Shootings in Oakland soar as cuts to Police Department take hold

[PeteS in CA]

Shootings in Oakland soar as cuts to Police Department take hold

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/philmatier/article/Shootings-in-Oakland-soar-as-cuts-to-Police-15910197.php

As disturbing as Oakland’s rising homicide rate is, the numbers tell only part of the story.

Oakland has had 14 homicides since the start of the year — that compares with a single homicide during the same time period last year.

If the homicides continue at the current rate, Oakland is looking at 168 homicides by the end of the year. In 2020 there were 102, and in 2019 there were 75.
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According to statistics from Oakland’s Highland Hospital trauma unit, which handles most of the gunshot cases in Alameda County and some from Contra Costa County, 50 gunshot cases have been treated there so far this this year — at least one shooting a day.

Highland treated 415 gunshot cases last year and 283 in 2019.

50 GSWs in 31 days averages to almost 2 a day, but I suspect Matier meant that not a day passed without at least 1 GSW.

This! Was! Predictable! And Doh! Mayor and the @#$%ty council will be in spin-and-deny mode.

[Cyber Liberty]

Not my circus, not my monkeys. Let Oakland serve as a warning to others.

[dfwgator]

Nothing a couple of social workers can't handle.