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 42,111 incidents, 100 for every 1,000 residents. That is 17% lower than 2015, and the peak in this window was 2023 with 67,552.
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- 2025, the last complete year
- 42,111down 16% vs. 2024
- Per 1,000 residents, 2025
- 100population estimate 419,267
- Peak year
- 202367,552 reports
- 2026 so far
- 20,459down 3% vs. the same dates in 2025
Jan 1–Jun 30
Reports by year, 2015–2025
2026 is year to date; earlier bars are complete yearsPer 1,000 residents, 2015–2025
complete years onlyViolent crime, burglary and vehicle crime, 2015–2025
2026 is year to dateTen-year series for the three families people ask about most. Each comes from a Knowi dataset built on the same city feed; definitions here.
- Violent crime
- Burglary
- Vehicle crime
By hour of day
Oct 29, 2025–Oct 29, 2026The 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.
By day of week
Oct 29, 2025–Oct 29, 2026Weekdays use the date recorded by OPD. For property crime, that may reflect when the report was made rather than when the incident happened.