OAKLAND — A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of murder for allegedly killing two brothers and a ...

Oakland Police Chief James Beere said the 2025 homicide rate is a 22% decrease from 2024.

Officers found a man apparently beaten to death in a home Friday evening and a gunshot victim on a street Saturday morning, ...

Homicides in California surged during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, killings are down to historic lows in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco and many other cities.

OAKLAND — Oakland recorded its fewest homicides in nearly six decades last year, a striking turnaround that came despite historic lows in the number of police officers on the force.

Two unrelated, suspected homicides were being investigated in Oakland on Sunday, according to the Oakland Police Department.

Two unrelated, suspected homicides were being investigated in Oakland on Sunday, according to the Oakland Police Department.

One man was found stabbed to death on Friday, and another was found shot in the street on Saturday.

After a drop in violent crime last year, Oakland is seeing a deadly start to 2026. Five people have been killed in the first four days, including three during a triple shooting at a convenience store.

The 35-year-old barbershop owner allegedly shot and killed 30-year-old Tariq Roddy Figueroa at around 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, the first homicide of 2026 in Oakland. He was initially arrested on suspicion of ...

Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee and police officials attributed the decline to the success of local violence prevention and other factors.