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Crime in Oakland, California began to rise during the late 1960s after the King assassination riots, and by the end of the 1970s Oakland's per capita murder rate had risen to twice that of San Francisco or New York City. [2] In 1983, the National Journal referred to Oakland as the "1983 crime capital" of the San Francisco Bay Area. [3]
Downtown and West Oakland are located entirely in the flatlands, while North and East Oakland incorporate lower hills and flatlands neighborhoods. This hills/flatlands division extends beyond Oakland's borders into neighboring cities in the East Bay's urban core such as Berkeley, Hayward, San Leandro, and Richmond.
The following is a list of California locations by crime rate based on FBI's Uniform Crime Reports from 2014. In 2014, California reported 153,709 violent crimes (3.96 for every 1,000 people) and 947,192 property crimes (24.41 for every 1,000 people). These rates are very similar for the average county and city in California. [citation needed]
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By RYAN GORMAN Detroit has been named the nation's most dangerous city for the second year in a row, according to a study of FBI crime statistics. Motor City beat out Oakland, California, and ...
Ranked fifteenth on Time Out's coolest neighborhoods in the world list in 2020, [3] the community is known for its violence and blight. [1] [4] [5] Some people believe the name originates from a drug kingpin who referred to the area as a ghost town due to the shortage of other drug dealers whose absence was attributed to the kingpin's dominance over the area. [2]
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The area was originally part of Oakland Point. It was a residential area of Victorian homes, many of which still stand, some in disrepair and some having undergone rehabilitation. [2] The neighborhood has suffered from high rates of crime, [3] gang activity, [4] and