Crimes in Oakland are trending down in the first half of the year across nearly all indexes aside from arson, according to new mid-year data from the Oakland Police Department (OPD).
“These results show that we’re on the right track, but our work is far from done,” Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee said at a press conference on Thursday afternoon.
Lee, now less than three months in office, said her administration has been working on a comprehensive approach to combating crime in the city. By expanding the Department of Violence Prevention, adding resources for sideshow prevention, and removing abandoned vehicles from the streets, Lee expects crime to decline…