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Crime is Skyrocketing, Police Officers are Dwindling, Don't Let Anyone Say There is No Connection
May 28, 2021
Oakland cops work every day to protect you from skyrocketing levels of homicides, murders, mayhem, carjacking’s and violence.
For the past decade, Oakland has been at historically low levels of staffing, currently with just 725 officers working around the clock to provide protection and safety to 425,000 residents across the nearly 78 square miles of our city.
This year there are 291 homicides and firearm assaults to date, a 90% increase over last year. There are 194 carjacking,
an increase of 126% from 2020. And, we haven’t even reached the midpoint of 2021.
Oakland Police Officers’ Association Officers are doing our best with limited staff to keep Oakland safe. We need more officers – not less – to ensure your safety, and ours, from the forces of violence, too many guns, too much hatred, and criminals who cause terror, destroy lives, and harm our community and citizens.
Let your councilmember know that your personal safety, the safety of our community, and the security of the less fortunate, are dependent upon removing firearms from our streets, stopping violence, preventing theft, and stopping the wholesale destruction of our community.
CONTACT OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
AND DISTRICT 2 COUNCILMEMBER
NIKKI FORTUNATO BAS
NFBAS@OAKLANDCA.GOV
Telephone # 510-238-7002
Oakland Police Officers' Association officers are honored to serve you. Help us protect you and our community by speaking up and letting elected officials know that you want more officers and improved public safety for the benefit of our entire community.
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