Public Safety Committee
September 13, 2022
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Edward D. Reiskin
City Administrator
FROM: LeRonne L. Armstrong
Chief of Police
SUBJECT: Quarterly Crime Data Report DATE: August 15, 2022
City Administrator Date
Approval
RECOMMENDATION
Receive A Quarterly Informational Report From The Oakland Police Department (OPD) On Crime Data In The City Of Oakland.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Attachment A to this report provides information on crime, crime trends, crime reduction and crime intervention activities in Oakland for the first two quarters of calendar year 2022 (January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022).
BACKGROUND AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
In 2013, the Public Safety Committee requested a quarterly report from OPD on crime trends and crime reduction activities in the City of Oakland. This report is provided four times a year and updated to include the preceding three-month period (January through March; April through June; July through September and October through December).
ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES
This informational report is presented to the City Council and the Oakland community to provide an update on crime and crime reduction activities in Oakland. The attached presentation (Attachment A) contains information as follows:
Citywide Trends: Homicide, Robbery, and Shootings;
Overview of Police Area and Bureau of Field Operations Issues; Crime statistics for each of OPD’s five Police Areas (1-6); Ceasefire Program Information; and
Violent Crime Operations Center (VCOC) Information.
Aug 18, 2022
Edward D. Reiskin, City Administrator
Subject: Quarterly Police Staffing Levels
Date: August 15, 2022 Page 2
Public Safety Committee
September 13, 2022
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
No outreach was deemed necessary for this report beyond the standard City Council agenda noticing procedures.
COORDINATION
There was no outside agency coordination in the production of this report.
FISCAL IMPACT
This item is for informational purposes only and does not have a direct fiscal impact or cost.
SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES
Economic: There are no economic opportunities associated with this report.
Environmental: There are no environmental opportunities associated with this report.
Race and Social Equity: This report provides valuable information to all residents and visitors to the city of Oakland regarding crime trends and reduction activities.
Edward D. Reiskin, City Administrator
Subject: Quarterly Police Staffing Levels
Date: August 15, 2022 Page 3
Public Safety Committee
September 13, 2022
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive A Quarterly Informational Report From The Oakland Police Department (OPD) On Crime, Crime Trends, And Crime Reduction Activities in the City of Oakland.
For questions regarding this report, please contact James Beere, Deputy Chief of Police, at [email protected].
Reviewed by:
James Beere, Deputy Chief of Police
OPD, Bureau of Field Operations I
Prepared by:
Nicole Freeman, Crime Analysis Manager
OPD, Criminal Investigations Division (CID)
Tracey Jones, Police Services Manager
OPD, Research and Planning Section
Attachments (1):
A: 1st and 2nd Quarter 2022 Crime Statistics (trends and reduction activities), Citywide Trends, and Six Police Areas Crime Data