Oakland has the highest rate of robberies per capita in the nation, and the numbers continue to grow. In fact, it has been on a big trend upward for the last two years.
According to the City of Oakland’s weekly crime report, as of Sept. 29, there had been 3,742 robberies in the city, a 25 percent increase from the same time last year. The total is about 1,200 higher than the total from the same time in 2011.



