Public Safety Committee
July 22, 2025
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Jestin D. Johnson
City Administrator
FROM: Floyd Mitchell
Chief of Police
SUBJECT: OPD Biannual Staffing Report DATE: June 17, 2025
City Administrator Approval Date:
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Administrator Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police Department’s 2024 Biannual Staffing Levels As of December 31, 2024.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Please note that, where possible, staffing updates are provided as of June 17, 2025, to ensure the most accurate and current information is outlined in this report.
This report provides data regarding the following:
• OPD staffing levels and the factors that influence changes over time • Data on police officer hiring and attrition
• Demographic and residency data of sworn personnel
• Information related to OPD sworn officer recruitment efforts and status updates on the hiring of open professional staff positions
BACKGROUND
In 2009, the City Council requested a report from the Oakland Police Department (OPD) outlining staffing levels for both sworn and professional staff. This report provides an update on recruitment efforts and current assignments for both categories as of December 31, 2024.
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ANALYSIS AND POLICY ALTERNATIVES
This report advances the Citywide priority of responsive, trustworthy government by providing the public with data on OPD staffing, recruitment, hiring efforts, and attrition.
Over a six-year timespan, OPD sworn staffing levels have fluctuated between 730 filled positions as of January 1, 2020, and the lower level of 686 filled positions as of January 1, 2025. OPD staffing levels as of June 17, 2025, are at 661 filled positions. Based on the Council-adopted Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 Budget, the authorized and funded staffing level was approved for 678 sworn positions, which included 53 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.
However, in November 2024, the authorized staffing level was decreased to 600 sworn positions as a result of contingency and amended budgets. As the number of budgeted sworn positions has decreased over the years, the number of filled positions has declined proportionally. This reduction is further impacted by ongoing retirements and voluntary resignations throughout the year.
Table 1 below provides the sworn staffing data numerically on January 1st of each year, and Figure 1 below does so visually.
Table 1: Actual Staffing Levels on January 1 of Each Year: 2020 – 2025
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Sworn Staffing Levels as of
January 1 of each year 730 723 686 694 712 686
1 https://cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/documents/Measure-Z-2014-85149-C.M.S.pdf
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Figure 1: Sworn Staffing on January 1, 2020, through January 1, 2025
Table 2: Actual Sworn Staffing (as of June 17, 2025) and Sworn Staffing Projections
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Actual Staffing Projected Staffing
Year 2024 2025
Month Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug
Authorized 678 678 *600 600 600 600 600 **601 601 601 ***678 678 Filled 683 680 677 670 686 685 681 674 668 663 657 651
Attrition (3) (3) (7) (8) (1) (4) (7) (6) (5) (6) (6) (6) Hires 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ending
Filled**** 680 677 670 686 685 681 674 668 663 657
651 645
Over
(Under)
Authorized
(2) (1) 70 86 85 81 74 67 62 56 (27) (33)
New POT
Hiring
Pipeline
194th Academy (Started
Jun 2024 and
graduated Dec 2024)
195th Academy
(Starts Jul 2025
and ends Jan
2026)
*In November 2024, the Contingency Budget decreased the sworn authorized staffing by 78 Police Officers. **In April 2025, the department increased its sworn authorized staffing by 1 Captain. ***In July 2025, the Midcycle Fiscal Year 2025-2027 budget proposes to restore the 78 Police Officer positions that were frozen under the Contingency Budget. ****The “Ending Filled” row reflects the actual sworn staffing numbers at the end of each month.
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Table 3 below provides an overview of authorized and filled positions within OPD.
Table 3: OPD Positions - Authorized and Filled Positions (as of June 17, 2025)
Tables 4 and Table 4A below shows the total number of sworn employees on long-term leave as of June 17, 2025.
Table 4: Sworn Employees on Long Term Leave (as of June 17, 2025)
Type of leave
Number of sworn
employees
Medical2 61
Administrative3 41
Military4 1
Total 103
2 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.
3 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.
4 An employee taking a leave of absence to perform military performance. Commences upon receiving notification of military mobilization or orders at active duty.
Type Budget Authorized Positions Authorized Filled +/- Sworn
Chief of Police 1 1 0
Assistant Chief 1 1 0
Deputy Chief 5 5 0
Captain 9 6 -3
Lieutenant 28 27 -1
Sergeant 114 113 -1
Police Officer 443 508 65
Total Sworn 601 661 60
Professional Staff (Full-time and Part-time) 250 239 -11 Total Personnel 851 900 49 Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
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Table 4A: Sworn Employees on Long Term Leave (as of June 17, 2025) by length of time.
Length of Time
Medical Leave Administrative
Leave
Military
2 + Years 3 6
1-2 Years 15 13
6 months - 1 Year 13 4
2-6 months 23 17 1
Less than 2 Months 7 1
TOTAL 61 41 1
Professional Staff Vacancies
In March 2024, a hiring freeze was implemented for all vacant professional staff positions, except for the Police Communications Dispatcher classification, for the remainder of the fiscal year.
Classification Vacancies FTE
Authorized
Status as of June 17, 2025
Police
Communications
Dispatcher
11 78
Open continuously until all
vacancies are filled; 51
candidates are in the
background process.
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Sworn Staffing by Area and Patrol Detail
Table 5 provides information on beats by area and patrol data.
Table 5: Police Beat Patrol as of June 17, 2025
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: 325 Total 62 Total 53 Total 56 Total 54 Total 51 Total 49 Vacancies 0 0 0 1 3 1
Number of officers assigned
as
Community Resource Officers
Bureau of Field Operations 1
and Bureau of Field Operations
2 BFO 1 Total – 8
8 Filled
0 Vacant
BFO 2 Total – 8
6 Filled
2 Vacant
Number of officers assigned
to the Crime Reduction Teams
(under direction from BFO 1
and 2)
17 Filled
0 Vacant
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Demographics – Oakland Residents
OPD has prioritized recruiting a racially diverse, multilingual, and qualified workforce, focusing on attracting Oakland residents through varied strategic efforts. As of June 17, 2025, 63 sworn members (22.11%) were Oakland residents, as shown in Figure 2 below. Table 6 details the top ten cities where officers reside, with Oakland being the most common city of residence.
Figure 2: OPD Sworn Officers - Residency by County and City
County of Alameda
(excluding Oakland)
24%
City of Oakland
9%
County of Contra Costa
36%
County of Solano
8%
County of San Joaquin
8%
County of San Francisco
3%
County of Santa Clara
2%
County of San Mateo
2%
County of Sonoma
2%
County of
Marin
1%
County of Sacramento
1%
County of
Stanislaus
1%
Other (fewer than 5)
3%
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Table 6: Residency by Top 10 Locations of Sworn OPD Members as of June 17, 2025
City
Count
Department
Percentage
City
Count
Department
Percentage
Oakland 63 22.11% Antioch 24 8.42%
Concord 39 13.68% Oakley 21 7.36%
Hayward 29 10.18% Vacaville 19 6.67%
San Leandro 27 9.47% Castro Valley 19 6.67%
Brentwood 25 8.77% Tracy 19 6.67%
Total 285 42.86%
Tables 6A and 6B below provide demographic information for OPD sworn and professional staff by race/ethnicity and gender. Table 6A details the demographics of OPD sworn staff, while Table 6B covers the demographics of OPD professional staff.
Table 6A: Race/Ethnicity and Gender – OPD Sworn Staff as of June 17, 2025
Race/Ethnicity Female Male
Asian 10 10% 98 17.47%
Black or
African-
American
23 23% 114 20.32%
Filipino 3 3% 28 5%
Hispanic or
Latino
36 36% 156 27.8%
Native American 1 1% 2 0.36%
Undeclared-
Other
5 5% 22 3.92%
White or
Caucasian
22 22% 141 25.13%
Total 100 100% 561 100%
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Table 6B: Race/Ethnicity and Gender – OPD Professional Staff as of June 17, 2025
Race/
Ethnicity
Female Male
Asian 27 15.18% 11 18.03%
Black or
African-
American
75 42.13% 19 31.15%
Filipino 3 1.69% 0 0
Hispanic or
Latino
39 21.91% 13 21.31%
Native American 1 0.56% 0 0
Undeclared-
Other
3 1.68% 2 3.28%
White or
Caucasian
30 16.85% 16 26.23%
Total 178 100% 61 100%
Table 7 below provides current and past demographic information for OPD sworn staff.
Table 7: Race*/Ethnicity* by Year – OPD Sworn Staff as of June 17, 2025
Race/
Ethnicity
US 2023
Census-
Oakland Pop.5
OPD
2022
OPD
2023
OPD
2024
OPD
2025
Asian 15.5% 19.23% 19.72% 20.67% 21.07%
Black or
African-
American
21.1% 20.52% 21.40% 21.11% 2073%
Hispanic 28.9% 28.55% 28.95% 29.40% 29%
Other 4% 3.44% 3.92% 4.22% 4.54%
White 30.5% 28.26% 26.01% 24.60% 24.66%
*Note: “Asian” includes Filipino; “Other” includes Native American and Undeclared
5 2023 data: population by race in the city of Oakland. Source: United States Census Bureau. Quick Facts Oakland city, California 2023.
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Table 8 below shows the gender breakdown of OPD sworn staff and includes a national comparison.
Table 8: OPD Gender Percentages by Year Compared With 2022 National Percentage6
Gender
National
Percentage
2022
OPD 2022
OPD 2023
OPD 2024
OPD 2025
Female 13.94% 14.92% 14.59% 14.70% 15.13%
Male 86.06% 85.08% 85.41% 85.30% 84.87%
*2025 figure shows all OPD sworn staff as of June 17, 2025
Attrition
As noted in Table 9 below, OPD experienced an average attrition rate of 5.25 officers per month (63 officers over the 12-month period), which is consistent with the projected rate of 6 officers per month.
Table 9: Sworn Attrition Data: January 1, 2024, through June 17, 2025
2024 2025
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
Disability
Retirement 4 1 5
Resignation
(not during
Field
Training)
1 1
6 8
Resignation
during Field
Training
Resignation
(to another
agency)
4 4 1
6 3 18
6 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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2024 2025
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Total
Service
Retirement
1 5 3 2 6 7 2 1 1 28
Discharged 1 1 1 3
Deceased
Removed
from
Probation
during Field
Training
1 1
Grand Total 6 14 3 3 7 8 1 4 7 6 4 0 63
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 concerns for voluntary separations from January 1 through June 17, 2025:
1. Commute
2. Heavy Discipline
3. Negotiated Settlement Agreement (NSA) Oversight
While some separation concerns are beyond the Department’s direct control, strategies have been implemented to support retention, including focusing recruitment efforts in areas geographically closer to the agency and providing additional coaching and training, when appropriate, as a corrective measure within the disciplinary process.
Recruitment
From July 1 – December 31, 2024, OPD hosted or attended 44 events. Four (4) events were online, 40 were in person, and 21 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
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Table 10 below provides additional details regarding recruitment and outreach events.
Table 10: Recruitment and Outreach Events
Date
Event
Location
Attendees
Inquiries:
# And Type
13-Jul-24 Bill Pickett Rodeo
Rowell Ranch Rodeo Park
Castro Valley, CA 94552
1200
20 POT
22 Dispatcher
4 Cadet
14-Jul-24
Bill Pickett Rodeo
Rowell Ranch Rodeo Park
Castro Valley, CA 94552
1200
18 POT
7 Dispatcher
2 Cadet
15-Jul-24
Travis Air Force Base Career
Event
690 Airmen Drive
Travis Air Force Base, CA
94535
25 3 POT
1 Dispatcher
17-Jul-24 OPD Zoom Workshop
"Hiring Process"
Online
9 9 POT
20-Jul-24 Sports and Fitness
Expo
Fit Expo Sacramento
2316 8th Street
Sacramento, CA 95818
1200
21 POT
8 Dispatcher
2 Cadet
3-Aug-24 Practice Physical Ability
Test
Merritt College
12500 Campus Drive
Oakland, CA 94619
14 14 POT
4-Aug-24
Oral Exam Workshop
Police Administration Building
455 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
3 3 POT
10-Aug-24
Physical and Oral Exam
Workshop
600 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
8 6 POT
21-Aug-24
OPD Zoom Workshop
"Hiring Process"
Online
15 15 POT
24-Aug-24
Chinatown Community
Event
1000 Alice Street
Oakland, CA 94607
1000
9 POT
5 Cadet
25-Aug-24
Chinatown Community Event
1000 Alice Street
Oakland, CA 94607
1000
10 POT
3 Dispatcher
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28-Aug-24
Job Fair
Imagine Job Fair
2535 Sand Creek Road
Brentwood, CA 94513
100
7 POT
8 Dispatcher
31-Aug-24
Recruiting Event
Highland Games
4501 Pleasanton Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
1500
5 POT
3 Dispatcher
4 Cadet
1-Sep-24
Recruiting Event
Highland Games
4501 Pleasanton Avenue
Pleasanton, CA 94566
1500
7 POT
5 Dispatcher
7-Sep-24
Chinatown Community
Event
Chinatown Night Festival
1000 Alice Street
Oakland, CA 94607
200
3 POT
1 Dispatcher
7-Sep-24
Acts Full Gospel
Health Fair
1034 66th Avenue
Oakland, CA 94621
500
6 POT
8-Sep-24
Practice Physical Ability Test
Merritt College
12500 Campus Drive
Oakland, CA 94619
10 10 POT
8-Sep-24
Pride Event
2000 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94607
15 30 POT
5 Dispatcher
13-Sep-24
Military Recruiting Event
Stand Down Event
2272 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612
300
14 POT
2 Dispatcher
14-Sep-24
Military Recruiting Event
Stand Down Event
2272 San Pablo Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612
300
5 POT
1 Dispatcher
18-Sep-24
Career Fair
30x30 Imitative Women's Law
Enforcement Symposium
1955 Broadway, Oakland,
CA 94612
300
6 POT
4 Dispatcher
22-Sep-24
Physical and Oral Exam
Workshop
Police Administration Building
455 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
12 12 POT
5-Oct-24
Women’s Physical
Training Workshop
600 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
4 4 POT
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5-Oct-24
Oakland Rodeo
1600 Adeline Street
Oakland, CA 94607
60 15 POT
5 Dispatcher
8-Oct-24
Recruiting Event
Diablo Valley College
321 Golf Club Road
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
150
4 POT
6 Dispatcher
3 Cadet
11-Oct-24
Fleet Week
Crissy Field
San Francisco, CA 94129
2000
80 POT
2 Dispatcher
1 Cadet
11-Oct-24
Seminar
Karen Domestic
Violence Seminar
20 1 Dispatcher
12-Oct-24
Fleet Week
Crissy Field
San Francisco, CA 94129
000
75 POT
20 Dispatcher
15 Cadet
12-Oct-24
Job Fair
South Bay Regional Training
Center Job Fair
1601 Coyote Point Drive
San Mateo, CA 94401
350
14 POT
3 Dispatcher
2 Cadet
12-Oct-24
Black Expo Career Fair
2790 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95051
500
50 POT
13-Oct-24
Fleet Week
Crissy Field
San Francisco, CA 94129
1000
20 POT
12 Dispatcher
4 Cadet
14-Oct-24
Fleet Week
Crissy Field
San Francisco, CA 94129
1000
18 POT
8 Dispatcher
7 Cadet
16-Oct-24
Military Recruiting Event
UNLV Career Fair
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy.
Las Vegas, NV 89154
25 22 POT
11 Dispatcher
16-Oct-24
Military Recruiting Event
UNLV Veterans Mixer
4505 S. Maryland Pkwy
Las Vegas, NV 89154
250
6 POT
23 Dispatcher
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19-Oct-24
Physical and Oral Exam
Workshop
600 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
12 12 POT
23-Oct-24
OPD Zoom Workshop "Hiring
Process"
Online
14 6 POT
26-Oct-24
Women’s Physical
Training Workshop
600 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
4 4 POT
27-Oct-24
Physical Training Workshop
600 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
12 12 POT
31-Oct-24
Community Event
Trunk or Treat
9600 Sunnyside Street
Oakland, CA 94603
300
9 POT
8 Dispatcher
4 Cadet
3-Nov-24
Physical Training
Workshop
600 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
4 4 POT
16-Nov-24
Physical Training
Workshop
600 Jefferson Street
Oakland, CA 94607
4 2 POT
17-Nov-24
Community Event
Gurdwara Sahid Fremont
300 Gurdwara Road
Fremont, CA 94536
200
7 POT
3 Dispatcher
2 Cadet
20-Nov-24
OPD Zoom Workshop
"Hiring Process"
Online
13 13 POT
5-Dec-24
Military Recruiting Event
Recruit Military
Camp Pendleton, CA 92058
1000
30 POT
20 Dispatcher
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FISCAL IMPACT
This report is for informational purposes only and has no direct fiscal impact or cost. However, decisions to fund additional sworn or professional staff positions beyond levels approved in the Policy Budget will require additional funding through a budget process.
PUBLIC OUTREACH / INTEREST
OPD continues to actively recruit candidates for police officer trainee positions. Throughout the testing and selection process, recruitment efforts focus on selective language candidates, diversity, and Oakland residency.
Staff continues to solicit input from community members and explore targeted marketing strategies to enhance public awareness of OPD recruitment and hiring opportunities.
Additionally, they are collaborating with community organizations to conduct hiring workshops and gather input on maintaining visibility and accessibility within the community.
COORDINATION
This report did not require interdepartmental coordination.
SUSTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES
Economic: There are no economic opportunities associated with this report.
Environmental: There are no environmental opportunities associated with this report.
Race and Equity: The Oakland Police Department has implemented enhanced recruitment efforts, outlined in this informational report, designed to address disparities in the hiring process related to race and gender, to create an inclusive workforce that represents Oakland's diversity.
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ACTION REQUESTED OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Staff Recommends That The City Administrator Receive An Informational Report Of The Oakland Police Department’s 2024 Biannual Staffing Levels As of December 31, 2024.
For questions regarding this report, please contact Amber Fuller, Human Resources Manager, OPD Human Resources Section, at (510) 238-3733.
Reviewed by:
Kiona Suttle, Deputy Director
OPD, Bureau of Services
Dr. Tracey Jones, Police Services Manager
OPD, Research and Planning Unit
Prepared by:
Amber Fuller, Human Resources Manager
OPD, Human Resources Section