Oakland police said Thursday that crime data for the first six months of 2025 shows that violent crime in the city is down compared to the same period last year.
Police Chief Floyd Mitchell said Oakland is echoing a nationwide trend, with the city seeing a 29 percent drop in violent crime from Jan. 1 through June 30.
The city’s crime data corresponds with data released the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Mitchell said.
The figures released Thursday show homicides are down by 21 percent; aggravated assaults have dropped 18 percent; rapes are down 24 percent; and robberies have decreased by 41 percent. In addition, burglaries are down by 19 percent, auto thefts decreased by 45 percent and larceny was down by 17 percent. Arson was the only category that rose, and was up by 9 percent.
Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, who took office in May, said her public safety strategy includes funding 678 sworn officers this year as part of a multi-year commitment to reach 700 under Measure NN, approved last November by voters.
“These results show that we’re on the right track, but our work is far from done,” Lee said during a news conference on Thursday.
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