After her sons death, marilyn turned her grief into. Red dots indicate shootings, yellow dots are stabbings, blue are other methods. Spotcrimes oakland, california crime map shows 201 assaults, 4 shootings, burglaries, 3 thefts, 23 robberies, 34 vandalism, and 36 arrests over a one month period. Homicides declined on a yearly basis from 2006 to 2010, yet remained high. Oakland, ca, surpassed 100 homicides in 2009 this thanksgiving weekend, with the death of 52yearold enoch reed friday afternoon. In oakland in 2010, 90 people lost their lives to violence, while in the 5 year period between 2006 and 2010, our community lost 594 people. The map shows the number of homicides in alameda by census tract. Crime continued to escalate during the 1980s and 1990s, and during the first decade of the 21st. In 1997, most white victims fell into the aged 40 and over category 45. National violent death reporting system training manual, once the data are.
A major west coast port city, oakland is the largest city in the east bay region of the san francisco bay area, the third largest city overall in the san francisco bay area, the eighth most populated city in california, and the 45th largest city in the united states. Sports golfs soft opening has arizona event, madefortv matches. Homicides reported in 2020 in the counties of santa clara, san mateo, san francisco. Last year at this time there were 19 homicides in oakland. Map of oakland homicides by police service area psa 2007 12. A place for us to remember our family and friends that we have lost to the streets of oakland please add us and send us pictures of.
My great grandparents on my moms side moved to oakland from spokane for work. Oakland police have prioritized drug crimes over homicides the departments crime lab now has a decadelong backlog of more than 650 homicide investigations with unexamined evidence, yet. Oakland police have prioritized drug crimes over homicides. Oakland, ca crime rates and statistics neighborhoodscout.
Seeing the actual faces of these local murder victims may provoke a similar reaction. In 1994, he served as a cadet before becoming a sworn police officer in 1996. The oakland police department is committed to reducing crime and serving the community through fair, quality policing. The homicide statistics in oakland are currently at such a high level, even when the crime decreases its well above the national average as far as homicides and crime statistics. Homicides reported in 2019 in the counties of santa clara, san mateo, san francisco, alameda and contra costa. Despite these staggering statistics, the numbers killed have been declining on a yearly basis during this period. Table 1 over the last decade, the number of reported homicide crimes ranged from a high of 2,503 in. Oakland tribune maps murder victims the web site of the oakland tribune offers a detailed, interactive map of the city showing the locations of homicides and names and photos of the victims.
Oakland tribune a yearly supplement and map on homicides in oakland. After her sons death, marilyn turned her grief into determination to call a halt to the cycle of violence, and established the khadafy foundation for nonviolence. Oakland homicide map shows names, faces of the dead kqed. Map builderdisplaying locations of oakland homicides for. The oakland tribune has posted an oakland homicide map for 2010 remember when the new york times did its portraits of grief series in 2001, publishing minibios of every single person who perished in the september 11 attacks. In 2011, oakland saw 93 gun homicides and 617 nonfatal victims of gun assaults, according to a report on the citys ceasefire progress released tuesday by criminologists and researchers from. Importantly, we found that oakland has one of the highest rates of motor vehicle theft in the nation according to our analysis of fbi crime data. This was the period just past the height of the crack epidemic, when battles were still going on to control the street corner drug traffic, and automatic weapons fire could be heard across the city on any given night. A place for us to remember our family and friends that we have lost to the streets of oakland please add us and send us pictures of your. Even though oaklands homicide rate seems incredibly high, it is. The previous month crime map in oakland, california showed 227 assaults, 5 shootings, 50 burglaries, 601 thefts, 34 robberies, 193 vandalism, and 36 arrests. This report examines crime trends in the city of oakland and compares them with california overall and four greater bay area cities.
Nationwide, a perpetrator is identified by police and arrested in 63 percent of all homicides, with 37 percent remaining unsolved. Homicides reported in 2020 in the counties of santa clara, san mateo, san francisco, alameda and contra costa. This is a city thats averaged 109 homicides a year for the last 45 years, so its hard not to want to talk out loud about the fact that this year, oakland has recorded only seven homicides. The homicide rate for victims aged 40 and over decreased 38. Bay area homicides in 2014 san jose, san francisco. Remember when the new york times did its portraits of grief series in 2001, publishing minibios of every single person who perished in the september 11 attacks. Here is a look at oaklands 86 homicide victims in 2014. However some of them were just thugs killing each other and its almost relieving to know there is one less animal out there. These statistics are sent to the fbi each year, which uses data provided by nearly 17,000 law enforcement agencies across the united states to. Oakland tribune maps murder victims the web site of the oakland tribune offers a detailed, interactive map of the city showing the locations. Most ever, huntsvillemadisondecatur area, 3 replies bay citizen. Here are homicide victims in oakland from the last. Police found no motive and no suspect in khadafys murder.
That brooklyn is not a monolith is not a new idea, but a new map that breaks down the murder rate by neighborhood shows again just how different the experiences of brooklynites can be while the waterfront neighborhoods of williamsburg, greenpoint, brooklyn heights and carroll gardens are about as dangerous as the tropical paradise city of honolulu, the interior neighborhoods of. The following homicide statistics come from the fbi uniform crime report. On average, 1,000 homicides a year are not solved in california, adding up to 10,508 homicides from 1999 to 2008. Like most other police departments, opd keeps statistics on specific violent crimes committed in the city. These maps represent crime reports that have been aggregated to police beats for a number of key crime types including robbery, shootings, burglary, property and violent crimes as well as homicides. In 1983, the national journal referred to oakland as the 1983 crime capital of the san francisco bay area. This is a continuation of a pattern in oakland that has been the case for years and is closely tied to the economic and social realities of young people living in the citys poorest areas. Youth in east and west oakland, where the homicide rate ranges between 37. With gun killings down in oakland, police credit ceasefire. The oakland police department reported five justified homicides in 2012, a determination made jointly by police and the alameda county district attorneys office.
Com crime analysis oakland police department all data extracted via the leap network. From 2000 through 2005, homicides in oakland accounted for over 70% of all. Download the 2008 oakland homicide map pdf east bay times. Oakland barring any deadly new years eve revelry, oakland is poised to finish with 124 homicides in 2008, three fewer than the 127 recorded in 2007. In oakland, your chance of becoming a victim of a property crime is one in 18, which is a rate of 55 per one thousand population. Google the victims name and you could probably find a news link to find out the circumstances. The oakland tribune has posted an oakland homicide map for 2010. Detroit homicides fall to lowest level since 1967 freep. Oakland s submission to the fbi uniform crime report was not accepted.
My great gramps helped build the bay bridge in the 1930s before trekking off to murder some nazis in ww2. Most of the victims were young black males who were killed with firearms in east and west oakland. Lozano is among the wreckage left behind by a rising bay area homicide rate, a. The city attributes most of the violent crime to gangrelated activity. Download the 2008 oakland homicide map pdf share this. Information about opd crime stats oakland city hall. Oaklands submission to the fbi uniform crime report was not accepted. Mapbuilder lets you tag locations on a map and publish it on your own site. Bay area covid19 map breaking news alameda, santa clara counties show largest coronavirus surges in latest county figures news. Click here to read the bay area news group report on families of oakland homicide victims. In 2011, there were 103 reported homicides in oakland. Shooting wounds man a block away from friday homicide in east oakland.
To see a summary table of all crimes in oakland compared with the past three years and our innovative crime calendars check out this post. On january 25, 2017 the oakland police department arrested a 22yearold female and 21yearold man for the homicide of. On wednesday, september 22nd, 2004, the alameda county coroners bureau identified a murder victim as 14yearold davon levingston, a west oakland resident. Most oakland homicides in 2006 were shootings sfgate. Oakland county farmers market opens for summer hours at waterford oaks, in photos. Those cases included one officerinvolved shooting and four cases that involved selfdefense or citizens who interceded to stop a crime in progress. Acting chief darren allison grew up in the department. In a continued effort to keep the citizens of oakland informed on all the hard work being done by the men and women at the oakland police department, we would like to share those homicide cases that have resulted in both an arrest and charge of murder so far this year. Crime in oakland, california, began to rise during the late 1960s, and by the end of the 1970s oaklands per capita murder rate had risen to twice that of san francisco or new york city. Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of alameda county, california, united states.