November 8, 2021 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

OAKLAND – Crime statistics* published today illustrate Oakland's violent crime wave. This past weekend Oakland police officers responded to a mass shooting, where four were shot and one died, a toddler was murdered on the freeway, and another murder in East Oakland. Oakland has reached homicide #119 for the year, compared to 109 in all last year. Add homicides to shootings makes 653, along with an 85% increase in violent carjacking incidents. Oakland’s strained police officers continue to work hard, recovering firearm #1,000 for the year and striving to stem the violence despite being vilified and provided no support from Oakland's “defund the police” majority city council. 

“Oakland’s sad reality has become back-to-back violent tragedies. First, a mass shooting and murder Friday, an innocent toddler murdered on Saturday, followed by another murder that evening. No wonder Oakland’s Chamber of Commerce poll found that more than 2 in 3 Oakland voters do not feel safe.* This reality was created by the “defund the police” majority on the city council, who have abandoned public safety in Oakland.” said Oakland Police Officers' Association President Barry Donelan. 

Oakland’s defunded and shrinking police department’s sworn staffing is 681 - the

lowest since 2014. Oakland is losing about ten officers a month. The “defund the police” city council majority froze fifty-five (55) police officer positions, froze one hundred (100) police officer positions for 2022, disbanded the Traffic Division, eliminated community foot patrol officers, and scaled back Crime Reduction teams and Community Resources officers. 

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