OAKLAND, Calif. - The city of Oakland shared new data on Thursday which pointed to a significant reduction in reported crimes for the first half of 2025.
According to city leaders, Oakland is reportedly safer than it was this time last year, and they said stricter enforcement, its Ceasefire program, and community support have contributed to the decrease.
By the numbers:
The city presented the following data from the first six months of 2025, compared to the first half of 2024:
Homicides – down 21%
Aggravated assault – down 18%
Rape – down 24%
Robbery – down 41%
Burglary – down 19%
Car theft – down 45%
Larceny – down 17%
Arson – up 19%
Mayor Barbara Lee, Police Chief Floyd Mitchell, and other city leaders held a press conference on Thursday at OPD headquarters to announce th