Oakland Poised To End Year With Fewer Homicides For First Time Post-Pandemic

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With just a couple of days left in 2024, Oakland is poised to end the year with less than 100 homicides. It'll be the first time the city has seen a significant drop in homicides post-pandemic.

Oakland police reported so far this year, officers responded to 82 homicides. That's down from 125 in the same period last year, which is a 34 percent reduction.

It's progress, but many residents said that's nothing to celebrate because that number is still more than San Jose and San Francisco's homicide numbers combined and those are much more populated cities.

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