Neighborhood overview

Fairfax, Oakland

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

Safety Index

Fairfax reports lower per-capita rates than Oakland citywide.

Violent (persons)
96 / 100k local
vs Oakland 1,119 / 100k citywide (-91%)
reference: FBI 328 / 100k national (-71%)
Property
770 / 100k local
vs Oakland 1,278 / 100k citywide (-40%)
reference: FBI 1,548 / 100k national (-50%)

~6,771 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 (9 reports in the last 30 days)

Most reports cluster in evening (6pm–12am) (44% of the window).

· violent / persons reports down 1 week-over-week (0 this week, 1 the week before).
· property reports down 2 week-over-week (0 this week, 2 the week before).
· Most reports in Fairfax occur during evening (6pm-12am) — 44% of the past 30 days landed in that window.

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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.