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  2. Crime in Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    Total crime in Oakland dropped by 41% from 1987 to 2012. In 2012, Oakland had the highest total crime rate of any California city with 20,000 or more people, with 8,587 total crimes per 100,000 residents, compared to a statewide average of 3,182 total crimes per 100,000 people. [8] Property crime in Oakland declined by 58% between 1988 and 2009 ...

  3. 2022 Oakland school shooting - Wikipedia

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    On September 28, 2022, one person was ultimately killed and five people were wounded from gun violence that occurred at King Estates School Complex, an area where three different high schools share a complex campus in Oakland, California. The shooting happened during school hours at 12:45 p.m., [1] when two gunmen, believed by Oakland ...

  4. Oakland city leaders say crime is down, crediting Ceasefire ...

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    OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland city leadership said crime is going down in the Town. The latest crime data shows that overall crime is down 33% compared to this time last year, and 17% compared to the ...

  5. Rising crime risks turning Oakland into a ‘ghost town ... - AOL

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    Violent crime and other felonies fell in 2023 in America’s biggest cities.They increased in Oakland.. Robberies grew 38% last year in Oakland, according to police data. Burglaries increased 23% ...

  6. Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    Oakland is the most populous city in and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, and the third-largest city overall in the Bay Area. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, [13] it serves as the Bay Area's trade center ...

  7. Newsom to send 120 CHP officers to fight crime in Oakland - AOL

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    Violent crime increased 21% in 2023 from the year before, according to the Oakland Police Department’s end-of-year crime report. Homicides topped 100 for the fourth consecutive year. Homicides ...

  8. California governor to send prosecutors to Oakland to help ...

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    Gov. Gavin Newsom days earlier said he would deploy 120 California Highway Patrol officers to also help with targeted crackdowns on criminal activity in Oakland, a city of 400,000 people across ...

  9. Ghost Town, Oakland, California - Wikipedia

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    Jerry Brown, governor of California and former Mayor of Oakland stated: "Instead of an omnibus crime bill, you have to deal with shootings in Ghost Town in West Oakland and sideshows in East Oakland." Brown made attempts to turn around the blighted West Oakland neighborhood after 60 Minutes featured it in a television profile.