The Brief
- A report commissioned by the City of Oakland in 2023 is shedding new light on the city’s police staffing.
- The report determined that OPD could use additional officers to manage its workload.
- This report comes as homicide rates have dropped in Oakland over the past several years.
OAKLAND, Calif. – An independent firm found that the Oakland Police Department is dramatically understaffed for the community it serves, according to a new study made public after a records request from Oakland Report.
The Oakland police staffing report was written by an outside firm, PFM Consulting Solutions LLC, which found that the department should have 877 sworn peace officers, based on 2022 workload data.
OPD’s workload calls for at least 199 additional officer positions compared to what was included in the fiscal year 2025 (FY 2025) budget, the firm determined. …