Oakland Crime Watch

2026 to date, January 1 to Oct 29, 2026

Is crime up or down in Oakland this year?

29,378 incidents have been reported so far in 2026, about 97 a day. Comparing reports through Jun 30, 2026, which leaves 90 days for late records, 2026 is running 3% below the same dates in 2025. The biggest mover is violent crime, down 23%.

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This year, Jan 1–Jun 30
20,459down 3% vs. Jan 1–Jun 30, 2025
June 2026, last full month
3,478up 10% vs. June 2025
Violent crime this year
1,428down 23% vs. the same dates in 2025
Jan 1–Jun 30
Burglary this year
1,033down 13% vs. the same dates in 2025
Jan 1–Jun 30

Month by month, 2026 against 2025

calendar months
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By crime family, 2026

year-over-year comparison through Jun 30

Every report is filed under one of about 45 OPD categories. We group them into five families; the exact grouping is published.

Family2026 so farThrough Jun 30Same dates 2025Change
Violent crime2,2241,4281,863down 23%
Burglary1,4501,0331,191down 13%
Vehicle crime7,9455,7766,458down 11%
Theft & fraud6,4054,8434,763up 2%
Everything else11,3547,3796,871up 7%

Most reported categories

Oct 29, 2025–Oct 29, 2026
  1. Stolen Vehicle5,365
  2. Petty Theft4,389
  3. Burglary - Auto4,061
  4. Vandalism2,862
  5. Misdemeanor Assault2,746
  6. Grand Theft2,481
  7. Domestic Violence2,044
  8. Felony Assault1,390
  9. Other1,366
  10. Robbery1,105
  11. Burglary - Residential929
  12. Disorderly Conduct841

Police beats with the most reports

Oct 29, 2025–Oct 29, 2026
  1. Uptown police beat 04X1,771
  2. Greater San Antonio police beat 19X1,712
  3. Northgate police beat 08X1,601
  4. Temescal police beat 12X1,231
  5. Rockridge police beat 12Y1,144
  6. Old Oakland police beat 03Y1,023
  7. Oaktree/Hawthorne police beat 20X973
  8. Jack London police beat 01X934

Compare all 57 police beats on the map

Interactive Knowi dashboard. Same data as the figures above, with filters and drill-down to each case.

Dig into year to date yourself

Filter the dashboard by date, category, police area, or police beat, then select a chart segment to drill into the case-level rows. Public-page comparisons above use Jan 1–Jun 30, 2026, allowing 90 days for late reports.

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