If you witness a crime, or if someone is in danger, or something is happening in real time, you should call 9-1-1 to report it. It is important to officially report and document (non-emergency) crime through the City portal.
Once a crime is reported and documented our Community Resource Officer (CRO) Gichki can help ensure investigative work is being done. Again, the crime must be documented and reported before our CRO can get involved.
Officers provide updates at our Promo/Safety meetings and share what they knows about crime in our district. If this is important to you, please join us at our monthly Promo/Safety meeting.
Emergency/Crime References
District Police and Fire Dispatch: 911 or (510) 777-3211, 24 hours a day
Non-emergency, non-violent, low acuity “quality of life”: (510) 777-3333
Many arrests are made as a result of citizens reporting suspicious activity.Call to report any suspicious behavior and suspicious vehicles parked or driving in your neighborhood or area of business.
Callers can opt not to provide their name and number and remain anonymous. Please include any descriptive details that could be helpful. Jot down the date, time and location you saw the vehicle or suspicious person.
Each time this information is reported, it is used in the investigative process. Descriptions Are Important.
When reporting suspicious vehicles, try to include:
When reporting suspicious individuals, try to describe:
In general, follow your gut instinct. Do not place yourself in danger. Stay safe and report the suspicious behavior. Let OPD follow up on the information.
The Mobile Assistance Community Responders of Oakland (MACRO) Program: Zone 5 – North Oakland / Rock Ridge / Temescal
(510) 777-3333 or MACRO@oaklandca.gov
The purpose of MACRO is to meet the needs of the community with a compassionate care first response model grounded in empathy, service, and community.
MACRO’s goal is to reduce responses by emergency services (Fire & Police), resulting in increased access to community-based services and resources for impacted individuals and families, and most especially for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC).
MACRO teams will respond to requests for service for homelessness, some behavioral or mental health concerns, noise complaints and people being drunk (and nonviolent) in public.
Other contacts to support the unhoused
Food pantries
Shelters
Clinics
