Oakland, CA Crime Statistics For 2023

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Updated: 2023-10-25

Crime Rate In Oakland, CA Summary

Crime in Oakland research summary. HomeSnacks has been using Saturday Night Science to report crime data in Oakland over the past eight years using the FBI crime explorer. Based on the most recently available data released October 17, 2023, we found the following about crime in Oakland:

  • There were 34,253 total crimes committed in Oakland the last reporting year.
  • On a rate basis, there were 7,996.1 total crimes per 100K people in Oakland.
  • The overall crime rate in Oakland is 244.04% above the national average.
  • Oakland ranks #454 safest out of 462 cities in California.
  • Oakland ranks #9,765 safest out of 9,869 cities in the United States.

Because the crime rate is so low in America, we use "per 100,000 people" to make the number a bit easier to compare across locations visually. It's mathematically the same as doing per capita comparisons and isn't conveying that there are 100,000+ people in a location.

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Oakland Vs California And National Crime Rates

According to the most recent data from the FBI, the total crime rate in Oakland is 7,996.1 per 100,000 people. That's 244.04% higher than the national rate of 2,324.2 per 100,000 people and 209.81% higher than the California total crime rate of 2,581.0 per 100,000 people.

Statistic Count
Raw
Oakland
/ 100k People
California
/ 100k People
National
/ 100k People
Total Crimes Per 100K 34,253 7,996.1 2,581.0 2,324.2
Murder 121 28.2 5.6 6.3
Robbery 2,736 638.7 113.6 66.1
Aggravated Assault 3,329 777.1 288.7 268.2
Violent Crime 6,516 1,521.1 442.0 369.8
Burglary 2,693 628.7 369.7 269.8
Larceny 17,347 4,049.5 1,341.7 1,401.9
Car Theft 7,697 1,796.8 427.6 282.7
Property Crime 27,737 6,474.9 2,138.9 1,954.4

Oakland Crime Compared To California Averages

Each category of crime indexed to the worst per capita in California.
Data Source -- FBI UCR 2022.

Violent Crime Rates In Oakland

6,516
Violent Crimes
1,521.1
Violent Crimes / 100k People
311.33%
Above The National Average
  • There were 6,516 violent crimes in Oakland in the last reporting year.
  • The violent crime rate in Oakland is 1,521.1 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 65.7 chance of being the victim of a violent crime in Oakland each year. That compares to a 1 in 226.2 chance statewide.
  • That's 311.33% higher than the national rate of 369.8 per 100,000 people.
  • 244.10% higher than the California violent crime rate of 442.0 per 100,000 people.

Property Crime Rates In Oakland

27,737
Property Crimes
6,474.9
Property Crimes / 100k People
231.30%
Above The National Average
  • There were 27,737 property crimes in Oakland in the last reporting year.
  • The property crime rate in Oakland is 6,474.9 per 100,000 people.
  • You have a 1 in 15.4 chance of being the victim of a property crime in Oakland each year. That compares to a 1 in 0.0 chance nationally.
  • That's 231.30% higher than the national rate of 1,954.4 per 100,000 people.
  • And 202.72% higher than the California property crime rate of 2,138.9 per 100,000 people.

Crime In Cities Around Oakland

City Population Count
Raw
Total Crime
/ 100k People
Property Crime
/ 100k People
Violent Crime
/ 100k People
Berkeley, CA 114,872 7,150 6,224.3 5,643.7 580.6
San Mateo, CA 99,184 2,632 2,653.7 2,349.2 304.5
San Ramon, CA 87,226 864 990.5 925.2 65.3
San Leandro, CA 86,465 4,753 5,497.0 4,919.9 577.1
Alameda, CA 74,441 3,432 4,610.4 4,298.7 311.7
San Bruno, CA 40,817 1,172 2,871.4 2,582.3 289.1
Belmont, CA 26,277 411 1,564.1 1,411.9 152.2
Orinda, CA 19,441 136 699.6 643.0 56.6
Moraga, CA 16,550 185 1,117.8 936.6 181.3
Emeryville, CA 12,781 2,070 16,195.9 15,084.9 1,111.0

Oakland SnackAbility

7
/10
Overall SnackAbility
Jobs
8/10
Housing
9.5
Affordability
4
Diversity
10
Safety
2
Amenities
10
Education
8
Commute
4
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