The statistic contributes to a year of improvement in Oakland, where homicides from Jan. 1 to Oct. 27 have fallen by 32% from the same period of time last year, according to Oakland Police Department data.
All candidates for City Council, especially newcomer candidates challenging for incumbent seats, have made public safety a central focus of their campaigns.
Thao's critics have pointed to the city's failure last year to apply for a public-safety grant worth millions and her firing of police Chief LeRonne Armstrong as causes of a crime increase in 2023.
But this year's data, especially the numbers from this month, led the mayor's anti-recall campaign to declare Tuesday that her 'comprehensive public safety strategy is working.'
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