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The Oakland Police Department was formed in 1853 by Oakland founder and first Mayor Horace W. Carpentier.Oakland had been incorporated as a town by the state legislature in 1852, and with its rapid expansion, Carpentier felt the need to organize a city government with a police force to provide regular law enforcement.
A Jan 17, 2012, a report by the independent monitoring team found "no improvement in compliance" during the past quarter. [9] In a January 24, 2012, ruling, the district court found that Oakland Police Department had still failed to comply with the terms of the settlement. [10]
Official website. The Chief of the Oakland Police Department is an office held by the executive head and highest-ranking officer of the Oakland Police Department. The chief was first established in 1853. The chief manages and oversees the planning, development and implementation of all law enforcement and crime prevention programs for the City.
Police Chief Floyd Mitchell credits some of Oakland's crime decreases to the city's Ceasefire program that targets the repeat offenders and offers at-risk community members social services as well.
Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong takes questions at a December 2021 news conference at police headquarters in Oakland. (Jane Tyska / Digital First Media / East Bay Times via Getty Images)
While the crackdown seems to be showing some results — recent reports from the Oakland Police Department show a 33% reduction in crime in 2024, compared with the same time last year — the ...
Total crime in Oakland dropped by 41% from 1987 to 2012. In 2012, Oakland had the highest total crime rate of any California city with 20,000 or more people, with 8,587 total crimes per 100,000 residents, compared to a statewide average of 3,182 total crimes per 100,000 people.[8] Property crime in Oakland declined by 58% between 1988 and 2009 ...
August 27, 2024 at 7:29 PM. OAKLAND, Calif. - Oakland police are responding to an unfolding crime scene at 25th Avenue and International Boulevard where a fatal shooting happened on Tuesday ...