Oakland residents gathered Monday demanding more security following crime in the Fruitvale neighborhood, including two recent shootings.
Others were upset about ongoing property crimes, thefts and very public drug use and distribution on the streets.A handout from OPD did not include drug crimes, but it showed compared to the three and a half months of 2022, violent crimes and property crimes are down in the first part of this year.
“Oakland does have the most violent crimes per officer in the United States for all major cities,” said Captain Jake Bassett of the Oakland Police Department. “Under this administration, we are committed to bringing back those walking officers who speak Spanish here in the Fruitvale,” said Mayor Sheng Thao.
“We can’t be everywhere, so we need the help of everybody, but we also want to let them know we will be there to help them,” said Bill Spears of BART police.
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