Neighborhood overview

Melrose, Oakland

Recent police-feed safety data for Melrose in Oakland, compared to the FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 national average. Sourced directly from the Oakland police open-data feed.

Safety Index

Melrose reports close to Oakland's citywide rate.

Violent (persons)
605 / 100k local
vs Oakland 1,119 / 100k citywide (-46%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (+84%)
Property
1,965 / 100k local
vs Oakland 1,278 / 100k citywide (+54%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (+27%)

~4,311 residents (estimated, US Census Vintage 2023) · window ~56 days · newest report 5/22/2026 · FBI Crime Data Explorer 2025 (annual sum of monthly UCR rates)

Smaller-than-usual data window. Based on a ~56-day data window — read the grade as provisional. When the upstream feed refreshes, the longer window will tighten the comparison.

Recent activity (18 reports in the last 30 days)

· property reports down 1 week-over-week (1 this week, 2 the week before).
· society / public-order reports up 2 week-over-week (2 this week, 0 the week before).

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How to read this: CommunitySafe summarizes publicly published police reports. Scores reflect historical reporting only — not predictions of future risk, and not a substitute for professional safety advice. Should not be used as the sole basis for housing, lending, insurance, or hiring decisions. See /methodology for the full calculation.