Because of erroneous information provided by the Oakland Police Department to the State Department of Justice, a story on Sunday, September 8, incorrectly reported Oakland’s 2023 crime rates. Oakland’s overall 2023 crime rate was, by the department’s figures, up 58 percent since 2020 and 25 percent since 2013 and 49 percent higher than the city reported to the state in 2003. Oakland’s 2023 violent crime rate, according to the department’s figures, was up 33 percent since 2020, down 2 percent since 2013 and up 22 percent from what the city reported to the state in 2003. It was three and a half times San Jose’s 2023 violent crime rate. Oakland’s 2023 property crime rate by department figures was up 74 percent since 2020 and 39 percent since 2013 and 58 percent higher than the city reported to the state in 2003.
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