Public Safety Committee
May 12, 2026
AGENDA REPORT
TO: Jestin D. Johnson
City Administrator
FROM: James P. Beere
Interim Chief of Police
SUBJECT: OPD Crime Data Report DATE: April 21, 2026
City Administrator Approval
Jestin Johnson (May 1, 2026 02:44:20 PDT)
Date May 1, 2026
RECOMMENDATION
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive An Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Oakland Police Department (OPD) On Crime Data In The City Of Oakland
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Attachment A to this biannual report provides information on crime, crime trends, crime reduction, and crime intervention activities in Oakland for October 2025 through March 2026.
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 was provided four times a year and updated to include the preceding three-month period. At the Rules Committee meeting on March 23, 2023, there was a motion made and approved to change the reports’ frequency from quarterly to biannual.
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 report (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 six Police Areas (1-6)
RELATED PLANNING EFFORTS
This agenda item is a routine item and does not relate to any Oakland strategic planning efforts.
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: OPD Crime Data Report
Date: April 21, 2026 Page 2
Public Safety Committee
May 12, 2026
FISCAL IMPACT
This item is for informational purposes only and does not have a direct fiscal impact or cost.
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.
RACE AND EQUITY:
Though staff did not complete a Racial Equity Impact Analysis in time for this report, OPD is providing information in its usual format now to keep Council up to date. OPD is also currently working with the Department of Race and Equity, and the next biannual report will contain a race data impact analysis. OPD is committed to and looking forward to presenting a comprehensive analysis which can provide valuable information to all residents and visitors to the City of Oakland regarding crime trends, reduction activities, and the work being done to improve public safety in the most underserved areas in the City of Oakland. Additionally, narratives regarding the public safety update and collaborative efforts are provided in the attached presentation.
Jestin D. Johnson, City Administrator
Subject: OPD Crime Data Report
Date: April 21, 2026 Page 3
Public Safety Committee
May 12, 2026
ACTION REQUESTED OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Staff Recommends That The City Council Receive A Bi-Annual Informational Report From The Oakland Police Department (OPD) On Crime Data In The City Of Oakland.
For questions regarding this report, please contact Anthony Tedesco, Deputy Chief of Police, at [email protected].
Reviewed by:
Anthony Tedesco, Deputy Chief
OPD, Bureau of Field Operations 1
Francisco Rojas, Acting Deputy Chief
OPD, Bureau of Field Operations 2
Prepared by:
Dr. Tracey Jones, Police Services Manager
OPD, Research and Planning Section
Nicole Freeman, Crime Analysis Manager
OPD, Criminal Investigations Division (CID)
Attachment (1):
A: Crime Statistics (trends and reduction activities), Citywide Trends, and Six Police Area Crime Data