According to NeighborhoodScout's analysis of FBI crime statistics, Oakland is safer than 64% of the cities and towns in the US of all population sizes. In Maine, only on the order of 60% of the communities have a lower crime rate than Oakland. If you live in Oakland, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 139. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43.

Compared to other communities of similar population size, Oakland has a crime rate that is noticeably lower than the average. This means that for comparably sized cities all across America, Oakland is actually safer than most according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis of FBI crime data.

Now let us turn to take a look at how Oakland does for violent crimes specifically, and then how it does for property crimes. This is important because the overall crime rate can be further illuminated by understanding if violent crime or property crimes (or both) are the major contributors to the general rate of crime in Oakland.

For Oakland, NeighborhoodScout found that the violent crime rate is well below the national average for all communities of all population sizes. Violent crimes such as assault, rape, murder and armed robbery happen less often in Oakland than in most of America. One's chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime here is one in 2087, which is a violent crime rate of 0 per one thousand inhabitants.

Moreover, the rate of property crime in Oakland; burglary, larceny ($50 or more), grand theft auto, and arson; is 7 per 1,000 residents. This is about average for all cities and towns in America of all population sizes.