Oakland Crime Watch

Ten years of reports, 2015 to 2026

How has crime in Oakland changed over ten years?

In 2025, the last complete year, Oakland police recorded 42,069 incidents, 100 for every 1,000 residents. That is 17% lower than 2015, and the peak in this window was 2023 with 67,549.

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2025, the last complete year
42,069down 17% vs. 2024
Per 1,000 residents, 2025
100population estimate 419,267
Peak year
202367,549 reports
2026 so far
16,493down 8% vs. the same dates in 2025
Jan 1–May 31

Reports by year, 2015–2025

2026 is year to date; earlier bars are complete years
040,00080,0002015: 50,978 reports (completed year)50,97820152016: 50,153 reports (completed year)50,15320162017: 51,783 reports (completed year)51,78320172018: 48,146 reports (completed year)48,14620182019: 55,792 reports (completed year)55,79220192020: 48,883 reports (completed year)48,88320202021: 54,967 reports (completed year)54,96720212022: 62,791 reports (completed year)62,79120222023: 67,549 reports (completed year)67,54920232024: 50,401 reports (completed year)50,40120242025: 42,069 reports (completed year)42,0692025

Per 1,000 residents, 2015–2025

complete years only
01002002015: 121.8 reported incidents per 1,000 residents12220152016: 119.0 reported incidents per 1,000 residents11920162017: 122.7 reported incidents per 1,000 residents12320172018: 114.1 reported incidents per 1,000 residents11420182019: 132.0 reported incidents per 1,000 residents13220192020: 111.3 reported incidents per 1,000 residents11120202021: 126.7 reported incidents per 1,000 residents12720212022: 145.8 reported incidents per 1,000 residents14620222023: 154.8 reported incidents per 1,000 residents15520232024: 120.2 reported incidents per 1,000 residents12020242025: 100.3 reported incidents per 1,000 residents1002025

Violent crime, burglary and vehicle crime, 2015–2025

2026 is year to date

Ten-year series for the three families people ask about most. Each comes from a Knowi dataset built on the same city feed; definitions here.

015,00030,00020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
  • Violent crime
  • Burglary
  • Vehicle crime
Violent crime3,455 in 2025-17% since 2016Burglary2,351 in 2025-15% since 2016Vehicle crime13,043 in 2025-10% since 2016

By hour of day

Sep 12, 2025–Sep 12, 2026

The quietest hour is around 5 am; the spike at 12 am is largely reports whose time was not recorded. Times are as recorded by OPD, which for property crime is often when the report was made rather than when it happened.

01,5003,00012 am: 2,584 reports12a1 am: 1,171 reports2 am: 1,006 reports3 am: 908 reports3a4 am: 817 reports5 am: 647 reports6 am: 721 reports6a7 am: 979 reports8 am: 1,387 reports9 am: 1,395 reports9a10 am: 1,430 reports11 am: 1,468 reports12 pm: 1,790 reports12p1 pm: 1,405 reports2 pm: 1,439 reports3 pm: 1,547 reports3p4 pm: 1,618 reports5 pm: 1,958 reports6 pm: 2,136 reports6p7 pm: 2,191 reports8 pm: 2,255 reports9 pm: 2,062 reports9p10 pm: 1,945 reports11 pm: 1,611 reports

By day of week

Sep 12, 2025–Sep 12, 2026

Weekdays use the date recorded by OPD. For property crime, that may reflect when the report was made rather than when the incident happened.

03,0006,000Sun: 5,0015,001SunMon: 5,2995,299MonTue: 5,2215,221TueWed: 5,2345,234WedThu: 4,8854,885ThuFri: 5,5055,505FriSat: 5,3255,325Sat
Interactive Knowi dashboard. Same data as the figures above, with filters and drill-down to each case.

Dig into crime trends by crime type yourself

Monthly rates for every crime category over ten years, police-beat comparisons, and time-of-day and day-of-week breakdowns. Filter by category to isolate a single trend, then select a chart segment to drill into its reports.

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