Crime Grade · FBI UCR Data · 2024
Oakland, CA Crime Grade
How Oakland grades for violent crime against every other reporting U.S. city — and against the rest of California — based on the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting data.
National
10/10
vs. all U.S. cities ≥ 25,000 population
California
10/10
vs. California cities ≥ 10,000 population
In 2024, the violent crime rate in Oakland, CA was 1925.3 per 100,000 residents (8,376 incidents over a population of 435,042). That puts Oakland 428% above the U.S. rate of 364.7 and 302% above the California statewide rate of 478.7.
Violent crime rate, 5-year trend
Per 100,000 residents. Oakland (red), California (blue), U.S. average (gray dashed).
Oakland vs. U.S., 2024 — by offense
Rates per 100,000 residents for each offense category.
Full data, last 5 years
Rates per 100,000 residents. Raw counts in parentheses.
| Offense | 2019 | 2020 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 1271.8(5,520) | 1290.9(5,653) | 1521.1(6,516) | 3640.6(15,490) | 1925.3(8,376) |
| Murder | 18.0(78) | 23.3(102) | 28.2(121) | 27.7(118) | 18.6(81) |
| Rape | 85.7(372) | 82.7(362) | 77.0(330) | 87.4(372) | 68.0(296) |
| Robbery | 658.7(2,859) | 566.1(2,479) | 638.7(2,736) | 900.4(3,831) | 680.4(2,960) |
| Aggravated assault | 509.4(2,211) | 618.8(2,710) | 777.1(3,329) | 2625.0(11,169) | 1158.3(5,039) |
| Property crime | 6468.4(28,075) | 5219.6(22,858) | 6519.5(27,928) | 10153.4(43,201) | 7256.5(31,569) |
| Burglary | 598.8(2,599) | 579.3(2,537) | 628.7(2,693) | 913.3(3,886) | 786.8(3,423) |
| Larceny | 4660.4(20,228) | 3053.7(13,373) | 4049.5(17,347) | 5323.8(22,652) | 4164.7(18,118) |
| Motor vehicle theft | 1161.4(5,041) | 1532.7(6,712) | 1796.8(7,697) | 3880.3(16,510) | 2278.9(9,914) |
How the Crime Grade is calculated
- Source: FBI Uniform Crime Reporting via the Crime Data Explorer. Agency-level data, pulled directly. No third-party aggregators, no proprietary score.
- Metric: Violent crime rate per 100,000 residents (murder + rape + robbery + aggravated assault), most recent fully-reported year.
- National decile: Oakland's rate placed against all FBI-reporting U.S. cities with population ≥ 25,000. 1 = safest.
- State decile: Same calculation restricted to California cities with population ≥ 10,000.
- Letter grade: 1–3 = A · 4–5 = B · 6–7 = C · 8 = D · 9–10 = F.
- Refresh: Twice a year. The FBI typically releases the prior year's full data each September.
- Limits: The FBI relies on local agency reporting. Rates reflect what was reported, not what occurred.
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