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Oakland’s Stark Year End Crime Figures Mean Nothing To Oakland’s Defund-the-Police Council President.
Jan 11, 2022
Contact: Oakland Police Officers' Association
Phone: (510) 834-9670
Email: policeofficers@opoa.org
January 11, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Oakland’s Stark Year End Crime Figures Mean Nothing To Oakland’s Defund-the-Police Council President.
OAKLAND – Today, Oakland’s City Council’s Public Safety Committee will meet amid a public safety crisis. The 2021 year-end crime data illustrates the bloodshed and violence. There were 733 people shot, including 134 homicides – a 15 year high – a 21% increase over 2020 and 52% higher than Oakland’s five-year average. At the same time, the number of Oakland Police Officers fell to 687, compared to 723 a year ago. In 2021, the City Council President’s budget defunded the police budget by 55 police officer positions, precipitating and accelerating this crisis.
“After record bloodshed in 2021, you would think that the Council President would change course, but the agenda at today’s first City Council Public Safety Committee of 2022 demonstrates defund-the-police remains in full effect, as the Council President seeks a report on ongoing efforts to defund-the-police. As leaders in cities across America abandon failed defund-the-police policies that have only caused violence and sorrow, Oakland and its leaders double down on the defund-the-police failure,” said Oakland Police Officers' Association President Barry Donelan.
Oakland residents can tune into today’s online meeting and the inevitable vilification of Oakland’s hard-working police officers. Ironically, the meeting is the same week as National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. The Oakland City Council Public Safety meeting can be watched online today at 1:30 PM using the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82108385002
About the Oakland Police Officers’ Association: The Oakland Police Officers’ Association (OPOA) represents all sworn members at all ranks within the Oakland Police Department. Representing the hardest working Police Officers in America. The OPOA can be found on the Web at www.opoa.org.
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