Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao, Interim Police Chief Respond to Concerns Over Crime

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🗓️ 15 September 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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“I don’t have any hope,” said one Oakland resident attending a town hall this past weekend on the city’s rising crime rate. According to the city’s police department, violent crime is up by 17% over last year and as of August, 68 people had been murdered in Oakland. Indeed, since 2019, car break-ins are up over 40%, vehicle thefts have more than doubled, and reported robberies are up by 30%. And while East Oakland has borne the brunt of criminal activity, no part of the city is immune. We’ll talk to Mayor Sheng Thao, interim Oakland police chief Darren Allison, and chief Kentrell Killens, interim head of the city’s violence prevention program. And we’ll hear from you. What are your questions for the mayor and her team? Guests: Sheng Thao, mayor, Oakland Darren Allison, interim police chief, Oakland Police Department Kentrell Killens, interim chief of violence prevention, Department of Violence Prevention for the City of Oakland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:13.5	This morning we're talking about From KQED in San Francisco, I'm Alexis Madrigal.
1:15.7	This morning we're talking about crime in Oakland.
1:19.6	According to the police, violent crimes up 17% over last year.
1:24.4	Since 2019, vehicle thefts have more than doubled, reported robberies are up 30%. And many people think the numbers don't even tell the whole story.
1:30.3	To be honest, I hate that we have to do a show on crime in Oakland.
1:33.0	There's so much more to our city, so much more to our people.
1:37.0	But the truth is, people in Oakland are talking about the crime.
1:37.6	It's scary.
1:40.7	We worry about our kids and our friends and our communities.
1:45.5	So today on forum, we have Mayor Shang Tao and the ranking officials in the Police Department and the Office of Violence Prevention. What can be done? We'll find out
1:50.2	after this news.
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