MOST COMMON CHARACTERISTICS OF 2005 OAKLAND HOMICIDES
The table below summarizes the most common characteristics
of Oakland homicides in 2004 and 2005. The reader should note that these
characteristics do not describe all—and in some cases not even the majority—of Oakland homicides.
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Most Common Characteristics 2004
|
Percent of Total
|
Most Common Characteristics 2005
|
Percent of Total
|
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Victim
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|
|
|
|
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Gender
|
Male
|
85%
|
Male
|
94%
|
|
Race
|
Black
|
77%
|
Black
|
66%
|
|
Age (Years)
|
25 to 34
|
32%
|
18 to 24
|
32%
|
|
Probation/Parole Status
|
On Neither
|
59%
|
On Neither
|
61%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Suspect
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gender
|
Male
|
84%
|
Male
|
79%
|
|
Race
|
Black
|
84%
|
Black
|
62%
|
|
Age (Years)
|
18 to 25
|
26%
|
25 to 34
|
19%
|
|
Probation/Parole Status
|
On Neither
|
59%
|
On Neither
|
49%
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Time,
Location, Method
|
|
|
|
|
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Month
|
May/December
|
16%
|
December
|
13%
|
|
Time of Day
|
10 pm to 6 am
|
55%
|
10 pm to 6 am
|
48%
|
|
City Council District
|
District 7
|
34%
|
District 3
|
22%
|
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Neighborhood
|
Elmhurst
|
34%
|
Elmhurst
|
25%
|
|
Police Beat
|
6x
|
9%
|
7x
|
9%
|
|
Method of Death
|
Gunshot
|
73%
|
Gunshot
|
85%
|
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