Oakland violent crime at historic lows

Police chief says the number of homicides and shootings are at historic lows in Oakland as they use new technology and proven crime reduction methods. Police chief James Beer spoke at the Oakland Chamber of Commerce and said the number of rapes, robberies, and burglaries are down by double digits. He credits license plate readers for some of that decline, as well as the return of the ceasefire strategy, which he says has brought homicides to their lowest levels in decades. Truly, we only use 1985 because that's when the FBI started to actually record the data. But through other sources, this is the lowest amount of homicides and shootings that we've seen since the 60s. Since the 60s. Chief Beer also said the police department is also focused on building regional cooperation to address crime syndicates that cross city and county lines and collaborated more closely with the district attorney's office to bring criminals to justice.