A 22-year-old scandal exposing abuses by Oakland police resulted in a higher rate of complaints sustained against officers, and many are leaving the department amid the heightened scrutiny. Story from @CalMatters.
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said Thursday efforts to defund her city s police department went too far, after it saw crime surge to levels not seen in 15 years.
Amid a continuing debate over the role and size of urban police departments, 10 years of Oakland police data show that shootings and homicides declined in.
Sixty percent of calls for service are coming from East Oakland so Armstrong is creating the sixth district, he said at the news conference from the police substation in East Oakland at 2651 73rd Ave.
The city of Oakland, California recorded its 131st murder of 2021 on Monday surpassing the annual homicide rates from the last nine years. This follows a grim national trend.