Major cities in the country continue to see their quality of life decrease as crime increases. It is not only violent crime that is causing problems, either.
As of mid-September, Oakland, California, had recorded 11,417 motor vehicle thefts or nearly 41 car thefts a day. In just the week of Oct. 2 – 8, 125 cars were stolen, according to the Oakland Police Department crime data. This does not include the 549 carjackings for the year, which falls under robberies.
Overall, car thefts are up 50 percent over 2022, and carjackings are up 21 percent.
