CurrentCrimeMap

Data through December 2025, Oakland Police Department

Crime in Oakland, CA

The violent crime rate in Oakland is 1,475 per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, 238% above the average of the 302 cities and county areas we cover. That is −22% compared with the previous 12 months.

The numbers

12 months to Dec 2025

Violent crime

1,475 per 100,000 residents, per year

6,554 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

−22% vs. the previous 12 months

Property crime

5,255 per 100,000 residents, per year

23,343 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

−26% vs. the previous 12 months

All reported

6,730 per 100,000 residents, per year

29,897 reported in the 12 months to Dec 2025

Annual rates: reported incidents over the last 12 months per 100,000 residents (population 444,211, U.S. Census).

What counts as violent and property crime

Counted the FBI's way, the same for every city: violent crime is homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property crime is burglary, theft, vehicle theft and arson. Simple assault is not counted as violent. How we count

Where Oakland sits among covered places

violent, per 100k, per year

1,475

Oakland has the second-highest rate of the 302 cities and county areas on this site, higher than 300 of the other 301.

Carmel 51avg 437Detroit 1,632

The ring is Oakland; the tick is the average of all 302 cities and county areas.

PlaceViolent per 100kRank
Detroit, MI1,6321
Oakland, CA1,4752
Little Rock, AR1,4633
Memphis, TN1,4454
Kansas City, MO1,3255
Baltimore, MD1,3026
Wilmington, DE1,2777
Lansing, MI1,2598
Dayton, OH1,2549
Cleveland, OH1,25110
Springfield, MO1,23011

The places closest to Oakland in the ranking, highest rate first. See all 302 cities and county areas

Oakland crime map

cities around it

The FBI publishes citywide totals from Oakland Police Department, not where each crime happened, so there is no street-level map of Oakland on this page.

Of the 8 covered cities nearest Oakland, all 8 have a lower violent crime rate. The closest is Fremont, CA, 28 miles away.

Oakland and the covered places nearest to it, with each one’s violent crime rate and distance
PlaceViolent per 100kDistance
Oakland, CA1,475
Fremont, CA8128 mi
San Francisco, CA48642 mi
San Jose, CA46343 mi
Stockton, CA96854 mi
Sacramento, CA66869 mi
Modesto, CA55570 mi
Fresno, CA652153 mi
Reno, NV536178 mi
About the colors and distances

Colors use the same scale as the rest of the site, from the lowest to the highest violent crime rate among the 302 cities and county areas we cover. City outlines from the U.S. Census Bureau. Distances are straight-line, between city centers.

Reported crime by type

12 months to Dec 2025
  • RobberyTaking property by force or threatViolent, 1,743 reported392no year-ago month
  • HomicideViolent, 55 reported12−32% vs. a year ago
  • Theft, including from vehiclesAll theft without force or entry; this agency does not report thefts from vehicles separatelyProperty, 14,452 reported3,253no year-ago month
  • Vehicle theftProperty, 6,431 reported1,448no year-ago month
  • BurglaryEntering a home or business to stealProperty, 2,329 reported524no year-ago month
See the table
OffenseReportedPer 100kvs. previous monthvs. a year earlier
RobberyViolent1,743392——
HomicideViolent5512—−32%
Theft, including from vehiclesProperty14,4523,253——
Vehicle theftProperty6,4311,448——
BurglaryProperty2,329524——
About these categories

Homicide, robbery, burglary, theft and vehicle theft come from the same reports Oakland Police Department sends the FBI. Oakland Police Department does not report thefts from vehicles (NIBRS codes 23F and 23G) separately to the FBI, so they are counted with the rest of theft. Robbery is part of violent crime and the others of property crime; assault and rape count in violent crime but are not listed separately, so the rows do not add up to the totals. Red means more than before, green means fewer. “Not yet” means the site does not have that month from a year earlier.

Against other places of 100,000+ residents: vehicle theft (1st highest rate of 155), robbery (1st highest rate of 152) and burglary (13th highest rate of 168).

Month by month

Jan 2025 to Dec 2025

Violent crime −22%

02505007501,000JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec485615
Violent crimes per month in Oakland, CA, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthViolent crimesMonth a year earlierViolent crimes
Jan 2025616Jan 2024788
Feb 2025586Feb 2024700
Mar 2025567Mar 2024754
Apr 2025523Apr 2024672
May 2025538May 2024801
Jun 2025573Jun 2024800
Jul 2025573Jul 2024739
Aug 2025632Aug 2024632
Sep 2025547Sep 2024688
Oct 2025460Oct 2024618
Nov 2025454Nov 2024569
Dec 2025485Dec 2024615

Homicides −32%

051015JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec610
Homicides per month in Oakland, CA, Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 and a year earlier
MonthHomicidesMonth a year earlierHomicides
Jan 202510Jan 20249
Feb 20254Feb 20243
Mar 20257Mar 20246
Apr 20253Apr 20246
May 20256May 20249
Jun 20252Jun 202410
Jul 20254Jul 20246
Aug 20253Aug 202410
Sep 20253Sep 20247
Oct 20253Oct 20241
Nov 20254Nov 20244
Dec 20256Dec 202410
Every month since Jan 2023
Reported crime per month in Oakland, CA
MonthViolentPropertyHomicides
Dec 20254851,8836
Nov 20254541,7954
Oct 20254601,8493
Sep 20255471,8843
Aug 20256322,0223
Jul 20255731,9144
Jun 20255731,6722
May 20255381,7846
Apr 20255232,0583
Mar 20255672,1087
Feb 20255862,0864
Jan 20256162,28810
Dec 20246152,19710
Nov 20245692,3924
Oct 20246182,2591
Sep 20246882,1957
Aug 20246322,41610
Jul 20247392,6716
Jun 20248002,54410
May 20248013,3339
Apr 20246722,5016
Mar 20247543,0566
Feb 20247002,9433
Jan 20247883,0629
Dec 20237583,1039
Nov 20237123,2727
Oct 20233,6213,10310
Sep 20231,0243,55015
Aug 20231,0625,01118
Jul 20238983,8678
Jun 20239593,7158
May 20231,0213,7069
Apr 20238803,4649
Mar 20237283,1687
Feb 20236123,2409
Jan 20233,2154,0029

How Oakland compares

per 100k, per year

Similar size

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
2Oakland, CA1,4755,255444,211Dec 2025
22Minneapolis, MN1,0114,687428,057Aug 2026
30Tulsa, OK8413,291415,528Apr 2026
52Aurora, CO7112,297407,319Sep 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
158Arlington, TX3451,726406,035Sep 2026
164Tampa, FL338994421,313Feb 2026
262New Castle County, DE (County Police)137551439,696May 2026
277Virginia Beach, VA1111,402454,805Aug 2026

The 10 places closest to Oakland in population, Oakland included, highest violent crime rate first.

Same state

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
2Oakland, CA1,4755,255444,211Dec 2025
23Stockton, CA9682,240325,985Sep 2026
25San Bernardino, CA8962,208225,448Aug 2026
60Sacramento, CA6682,055538,389Jul 2026
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
66Los Angeles, CA6462,0833,898,747Aug 2026
72Long Beach, CA6212,553447,317Dec 2025
83Riverside, CA5682,056325,858Aug 2026
85Modesto, CA5551,521221,064Jul 2026
87Anaheim, CA5461,670344,040Sep 2026

The 10 of 24 places in California closest to Oakland in violent crime rate. All 24 in California

Nearby

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to
2Oakland, CA1,4755,255444,211Dec 2025
23Stockton, CA9682,240325,985Sep 2026
60Sacramento, CA6682,055538,389Jul 2026
64Fresno, CA6522,471551,969Aug 2026
85Modesto, CA5551,521221,064Jul 2026
90Reno, NV5361,957286,060Apr 2026
106Bakersfield, CA4942,245420,589Sep 2026
107San Francisco, CA4862,960815,330Dec 2025
114San Jose, CA4632,359994,435Jul 2026
290Fremont, CA811,759227,635Aug 2026

The 9 places on this site closest to Oakland by distance, highest violent crime rate first.

#PlaceViolentPropertyResidentsData to

Figures are what each agency reports to the FBI, over the last 12 months it has reported in full, so the months differ. See all 302 cities and county areas in the rankings

Compare Oakland side by side with San Francisco, Long Beach or Bakersfield, or with any other place.

Other cities in California

8 closest of 23

California as a whole has 417 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year, as reported to the FBI over the 12 months to Jun 2026; Oakland’s rate is 254% above the state’s.

FremontSan FranciscoSan JoseStocktonSacramentoModestoFresnoBakersfield

All 24 cities in California

Common questions

answered with the data above
Is Oakland safe?

By reported violent crime, Oakland is well above the average of the 302 cities and county areas on this site: 1,475 violent crimes per 100,000 residents per year over the 12 months to December 2025, −22% versus the previous 12 months. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood, so the citywide figure is only a starting point.

Is there a crime map for Oakland?

This site does not have one for Oakland. The figures on this page come from the FBI, which receives city totals rather than locations, so CurrentCrimeMap shows how Oakland compares with nearby places such as Fremont, CA instead of a street-level map.

What is the crime rate in Oakland?

1,475 violent and 5,255 property crimes per 100,000 residents per year, based on 29,897 incidents reported to Oakland Police Department over the 12 months to December 2025. Violent crime includes 1,743 robberies (property taken by force or threat); property crime includes 2,329 burglaries and 14,452 thefts, including thefts from vehicles, which Oakland Police Department does not report separately.

Is crime in Oakland going up or down?

It is going down: violent crime −22% and property crime −26% over the last 12 months compared with the 12 months before.

How many homicides has Oakland had in 2025?

Oakland Police Department reported 55 homicides from January to December 2025, the latest month it has reported in full, against 81 in the same months of 2024. Over the 12 months to Dec 2025 the count was 55, or 12 per 100,000 residents.

Where does the data come from?

From Oakland Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0010900). We count reported incidents by month and offense type and divide by the Census population. Reported crime undercounts actual crime; see the methodology page for what the numbers leave out.

Moving to or visiting Oakland

12 months to December 2025
What most people ask aboutReportedPer 100k
RobberyTaking property by force or threat1,743392
BurglaryEntering a home or business to steal2,329524
Vehicle theft6,4311,448

What these numbers leave out: most crime never reaches the police. In the federal victim survey (BJS, 2024), about half of violent crimes and less than a third of property crimes were reported, and only a quarter of everyday thefts. Rates are per resident, so busy downtowns and tourist areas look worse than they are for the people who visit them.

The official source is FBI Crime Data Explorer. For what to look for, and what not to read into a rate, see how to read US crime numbers.

Source and dates

CA0010900
Source
Oakland Police Department, via FBI Crime Data Explorer (dataset CA0010900)
Latest complete month
December 2025
History on this site
January 2023 to December 2025 (36 months)
Update schedule
Oakland Police Department reports monthly to the FBI under the national NIBRS standard. We refresh every morning and publish the most recent 12 months the agency has reported in full.
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Monthly counts by offense (JSON)