These crime report hot spot maps were developed for the Oakland Police Department to aid with intelligence-led policing efforts, to provide resource management support and to aid in targeting crime suppression tactics. These hot spot maps depict crime reports of: Violent Crime, Property Crime and Burglary and are arranged by Command Areas for the 1st Quarter of 2011. A hot spot is an area with a higher intensity of crime than the surrounding area and is useful as a visual guide to identify areas of high crime incidence.

Click on this first map to help you determine which command area a given part of the city is in.

Command Area 1

Violence

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In addition to our yearly hot spot analysis and weekly maps and analyses we are releasing quarterly crime hot spot maps and beat level summary maps for the Oakland Police Department. These crime report maps are used by the OPD to plan for seasonal shifts in crime across the city and to evaluate crime prevention and suppression efforts throughout the year. These quarterly maps will be released publicly to inform public policy, community awareness and decision making in public agencies.

To see a summary table of all crimes in Oakland compared with the past three years and our innovative Crime Calendars check out this post.

These maps represent crime reports that have been aggregated by police beats for a number of key crime types including robbery, shootings, burglary, homicide and all violent crimes. You can download the complete set of beat level maps here (large 6.5MB PDF) or click on the maps for a popout slide show in your browser.

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Violent Crime

Urban Strategies Council and Oakland Police Department develop smarter policing

Following a two-year pilot program sponsored by Council member Desley Brooks, and with the support of Chief Anthony Batts, Urban Strategies Council has come on board to assist the Oakland Police Department with crime mapping and analysis in late 2010, helping the entire department develop new crime prevention tactics, usable mapping, and resource management. Junious Williams, the CEO, said, “This type of public-private partnership is critically important to effectively tackling social problems like crime. We look forward to establishing similar partnerships with other public agencies.”

The OPD Area Commander for East Oakland, Ersie Joyner, had this to say about the partnership: “With the reduction of staff and increase in crime it has become apparent that we must employ 21st century crime fighting techniques to deal with 21st century crime. Urban Strategies Council has become the foundation for every strategic move I make. This partnership exemplifies what we are trying to be in this city; innovative!”

Since the inception of this partnership, the first in the entire state, the Council has been delivering valuable crime analysis and mapping to key police personnel on a weekly basis. This intelligence is tailored to meet the distinct needs of Oakland law enforcement and supports dozens of senior department staff and beat officers on the job.

All publicly released products developed in this partnership are available online. You can view articles, maps and research focusing on:

 

Hot Spot Policing - intelligence-led policing requires reliable, actionable information for decision making and strategy

Beat level crime summaries and maps - to help guide planning, examine trends and regional shifts in crime

In addition to our yearly hot spot analysis and weekly maps and analyses we are releasing quarterly crime hot spot maps and beat level summary maps for the Oakland Police Department. These crime report maps are used by the OPD to plan for seasonal shifts in crime across the city and to evaluate crime prevention and suppression efforts throughout the year. These quarterly maps will be released publicly to inform public policy, community awareness and decision making in public agencies.

To see a summary table of all crimes in Oakland compared with the past three years and our innovative Crime Calendars check out this post.

These maps represent crime reports that have been aggregated by police beats for a number of key crime types including robbery, shootings, burglary, homicide and all violent crimes. You can download the complete set of beat level maps here (large 10MB PDF) or click on the maps for a popup slideshow in your browser.

(Click image to enlarge)

Violent Crime