The following homicide statistics come from the FBI Uniform Crime Report. Each city is required to submit official crime statistics to the FBI on a yearly basis. It is often recognized as the "official" numbers, but one thing to consider is that crime reports and data can change, so these numbers reflect homicide statistics when submitted to the FBI for that year.

The following numbers represent unjustified homicides (murders and non-negligent manslaughters) for each year between 1985 and 2019, excluding 1995 as the FBI deemed that Oakland's submission did not meet the Uniform Crime Report standards. As defined by the FBI, these numbers do not include justified officer-involved shootings, negligent manslaughter (often known as involuntary manslaughter), attempts to kill, assaults to kill, suicides, and accidental deaths.

Year Homicides
1985 95
1986 129
1987 114
1988 112
1989 129
1990 146
1991 149
1992 165
1993 154
1994 140
1995 *
1996 93
1997 99
1998 72
1999 60
2000 80
2001 84
2002 108
2003 109
2004 83
2005 93
2006 145
2007 120
2008 115
2009 104
2010 90
2011 104
2012 127
2013 92
2014 80
2015 83
2016 85
2017 71
2018 68
2019 75
2020 109
2021 124

* = Oakland's submission to the FBI Uniform Crime Report was not accepted. This does not mean there were no homicides.

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