682.4	3330.1	1623.3
2017	1299.3	16.2	94.1	629.8	559.2	5982.8	617.1	4072.6	1293.2
2018	1273.7	16.3	104.1	609.9	543.4	5390.1	556.4	3655	1178.7
2019	1271.8	18	85.7	658.7	509.4	6420.7	598.8	4660.4	1161.4

Crime in Nearby Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Piedmont, CA	123.8	2,007.6	11,464	2	2019
Alameda, CA	205.3	3,268.4	79,761	4	2019
Emeryville, CA	1,340.9	21,187.4	11,971	5	2019
Moraga, CA	128.4	692.4	17,505	6	2019
Berkeley, CA	503.3	5,095.0	110,693	7	2019

Crime in Similar Size Cities

City	Violent per 100k	Property per 100k	Pop.	Miles	Data Year
Stockton, CA	1,396.7	3,943.5	243,661	51	2019
Reno, NV	557.9	2,101.1	254,349	176	2019
Bakersfield, CA	455.1	4,141.9	381,154	247	2019
Long Beach, CA	506.2	2,414.0	476,476	357	2019
Anaheim, CA	316.5	2,333.3	353,400	369	2019

Visualize the relationship between violent and property crime in similar size cities.

Reviews for Oakland 38 Reviews

Had Potential, Had Hope, Now Extinguished - 8/11/2022
I move to Oakland 20yrs ago with high hopes, loved the geography of the city, the diversity is outstanding, and the charm of the older homes is wonderful. When I... Read More

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Fun to visit - 8/5/2021
Fun place to visit. Little rough is some areas- a lot to do... Read More

Dam | Alameda, CA | Reply | No Replies

Watching the destruction of a beautiful city! - 4/14/2021
I moved to Oakland because of its racial diversity in the early eighties although I've seen some ups and downs in this visually beautiful city, it has never been as bad... Read More

Fritz | Oakland, CA | Reply | No Replies

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