Public Safety Committee
February 13, 2024
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Jestin D. Johnson
City Administrator
FROM: Darren Allison
Interim Chief of Police
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL-OPD Biannual
Staffing Report
DATE: January 26, 2024
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police Department’s 2023 Biannual Staffing Levels As of September 30, 2023.
Reason for supplemental
At the January 9, 2024 Public Safety Meeting, Councilmembers requested that the staffing report be updated to include data through December 31, 2023. They also requested answers to five additional questions. The requested information is below.
Over a five-year timespan, OPD sworn staffing levels have fluctuated between 749 filled positions on January 1, 2019, to the lower recent level of 696 filled positions as of January 1, 2023. The authorized and funded staffing level based on the Council-adopted Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 Budget is 712 sworn positions. This 712officer staffing level includes 51.72 positions funded by the 2014 Oakland Public Safety and Services Act (Measure Z) 1 and 15 officer
positions from the 2022 U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Grant.
Table 1 below provides the sworn staffing data numerically on January 1 st of each year, and
Figure 1 below, does so visually.
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Table 1: Actual Staffing Levels on January 1 of Each Year: 2019 – 2023
Figure 1: Sworn Staffing on January 1, 2019 through January 1, 2023
Tables 2a, 2b, and 2c below show the average OPD Communications (911) dispatch response time to calls for service. This data shows the time OPD takes to respond to each request with an officer or other personnel. OPD received 307,924 calls for service (3,347 per day) during the October 1 – December 31 period of 2023. The data shows the average monthly response time for the last five years. The data is divided into tables for Priority One, Priority Two, and Priority Three type calls2.
2 Priority Call Types:
• One = Situations involving imminent injury to persons and for prevention of violent crime and incidents involving a weapon.
• Two = Urgent, but not immediate emergencies including in-progress misdemeanors, in-progress disputes with violence potential, stolen vehicle reports, and just-occurred felonies. • Three = Cold reports and situations where there is no threat of danger to life or property. 660
670
680
690
700
710
720
730
740
750
760
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Sworn Staffing
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Sworn Staffing Levels as of
January 1 of each year 749 730 723 690 696
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The data in each cell in the tables below show minutes and seconds. For example, the first cell for January 2019 for Priority One Calls shows “13.59.” This number means that the call was responded to by OPD’s Bureau of Field Operations in 13 minutes and 59 seconds.
Table 2a: Average Response Time (in minutes and seconds) to Priority One Calls: 2019- 2023 (January-December)
Priority One Calls
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Jan 13.59 11.07 16.24 18.43 14.58
Feb 10.45 12.9 18.87 12.64 12.36
Mar 10.8 11.44 17.25 15.46 15.19
Apr 10.71 11.07 18.11 21.38 25.78
May 11.81 12.9 19.13 23.24 61.72
Jun 12.23 11.44 19.39 20.22 36.32
Jul 8.84 15.10 20.36 23.02 51.80
Aug 13.22 14.86 20.04 24.53 49.36
Sep 10.74 12.56 22.78 27.11 46.73
Oct 10.69 23.93 17.82 18.23 29.10
Nov 8.26 12.01 20.94 13.67 22.12
Dec 14.63 11.67 19.17 12.18 31.85
Table 2b: Average Response Time (in minutes and seconds) to Priority Two Calls: 2019- 2023 (January-December)
Priority Two Calls
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Jan 155.41 147.63 167.82 180.52 168.49
Feb 115.53 216.65 158.34 156.38 224.59
Mar 135.58 159.67 190.56 229.17 158.40
Apr 135.32 145.32 169.36 308.25 317.12
May 128.27 166.86 226.79 332.53 656.93
Jun 155.00 299.29 231.22 320.34 377.89
Jul 139.40 240.53 309.43 318.88 620.60
Aug 215.86 250.29 236.98 320.45 600.45
Sep 214.94 212.25 290.53 418.62 387.93
Oct 161.64 250.10 305.17 207.28 300.80
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Priority Two Calls
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Nov 138.83 181.18 291.18 132.97 203.43
Dec 156.81 147.30 193.04 153.01 269.78
Table 2c: Average Response Time (in minutes and seconds) to Priority Three Calls: 2019- 2023 (January-December)
Priority Three Calls
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Jan 322.34 382.94 369.34 372.27 415.20
Feb 240.73 475.53 384.8 375.08 554.23
Mar 313.79 414.43 460.74 496.92 358.65
Apr 316.26 461.01 427.29 527.98 682.30
May 359.64 433.33 485.11 617.04 1134.98
Jun 465.85 740.46 540.47 616.48 919.04
Jul 423.31 638.51 678.82 636.32 1205.01
Aug 465.07 680.22 542.86 650.95 1081.88
Sep 590.20 593.92 634.81 868.21 842.45
Oct 444.05 654.39 619.62 323.49 943.12
Nov 395.56 419.68 587.54 296.29 609.84
Dec 419.91 346.25 378.91 318.46 917.02
Table 3 below shows Part 1 crimes (more serious and violent) for January 1 through December 31 of each year. These statistics are based on the date the crimes occurred. Statistics can be affected by late reporting, the geocoding process, or the reclassification or unfounded crimes.
Table 3: Part 1 Crimes in Oakland: 2019-2023 (January – December 31)
Part 1 Crimes
01-01-2019
through
12-31-2019
01-01-2020
through
12-31-2020
01-01-2021
through
12-31-2021
01-01-2022
through
12-31-2022
01-01-2023
through
12-31-2023
Homicide – 187(a) 75 102 123 120 120
Homicide – all
other** 3 7 11 2 6
Subtotal – 187(a) + all
other 78 109 134 122 126
Aggravated
Assault 2,745 3,319 3,611 3,223 3,556
* with Firearm 287 498 603 452 508
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Part 1 Crimes
01-01-2019
through
12-31-2019
01-01-2020
through
12-31-2020
01-01-2021
through
12-31-2021
01-01-2022
through
12-31-2022
01-01-2023
through
12-31-2023
Rape 205 220 171 179 188
Robbery 2,817 2,420 2,728 2,680 3,712
Burglary Total 14,796 8,444 10,342 13,711 16,829
* Auto 12,364 6,231 8,480 11,082 13,768
*Residential/
Commercial 2,432 2,213 1,862 2,629 3,061
Motor Vehicle
Theft 6,477 8,737 9,354 10,248 15,043
Larceny 7,774 5,985 6,606 9,386 7,304
Arson 152 194 173 164 111
Total Part 1
Crimes 35,044 29,428 33,119 39,713 46,869
* All totals include attempts except homicides
**Justified, accidental, fatal, or manslaughter by negligence. Traffic collision fatalities are not included in this report. Homicides sourced from the Crime Analysis Section homicide log. All other data sourced via Coplink Analytics.
Table 4 below shows the total number of homicides and the cleared rate for January 1 through December 31 of each year.
Table 4: Homicides Total Cleared Rate: 2019-2023 (January 1 – December 31)
Date
TOTAL
CLEARED
TOTAL
HOMICIDES
TOTAL
CLEARED RATE
Jan – Dec 2019 50 78 64%
Jan – Dec 2020 56 109 51%
Jan – Dec 2021 64 134 48%
Jan – Dec 2022 43 123 35%
Jan – Dec 2023 62 126 49%
Actual and Projected Sworn Staffing
On December 10, 2013, City Council passed Resolution No. 84767 C.M.S. , which requires the
OPD staffing report to contain an analysis of any deviations between the expected and actual staffing levels, the expected hiring methods, and alternative hiring options for achieving budgeted staffing as quickly as possible. Table 5 below provides actual and projected sworn staffing for a 12-month period. The future months contain an estimated attrition rate of 4 officers per month based on attrition rates from the last 12-month period and projected staffing. This data is accurate as of December 31, 2023.
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Table 5: Actual Sworn Staffing (as of December 31, 2023) and Sworn Staffing Projections
Actual Staffing Projected Staffing
Year 2023 2024
Month Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar
Authorized 741 741 741 712* 712 712 712 712 712 712 712 712 Filled 705 705 721 718 714 707 709 706 699 715 711 707
Attrition (0) (3) (3) (4) (7) (2) (3) (7) (7) (4) (4) (4) Hires 0 19 0 0 0 4 0 0 23 0 0 0
Ending
Filled** 705 721 718 714 707 709 706 699 715 711 707 703 Over
(Under)
Authorized
(36) (20) (23) 2 (5) (3) (6) (13) 3 (1) (5) (9)
New POT
Hiring
Pipeline
191st
Academy
(Started Nov
2022, ended
May 2023)
192nd Academy (Started Jun 2023, ends Dec 2023)
193rd Academy (Started Nov 2023,
ends May 2024)
*The Fiscal Year 2023-2025 budget decreased sworn staffing by 3 Sergeants and 26 Police Officers totaling 29 sworn personnel effective July 1, 2023. **Numbers in the “Ending Filled” row provide actual sworn staffing numbers at the close of each month.
Table 6 below provides a listing of authorized and filled positions in OPD.
Table 6: OPD Positions - Authorized and Filled Positions (as of December 31, 2023)
Type Budget Authorized Positions Authorized Filled +/- Sworn
Chief of Police 1 0 0
Assistant Chief 1 1 0
Deputy Chief 4 4 0
Captain 10 7 -3
Lieutenant 27 27 0
Sergeants 118 119 1
Police Officers 551 557 6
Total Sworn 712 715 3
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Professional Staff (Full-time and Part-time) 332.50 265 -77.5 Total Personnel 1,054.50 980 -74.5
Table 7 below is the total of sworn employees who are currently on long term leave.
Table 7: Sworn Employees on Long Term Leave (as of December 31, 2023)
Type of leave
Number of sworn
employees
Medical3 37
Administrative4 25
Military5 3
Total 65
Table 8 below provides information on OPDs authorized sworn permanent staffing.
Table 8: Funded Authorized Sworn Permanent Assignments within OPD
Chief Assistant
Chief
Deputy
Chief Captain Lieutenant Sergeant Officer Total
Office of the Chief 1 1 4 6
Public Information
Office 1 1
Internal Affairs
Division 1 2 14 4 21
Office of Internal
Accountability 1 1 2 2 6
Intelligence Unit 1 6 7
Special Victims
Section 1 4 28 33
Research & Planning
Unit 2 2
3 On-Duty Illness/Injury: An illness/injury defined generally as a health condition that is a result of an on-duty injury or exposure and which restricts members or employees from performing their regularly assigned duties.
Off-Duty Illness/Injury: An illness/injury defined generally as a health condition that is not a result of an on-duty injury or exposure, but which restricts members or employees from performing their regularly assigned duties.
Extended Illness/Injury: Any on-/off-duty illness/injury defined as the status of a member or employee absent from duty for 15 consecutive calendar days or more.
4 Temporarily suspends an employee of their job responsibilities. The employee is asked to remain at home during regular work hours but continues to receive regular pay and benefits.
5 An employee taking a leave of absence to perform military performance. Commences upon receiving notification of military mobilization or orders at active duty.
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Chief Assistant
Chief
Deputy
Chief Captain Lieutenant Sergeant Officer Total
Bureau of
Investigations/CID
Administration
1 1 1 3 6
Homicide Section 1 8 14 23
Burglary, General
Crimes & Task
Forces Section
1 3 18 22
Robbery & Felony
Assault Section 1 2 10 13
Violent Crime
Operations Center 1 2 6 29 38
Youth Outreach Unit 1 3 4
Bureau of Services
Administration 1 1
Training Division 1 3 18 22
Information
Technology 2 2
Recruiting and
Backgrounds Unit 1 8 9
Support Operations
Division 1 1
Traffic Operations 2 0 2
Special Operations 3 21 24
Bureau of Field Ops:
Administration 2 2 4
Patrol Area 1 1 2 13 78 94
Patrol Area 2 1 2 11 55 69
Patrol Area 3 1 2 10 57 70
Patrol Area 4 1 2 11 56 70
Patrol Area 5 1 2 11 54 68
Patrol Area 6 1 2 6 48 57
Ceasefire 1 1 5 30 37
Total Sworn 1 1 4 10 27 118 551 712
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Table 9 below shows OPD professional staff vacancies, and the status of work being done to fill the vacancies.
Table 9: Professional Staff Vacancies
Classification Vacancies FTE
Authorized
Status as of
September 30
Status Updates
Account Clerk II 0 6
Four (4) positions frozen.
One (1) candidate
referred to backgrounds
on 14 Sep 23.
Four (4) Positions
frozen. One (1)
candidate hired
effective 23 Dec 23.
Accountant II 2 2
Department of Human
Resources Management
(HRM) is developing the
job announcement to be
listed simultaneously
w/Accountant III.
HRM is scoring the
multiple-choice
exam, eligible list
expected the week
of 29 Jan 24.
Administrative
Analyst II
2 18
One (1) vacancy in
Fiscal. Candidate
referred to backgrounds
25 Oct 23. One (1)
vacancy in the Human
Resources Section
(HRS). Interviews
scheduled for 15 Nov 23.
One (1) candidate
hired effective 23
Dec 23 in Fiscal.
Job announcement
will open 11 Jan 24
and will close 28
Jan 24.
Administrative
Services
Manager II
1 1
HRM is working with the
union to update the job
specifications.
HRM is working on
updating the job
specifications.
Crime Analyst 3 7
Three (3) candidates
referred to backgrounds
on 16 Aug 23.
One (1) candidate
hired effective 25
Nov 23 and one (1)
candidate hired
effective 6 Jan 24.
New recruitment is
needed to fill
remaining
vacancies.
Criminalist II 2 17
Requested from HRM to
use Criminalist I eligible
list to underfill for the
remaining two (2)
positions.
New recruitment
needed to fill
remaining
vacancies.
Criminalist III 1 6
Requisition submitted to
HRM on 3 Aug 22 to
begin recruitment
process. Recruitment is
New recruitment
needed to fill
remaining
vacancies.
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Classification Vacancies FTE
Authorized
Status as of
September 30
Status Updates
not in top 5 hiring
priorities.
Fleet Compliance
Coordinator 1 1
HRM is currently
reviewing the job
specification.
HRM is reviewing
the job specification.
Forensic
Technician 2 2 Interviews scheduled for
7 Nov 23.
OPD HRS
negotiating start
date with one
candidate. New
recruitment needed
to fill remaining
vacancy.
Grants
Coordinator 1 1
Waiting for HRM to
assign an analyst to the
recruitment.
OPD is working with
HRM on the pre-
recruitment
documents.
Latent Print
Examiner II 1 5
One (1) position frozen.
Position filled with
Temporary Contract
Services Employee
(TCSE) until recruitment
is complete.
New recruitment
needed to fill
vacancy.
Management
Assistant 1 1
One (1) candidate
referred to backgrounds
27 Oct 23.
Candidate declined
the job offer. New
recruitment needed
to fill the vacancy.
Police Cadet, PT 3.5(FTE) 9 (FTE)
Job Announcement open
until 1 Dec 23. One (1)
candidate to start on 11
Nov 23.
Job Announcement
open until 2 Feb 24.
Nine (9) candidates
referred to
backgrounds on 17
Jan 24.
Police
Communications
Dispatcher6
8 86*
Job Announcement is
open continuously.
Twenty-nine (29)
candidates in the
background process.
Four (4) candidates to
start on 11 Nov 23.
Job Announcement
is open
continuously. Thirty-
eight (38)
candidates in the
background
process. Six (6)
candidates started
on 23 Dec 23.
6 FTE authorized includes 10 positions.
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Classification Vacancies FTE
Authorized
Status as of
September 30
Status Updates
Seven (7)
candidates hired
effective 17 Feb 24.
Police Evidence
Technician 6 20
HRM is working with the
union to update the job
specification.
HRM is working with
the union to update
the job specification.
Police
Performance
Auditor
1 3 N/A
New recruitment
needed to fill
vacancy.
Police Property
Specialist 1 6
HRM and hiring manager
are working on the job
announcement.
Job Announcement
will open 25 Jan 24
and will close 11
Feb 24.
Police Property
Supervisor 1 1
HRM is working on the
recruitment timeline and
exam.
HRM is finalizing
the questions for the
supplemental
screening.
Police Records
Specialist 10 55
Two (2) vacancies in
Internal Affairs Division
(IAD), one (1) in
Personnel Assessment
System (PAS) Unit, one
(1) Bureau of Field
Operations (BFO) Admin
Unit, one (1) in Traffic
and seven (7) Records.
Ten (10) candidates
referred to backgrounds
for IAD, BFO Admin, PAS
and Records on 6 Oct 23.
Additional interviews
scheduled for the week of
6 Nov 23 for IAD and
Traffic.
Twelve (12)
candidates referred
to backgrounds the
week of 2 Oct 23.
Five (5) candidates
hired effective 20
Jan 24. Two (2)
candidates hired
effective 3 Feb 24.
Six (6) candidates
currently in the
background
process.
Police Records
Supervisor 1 5 HRM is reviewing
supplemental questions.
Interviews
scheduled for 25
Jan 24.
Police Services
Manager I –
Research &
Planning
0 1
Position temporarily filled
with an Exempt Limited
Duration Employee
(ELDE). Interviews held
on 1 Nov 23.
Candidate hired
effective 11 Nov 23.
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Classification Vacancies FTE
Authorized
Status as of
September 30
Status Updates
Police Services
Manager I –
Human
Resources
Section
1 1
Pre-recruitment
documents sent to HRM
on 26 Oct 23.
Job Announcement
closed on 15 Dec
23. Applications are
being screened.
Police Services
Manager I -
Records
1 1 N/A
OPD completing the
pre-recruitment
documents.
Police Services
Technician II 4 41
One (1) candidate to start
on 11 Nov 23. New
recruitment is needed to
fill remaining vacancies.
Recruitment not in top 5
hiring priorities.
New recruitment
needed to fill
remaining
vacancies.
Program Analyst
II 1 1
Position filled with a
Limited Duration
Employee by grant
funding.
Position filled with a
Limited Duration
Employee by grant
funding.
Program Analyst
III 1 1 Position filled with an
ELDE.
Position filled with
an ELDE.
Public
Information
Officer I
1 1
Received pre-recruitment
documents from HRM.
Recruitment not in top 5
hiring priorities.
New recruitment
needed to fill the
vacancy.
Sworn Staffing by Area and Patrol Detail
Table 10 provides information on beats by area and patrol data.
Table 10: Police Beat Patrol Data
Area 1 Area 2 Area 3 Area 4 Area 5 Area 6
Police Beats by Area 1-7 8-13 14-19 20-25 26-30 31-35
Number of officers assigned to
patrol: 323 Total 55 Total 53 Total 48 Total 58 Total 52 Total 57 Number of officers assigned
as
Community Resource Officers
BFO 1 and BFO 2
BFO 1 Total - 9 BFO 2 Total - 10
Number of officers assigned 26
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to the Crime Reduction Teams
(under direction from BOI and
VCOC)
Demographics – Oakland Residents
OPD has prioritized attracting, through varied strategic recruiting efforts, a racially diverse and multilingual workforce of qualified officers that includes Oakland residents. Figure 2 below shows that as of December 31, 2023, 68 sworn members (9.51%) were Oakland residents.
Table 11 below provides details about the top ten cities where officers live (Oakland being the largest city of residence for officers).
Figure 2: OPD Sworn Officers - Residency by County and City
County of Alameda
(excluding Oakland),
23%
City of Oakland, 10%
Other (Fewer than 5),
2%
County of Contra Costa,
34%
County of Sacramento,
1%
County of San
Francisco, 3%
County of San Joaquin,
8%
County of San Mateo,
3%
County of Santa Clara,
3%
County of Solano, 9%
County of Sonoma, 2%
County of
Stanislaus, 1%
County of Marin , 1%
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Table 11: Residency by Top 10 Locations of Sworn OPD Members
Tables 12A and 12B below provide demographic information for all OPD sworn and professional staff by Race/Ethnicity and Gender, Table 12A represents OPD sworn staff and Table 12B represents OPD professional staff.
Table 12A: Race/Ethnicity and Gender – OPD Sworn Staff as of December 31, 2023
Race/Ethnicity Female Male
Asian 8 7.93% 102 16.63%
Black or
African-
American
24 23.76% 129 21%
Filipino 2 1.98% 29 4.72%
Hispanic or
Latino
38 37.62% 169 27.52%
Native American 1 0.99% 2 0.33%
Undeclared-
Other
4 3.96% 21 3.42%
White or
Caucasian
24 23.76% 162 26.38%
Total 101 100% 614 100%
Table 12B: Race/Ethnicity and Gender – OPD Professional Staff as of December 31, 2023
Race/
Ethnicity
Female Male
Asian 27 13.37% 15 23.81%
Black or
African-American
92 45.54% 16 21.04%
Filipino 2 0.99% 1 1.59%
Hispanic or Latino 37 18.32% 17 26.98%
Native American 0 0% 0 0%
Undeclared-Other 5 2.48% 2 3.17%
White or Caucasian 39 19.3% 12 19.05%
City Count
Department
Percentage City Count
Department
Percentage
Oakland 68 9.51% Brentwood 25 3.49%
Concord 35 4.90% Oakley 24 3.36%
Hayward 31 4.34% Castro Valley 23 3.22%
Antioch 28 3.92% San
Francisco
23 3.22%
San Leandro 28 3.92% Fairfield 22 3.08%
Total 307 42.96%
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Race/
Ethnicity
Female Male
Total 202 100% 63 100%
Table 13 below provides current and past demographic information for OPD sworn staff.
Table 13: Race*/Ethnicity* by Year – OPD Sworn Staff as of December 31, 2023
Race/
Ethnicity
US 2022
Census-
Oakland Pop.7
OPD
2020
OPD
2021
OPD
2022 OPD 2023
Asian 15.9% 18.1% 18.55% 19.23% 19.72%
Black or
African-American
21.8% 16.7% 18.70% 20.52% 21.40%
Hispanic 26.6% 28.2% 27.97% 28.55% 28.95%
Other 3.40% 3.0% 3.33% 3.44% 3.92%
White 32.3% 34.0% 31.45% 28.26% 26.01%
*Note: “Asian” includes Filipino; “Other” includes Native American and Undeclared
Table 14 below shows the gender breakdown of OPD sworn staff and provides a national comparison.
Table 14: OPD Gender Percentages by Year Compared With 2022 National Percentage 8 Gender
National
Percentage
2022
OPD
2020
OPD 2021
OPD 2022
*OPD
2023
Female 13.94% 14.6% 15.65% 14.92% 14.59%
Male 86.06% 85.4% 84.35% 85.08% 85.41%
*2023 figure shows all OPD sworn staff as of December 31, 2023
Attrition
As noted in Table 15 below, OPD experienced an average attrition rate of 3.75 officers per month (45 officers over the 12-month period), which is consistent with the projected attrition rate of four officers per month.
7 2022 data: population by race in the city of Oakland. Source: United States Census Bureau. Quick Facts Oakland city, California 2022.
8 2022 data: gender ratio of police officers in the U.S. (Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation. U.S. Department of Justice. Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program, Crime in the United States, 2022 .
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Table 15: Sworn Attrition Data: October 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023
2023
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
Disability
Retirement 2 1 3 1 1 8
Resignation
(not during
Field
Training)
1 1
Resignation
during Field
Training
1 1 2 1 5
Resignation
(to other
agency)
1 1 1 1 1 1 6
Service
Retirement 2 1 2 2 1 3 1 1 2 6 21
Deceased 1 1
Removed
from
Probation
during Field
Training
3 3
Grand Total 3 3 3 0 3 3 4 7 2 3 7 7 45
In September 2021, the preceding Chief mandated all personnel who voluntarily separate from OPD (excluding service retirements) to participate in an exit interview with the Human Resources Manager or a member of the OPD Executive Team. Below are the top four reasons for voluntary separation from January 1 through December 31, 2023:
1. Dissatisfaction with City Leadership
2. Family
3. Lack of Communication
4. Physical Requirements of Job
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February 13, 2024
Recruitment
During the period from September 30, 2023 through December 31, 2023, OPD hosted and/or attended 27 events. Three (3) events were online, 24 events were in person, and 12 events were in Oakland. During these events, OPD interacted with applicants interested in the Police Officer Trainee (POT) and other positions and provided information about available jobs. OPD has also maintained a social media and online presence on the following platforms:
• OPD Jobs Website – www.opdjobs.com
• Instagram – www.instagram.com/opd_jobs
• Facebook – www.facebook.com/opdcareers
• Additional Websites:
Campuspride.org
Prodivnet.com (Professional Diversity Network)
Table 16 below provides additional details regarding recruitment and outreach events.
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: OPD Biannual Staffing Report
Date: January 26, 2024 Page 18
Public Safety Committee
February 13, 2024
Date Event Location Attendees
Inquiries:
# And Type
3-Oct-23
Sonoma State
University, Job fair
1801 E. Cotati Ave. Rohnert Park,
CA 94928 300
5 POT, 10
Dispatchers, 2
PETs
4-Oct-23
Saint Mary’s College of
California job fair
1928 Saint Mary’s Rd., Moraga, CA
94575 600
20 POT, 10
Dispatchers, 5
PETs
11-Oct-23
American River College
Career Fair
4700 College Oak Drive,
Sacramento, CA 95841 350
10 POT, 1-
Dispatchers, 5
PETs
14-Oct-23
South Bay Regional Job
Fair 100 Campus Ctr, Seaside, CA 93955 1000
25 POT, 4
Dispatchers, 2
PETs
14-Oct-23 Global insight, (OPIC)
7100 Coliseum Way, Oakland, CA
94612 500
10 POT, 5
Dispatchers
16-Oct-23 Travis Air Force Base 690 Airman Dr, Fairfield, CA 94535 35 5 POT, 3
Dispatchers
18-Oct-23
OPD Zoom Workshop
"Hiring Process" Online 20 20 POT
19-Oct-23
CSU East Bay Career
Fair
25800 Carlos Bee Blvd, Hayward,
CA 94542 200
10 POT , 25
Dispatch, 8
Cadet
21-Oct-23
Chinatown Safety
Resource Fair 250 10th St., Oakland, CA 94607 300
3 POT, 2
Dispatchers
21-Oct-23
Practice Physical Ability
Test
Merritt College
12500 Campus Drive
Oakland, CA 94619 15 15 POT
22-Oct-23 Oral Board Workshop
Police Administration Building
455 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607 15 15 POT
23-Oct-23 Travis Air Force Base 690 Airman Dr, Fairfield, CA 94535 35 3 POT 28-Oct-23 Black College Expo
4030 Valley Blvd., Suite 100, Walnut,
CA 91789 1000
10 POT, 30
Dispatchers, 10
Cadets, 10 PET
30-Oct-23 Travis Air Force Base 690 Airman Dr, Fairfield, CA 94535 32 4 POT, 1
Dispatcher
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: OPD Biannual Staffing Report
Date: January 26, 2024 Page 19
Public Safety Committee
February 13, 2024
31-Oct-23 Trunk or Treat
96th Ave & Sunnyside St, Oakland,
CA 94612 3000
50 POT, 20
Dispatcher, 23
Cadets, 5 PET
4-Nov-23
Practice Physical Ability
Test
Merritt College, 12500 Campus
Drive, Oakland, CA 94619 15 15 POT
5-Nov-23 Oral Board Workshop
Police Administration Building
455 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607 13 13 POT
7-Nov-23
University of Reno Job
Fair 1664 N Virginia St, Reno, NV 89557 1000
7 POT, 15
Dispatcher
11-Nov-23
University of Nevada
Las Vegas
851 Tropicana Ave., Las Vegas, NV
89119 250
2 POT, 2
Dispatch, 6
Cadet
15-Nov-23
OPD Zoom Workshop
“Hiring process" Online 17 17 POT
5-Dec-23 Laney College 900 Fallon St., Oakland, CA 94607 120 2 POT 8
Dispatch, 2
cadet, 2 PST
9-Dec-23
Practice Physical Ability
Test
Merritt College, 12500 Campus
Drive, Oakland, CA 94619 21 21 POT
10-Dec-23 Oral Board Workshop
Police Administration Building
455 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607 12 12 POT
11-Dec-23 Travis Air Force Base 690 Airman Dr, Fairfield, CA 94535 30 2 POT , 2
Dispatch
20-Dec-23 Toys for the Town
PAB- 455 7th St., Oakland, CA
94607 2000
3 POT, 4
Dispatch, 1
PST
20-Dec-23
OPD Zoom Workshop
“Life in the academy" Online 7 7 POT
30-Dec-23 Fremont High School
4610 Foothill Blvd, Oakland, CA
94601 200 5 POT
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: OPD Biannual Staffing Report
Date: January 26, 2024 Page 20
Public Safety Committee
February 13, 2024
Additional staffing report questions:
Why are there only five hiring priorities when there are 67.5 vacancies and what are the others?
The number of professional staff vacancies listed does not reflect the total number of recruitments. There are 27 professional staff classifications that need an individual recruitment conducted to fill the 67.5 vacancies. Some of the classifications have multiple vacancies which equate to the overall vacancy count. Per HRM, they do not limit departments to only five hiring priorities. Years ago, that was the direction given to departments by HRM leadership; however, in the past year and a half they have asked departments to identify all of their vacancies and let them know the priority order for each of them.
OPD has continuously provided HRM with the complete list of professional staff classifications that need an individual recruitment. Each classification is listed in accordance with its priority ranking and HRM works on the recruitments beginning with the top priorities and then the subsequent recruitments as time and staffing permits.
Below is a list of the OPD hiring priorities (including sworn promotions). Please note these priorities are subject to change depending on the needs of the department.
Position
Number Classification
1 Police Officer Trainee
2 Police Communications Dispatcher
3 Police Cadet
4 Lieutenant of Police
5 Sergeant of Police
6 Police Property Supervisor
7 Police Property Specialist
8 Police Communications Manager
9 Grants Coordinator
10 Police Communications Operator
11 Police Evidence Technician
12 Fleet Compliance Coordinator
13 Police Services Manager I - Records
14 Police Performance Auditor
15 Police Personnel Operations Specialist
16 Police Services Technician II
17 Police Communications Supervisor
18 Crime Analyst
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: OPD Biannual Staffing Report
Date: January 26, 2024 Page 21
Public Safety Committee
February 13, 2024
19 Public Information Officer I
20 Criminalist II SC-Forensic Chemistry
21 Criminalist III SC-Forensic Chemistry (Drug Analysis) 22 Program Analyst III
23 Administrative Services Manager II
24 Forensic Technician
25 Latent Print Examiner II
26 Executive Assistant to the Director
27 Management Assistant
28 Administrative Analyst II
29 Accountant II
30 Reprographic Offset Operator
Provide a current status update for things dating back to 2022.
A recruitment was held for the Criminalist III position in 2022. The list was exhausted as there were no other candidates. A new recruitment is needed to fill the remaining vacancy. However, since a recruitment for the Criminalist III position occurred in 2022, this classification was moved lower on the list of recruitment priorities.
Provide more information regarding candidates being referred to backgrounds. Is the average wait five to six months for background checks? What are other delays?
After interviews are conducted and candidates are selected by the hiring manager. The OPD Human Resources Section (HRS) refers the selected candidate to backgrounds. Once the Recruiting and Backgrounds Unit (RBU) receives a referral from HRS, they immediately contact the candidate to schedule a time in the office for processing. Once the candidate comes to the office it takes approximately 45 days to complete a background check.
Delays in the background check process include: candidates being unable to come into the office to be processed or they reschedule; the candidate does not have all of the required paperwork turned in (school transcripts, etc.); the references may not return the calls from the investigator; requests to expedite completing Police Communications Dispatcher (PCD) and Police Officer Trainee (POT) backgrounds.
Regarding the Grants Coordinator position, how long has the department been without one? Who has assumed the role and responsibilities of the Grants Coordinator?
The permanent Grants Coordinator position has been vacant since September 16, 2022.
However, since the date the position became vacant, the duties have been performed by an employee working in either an acting assignment or as an Exempt Limited Duration Employee.
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: OPD Biannual Staffing Report
Date: January 26, 2024 Page 22
Public Safety Committee
February 13, 2024
Regarding the vacancies in OPD, how long will the backgrounds take and is there a way to prioritize?
Once the candidate comes into the office it takes approximately 45 days to complete a background check. The hiring priority for the department is PCDs and POTs. Unless there is a specific request, PCDs and POTs are the priority.
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police Department’s 2023 Biannual Staffing Levels As of September 30, 2023.
For questions regarding this report, please contact Amber Fuller, Acting Human Resources Manager, OPD Human Resources Section, at (510) 238-3733.
Reviewed by:
Kiona Suttle, Deputy Director
OPD, Bureau of Services
Tracey Jones, Police Services Manager
OPD, Research and Planning Unit
Prepared by:
Amber Fuller, Acting Human Resources
Manager
OPD, Human Resources Section