Oakland plunges from 2nd to 10th on Ranking of Most Dangerous Cities (Santa Ana: crime rate, neighborhoods)

[bmw335xi]

Gentrification pushes out the trouble makers, yet wealthy liberal elites hidinng behind their gated mansions will tell you otherwise lol

[PixelatedTherapy]

Well let's put it like this, crime in Oakland has plunged from its 1992 high of 165 homicides, and that's a good thing, however it's still the most dangerous major city in the western United States, despite being in the most prosperous region in the country. While some neighborhoods in Oakland are certainly better than they used to be, other remain just as impoverished, and crime ridden as they've always been. Downtown, Temescal, Longfellow, Bushrod, Gaskill, and large portions of West Oakland have noticeably improved, but once you get past 40th avenue, there's no difference between now and the 80s.

[18Montclair]

Oakland's number of households earning $200,000+ annually has more than doubled in the past 5 years.

50 Largest US Cities by Number of Households Earning $200,000+, 2016

Pop Rank/ City/ Households Earning $200,000+, 2016
1 New York, NY 291,016
2 Los Angeles, CA 116,445
13 San Francisco, CA 83,551
3 Chicago, IL 75,353
4 Houston, TX 62,229
10 San Jose, CA 62,201
18 Seattle, WA 49,444
8 San Diego, CA 48,029
21 Washington, DC 42,579
9 Dallas, TX 35,279

11 Austin, TX 35,158
5 Phoenix, AZ 27,832
22 Boston, MA 26,985
19 Denver, CO 25,289
17 Charlotte, NC 24,615
26 Portland, OR 21,217
6 Philadelphia, PA 20,115
38 Atlanta, GA 19,456
7 San Antonio, TX 18,741
45 Oakland, CA 18,223

24 Nashville, TN 13,619
41 Raleigh, NC 13,615
16 Fort Worth, TX 13,497
30 Baltimore, MD 12,933
46 Minneapolis, MN 11,908
15 Indianapolis, IN 11,694
27 Oklahoma City, OK 11,688
12 Jacksonville, FL 11,365
39 Long Beach, CA 10,888
29 Louisville, KY 10,151

43 Virginia Beach, VA 9,944
32 Albuquerque, NM 9,658
28 Las Vegas, NV 9,445
44 Omaha, NE 9,189
35 Sacramento, CA 8,785
42 Miami, FL 8,747
14 Columbus, OH 8,522
49 New Orleans, LA 8,294
40 Colorado Springs, CO 8,244
37 Kansas City, MO 7,764

25 Memphis, TN 7,666
47 Tulsa, OK 7,256
34 Fresno, CA 7,197
36 Mesa, AZ 6,896
50 Wichita, KS 5,552
47 El Paso, TX 5,488
48 Arlington, TX 4,786
31 Milwaukee 3,398
33 Tucson, AZ 3,129
23 Detroit, MI 1,917

Percentage of Households
That Earn $200,000+, 2016
San Francisco, CA 23.2%
San Jose, CA 19.4%
Seattle, WA 15.4%
Washington, DC 15.1%
Oakland, CA 11.5%
Atlanta, GA 10.0%
Boston, MA 10.0%
San Diego, CA 9.6%
Austin, TX 9.4%
New York, NY 9.3%

Denver, CO 8.6%
Los Angeles, CA 8.4%
Portland, OR 8.0%
Charlotte, NC 7.7%
Raleigh, NC 7.5%
Chicago, IL 7.1%
Houston, TX 7.1%
Dallas, TX 6.8%
Long Beach, CA 6.7%
Minneapolis, MN 6.4%

Virginia Beach, VA 5.8%
Baltimore, MD 5.3%
New Orleans, LA 5.3%
Omaha, NE 5.2%
Miami, FL 5.0%
Nashville, TN 5.0%
Phoenix, AZ 5.0%
Oklahoma City, OK 4.8%
Sacramento, CA 4.7%
Fort Worth, TX 4.6%

Colorado Springs, CO 4.4%
Albuquerque, NM 4.3%
Tulsa, OK 4.3%
Fresno, AZ 4.2%
Las Vegas, NV 4.2%
Louisville, KY 4.0%
Kansas City, MO 3.8%
Mesa, AZ 3.8%
San Antonio, TX 3.7%
Wichita, KS 3.6%

Arlington, TX 3.4%
Indianapolis, IN 3.4%
Jacksonville, FL 3.4%
Philadelphia, PA 3.4%
Memphis, TN 2.9%
Columbus, OH 2.4%
El Paso, TX 2.4%
Milwaukee, WI 1.4%
Tucson, AZ 1.4%
Detroit, MI 0.7%

source: factfinder.census.gov

[18Montclair]

Originally Posted by PixelatedTherapy

Well let's put it like this, crime in Oakland has plunged from its 1992 high of 165 homicides, and that's a good thing, however it's still the most dangerous major city in the western United States, despite being in the most prosperous region in the country.

That's just it tho. Oakland, being in the heart of the Bay Area, doesnt suffer from the hopelessness of a depressed rust belt town or even the near total grit of Compton, on the contrary Oakland has grit in many areas but is also quite refined in many other parts of town, and that goes back several generations in many areas like Claremont and Rockridge.

And yet we are seeing a huge group of people moving out, being displaced due to housing costs, or cashing in on their modest homes that are now worth a ton, being replaced by techies, hipsters and affluent housing refugees from SF.

As a result, Oakland is soaring in this ranking as well...
50 Largest US Cities by
Median Household Income, 2016
San Francisco, CA $103,801
San Jose, CA $101,940
Seattle, WA $83,476
Washington, DC $75,506
San Diego, CA $71,481
Virginia Beach, VA $71,117
Oakland, CA $68,060
Austin, TX $66,697
Raleigh, NC $64,456
Boston, MA $63,621
Portland, OR $62,127
Denver, CO $61,105
Charlotte, NC $61,017
Colorado Springs, CO $60,308
Long Beach, CA $60,075
New York, NY $58,856
Fort Worth, TX $56,428
Minneapolis, MN $56,255
Sacramento, CA $55,187
Los Angeles, CA $54,432
Nashville, TN $54,310
Arlington, TX $54,272
Atlanta, GA $53,843
Chicago, IL $53,006
Oklahoma City, OK $52,915
Omaha, NE $52,672
Mesa, AZ $52,393
Phoenix, AZ $52,060
Jacksonville, FL $51,298
Kansas City, MO $51,235
Las Vegas, NV $51,115
Albuquerque, NM $50,522
Columbus, OH $49,602
San Antonio, TX $49,268
Wichita, KS $49,202
Louisville, KY $48,996
Houston, TX $47,793
Baltimore, MD $47,350
Dallas, TX $47,243
Indianapolis, IN $44,615
Fresno, CA $44,095
El Paso, TX $43,200
Tulsa, OK $43,134
Philadelphia, PA $41,449
Tucson, AZ $40,021
Memphis, TN $38,826
New Orleans, LA $38,681
Milwaukee, WI $38,097
Miami, FL $34,901
Detroit, MI $28,099

[04kL4nD]

Originally Posted by bmw335xi

Gentrification pushes out the trouble makers, yet wealthy liberal elites hidinng behind their gated mansions will tell you otherwise lol

yeah because that's what's going on in Oakland. Everyone is living behind a gated community high up in the Hills...

[PixelatedTherapy]

Originally Posted by 04kL4nD

yeah because that's what's going on in Oakland. Everyone is living behind a gated community high up in the Hills...

I always find it funny when people say that because it's ****ing near impossible here to actually do that, even if you wanted to. Even here in Vallejo, which has similar history of struggles to Oakland, housing in the secluded, gated areas hovers between 600-800k, which is a bargain for the bay, but outrageous if you look at it from a national perspective.

[shooting4life]

Originally Posted by PixelatedTherapy

I always find it funny when people say that because it's ****ing near impossible here to actually do that, even if you wanted to. Even here in Vallejo, which has similar history of struggles to Oakland, housing in the secluded, gated areas hovers between 600-800k, which is a bargain for the bay, but outrageous if you look at it from a national perspective.

Gated communities is hyperbole for affluent enclaves that populate areas like Oakland, often times they are policed differently to keep out homeless and less desirable types. Many of these areas are populated by the leading members of those in power who claim to be for the down and out while they ensure to never actually interact with them sans photo ops. This is very common throughout the state.

Though not in oakland but a recent example.

[tikkasf]

https://www.roadsnacks.net/most-dang...in-california/

[04kL4nD]

Originally Posted by shooting4life

Gated communities is hyperbole for affluent enclaves that populate areas like Oakland, often times they are policed differently to keep out homeless and less desirable types. Many of these areas are populated by the leading members of those in power who claim to be for the down and out while they ensure to never actually interact with them sans photo ops. This is very common throughout the state.

Though not in oakland but a recent example.

You do realize that Oakland is one of the most racially AND socioeconomically diverse cities in the country, right? Los Angeles is a poor comparison for lots of obvious reasons.

I know it bothers some people, but Oakland has got nicer because middle class folks from SF and other parts of the Bay are heading over- not the mega wealthy/elite (those folks have been here for a long time already). They have absolutely displaced plenty of lower income folks, but not to the extent seen in other places.

The trope of Oakland being this limousine liberal paradise is pretty off. If you don't believe me, just walk the Lake on afternoon where you'll literally see people from all walks of life.

[silverkris]

It is just really tiresome to see threads about Oakland and crime rates pop up again, with some usual suspects popping off with some racially and ethnically-tinged insinuations. I thought it was going well for awhile compared with say 5 years ago - and these threads are moderated for just that reason.