Oakland crash data · Our analysis

In Oakland’s Council Districts 5, 6 and 7, more than a third of injury crashes are hit-and-runs. In the rest of the city, about one in four are.

From 2021 through 2025, 37.6% to 38.4% of injury or fatal crashes on city streets in Council Districts 5, 6 and 7 were hit-and-runs, against 19.5% and 19.6% in Districts 4 and 1. The gap was there every year, in daylight and after dark.

Analysis by Oakland Accident Care, a chiropractic clinic in downtown Oakland.

Published November 1, 2026 · State crash records downloaded October 26, 2026 · 2025 provisional, 2026 partial (crashes through 2026-10-23)

Key findings

  1. In Council Districts 5, 6 and 7, 37.6% to 38.4% of injury or fatal crashes on city streets in 2021–2025 were hit-and-runs. In Districts 1 and 4 the share was 19.6% and 19.5%; Districts 2 and 3 were in between (28.2% and 25.1%). Table 1[1][3]
  2. In crashes involving a pedestrian, half in District 6 (77 of 154) and 49.0% in District 7 were hit-and-runs, against 26.2% in District 1 and 25.0% in District 4. Table 1[1]
  3. The gap was there in every year: 33.5% to 40.7% in Districts 5–7, against 22.1% to 27.3% in Districts 1–4. Table 2[1]
  4. It held in daylight (34.5% against 20.1%), after dark (44.6% against 33.5%), and in crashes between motor vehicles only (35.8% against 21.8%). Table 3[1]

Charts and the tables behind them

Share of injury crashes that were hit-and-runs, by council districtHorizontal bar chart of the share of city-street injury or fatal crashes that were hit-and-runs, 2021–2025, by council district, with 95% intervals. District 1 19.6%; District 2 28.2%; District 3 25.1%; District 4 19.5%; District 5 37.6%; District 6 37.7%; District 7 38.4%.Share of injury crashes that were hit-and-runs, by councildistrictCity-street injury or fatal crashes, 2021–2025; lines show 95% intervalsDistricts 1–4Districts 5–7 (Fruitvale and East Oakland)0%20%40%60%District 1: 19.6% (95% interval 17% to 23%)District 119.6%District 2: 28.2% (95% interval 26% to 31%)District 228.2%District 3: 25.1% (95% interval 23% to 27%)District 325.1%District 4: 19.5% (95% interval 16% to 24%)District 419.5%District 5: 37.6% (95% interval 35% to 41%)District 537.6%District 6: 37.7% (95% interval 35% to 41%)District 637.7%District 7: 38.4% (95% interval 36% to 41%)District 738.4%Source: Oakland Accident Care count of CHP CCRS crash records, 2021–2025, downloaded October 26, 2026.Districts: City of Oakland, 2022.Chart: Oakland Accident Care · oaklandaccidentcare.com · CC BY 4.0
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Table 1. Hit-and-run share of city-street injury or fatal crashes by council district, 2021–2025
Council districtInjury or fatal crashesHit-and-runShare95% intervalFelony hit-and-run onlyInvolving a pedestrianHit-and-runShare95% interval
District 160811919.6%16.6–22.9%5.4%1032726.2%18.7–35.5%
District 21,15932728.2%25.7–30.9%7.5%2077536.2%30.0–43.0%
District 31,49737625.1%23.0–27.4%7.8%2279341.0%34.8–47.5%
District 43947719.5%15.9–23.7%5.3%561425.0%15.5–37.7%
District 51,01338137.6%34.7–40.6%9.7%1667444.6%37.2–52.2%
District 61,16243837.7%35.0–40.5%10.1%1547750.0%42.2–57.8%
District 71,21246538.4%35.7–41.1%10.1%1457149.0%41.0–57.0%
Could not be placed48912726.0%22.3–30.0%7.6%773444.2%33.6–55.3%
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<figure style="margin:0;max-width:760px"><a href="https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/oakland-crash-data/hit-and-run#hr-district"><img src="https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/data/oakland-crashes/charts/hr-district.png" alt="Horizontal bar chart of the share of city-street injury or fatal crashes that were hit-and-runs, 2021–2025, by council district, with 95% intervals. District 1 19.6%; District 2 28.2%; District 3 25.1%; District 4 19.5%; District 5 37.6%; District 6 37.7%; District 7 38.4%." width="1200" style="width:100%;height:auto"></a><figcaption style="font-size:13px">Source: Oakland Accident Care analysis of California Highway Patrol CCRS crash records (CC BY 4.0). <a href="https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/oakland-crash-data/hit-and-run">In Oakland’s Council Districts 5, 6 and 7, more than a third of injury crashes are hit-and-runs. In the rest of the city, about one in four are.</a></figcaption></figure>
The gap was there every yearLine chart of hit-and-run share by year, 2021–2025: Districts 5–7 39.9%, 34.8%, 40.5%, 40.7%, 33.5%; Districts 1–4 24.9%, 22.3%, 27.3%, 26.4%, 22.1%.The gap was there every yearHit-and-run share of city-street injury or fatal crashesDistricts 5–7Districts 1–40%20%40%60%20212022202320242025Districts 5–7, 2021: 40%Districts 5–7, 2022: 35%Districts 5–7, 2023: 41%Districts 5–7, 2024: 41%Districts 5–7, 2025: 33%Districts 1–4, 2021: 25%Districts 1–4, 2022: 22%Districts 1–4, 2023: 27%Districts 1–4, 2024: 26%Districts 1–4, 2025: 22%33%Districts 5–722%Districts 1–4Source: Oakland Accident Care count of CHP CCRS crash records, 2021–2025, downloaded October 26, 2026.Districts: City of Oakland, 2022.Chart: Oakland Accident Care · oaklandaccidentcare.com · CC BY 4.0
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Table 2. Hit-and-run share by year
YearDistricts 5–7: crashesHit-and-run shareDistricts 1–4: crashesHit-and-run share
202170439.9%67924.9%
202273634.8%78822.3%
202373040.5%72427.3%
202459940.7%74726.4%
2025 (provisional)61833.5%72022.1%
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<figure style="margin:0;max-width:760px"><a href="https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/oakland-crash-data/hit-and-run#hr-year"><img src="https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/data/oakland-crashes/charts/hr-year.png" alt="Line chart of hit-and-run share by year, 2021–2025: Districts 5–7 39.9%, 34.8%, 40.5%, 40.7%, 33.5%; Districts 1–4 24.9%, 22.3%, 27.3%, 26.4%, 22.1%." width="1200" style="width:100%;height:auto"></a><figcaption style="font-size:13px">Source: Oakland Accident Care analysis of California Highway Patrol CCRS crash records (CC BY 4.0). <a href="https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/oakland-crash-data/hit-and-run">In Oakland’s Council Districts 5, 6 and 7, more than a third of injury crashes are hit-and-runs. In the rest of the city, about one in four are.</a></figcaption></figure>
The gap holds in daylight, after dark and between carsGrouped column chart of hit-and-run share, Districts 5–7 against Districts 1–4: In daylight 34.5% against 20.1%; After dark 44.6% against 33.5%; Involving a pedestrian 47.7% against 35.2%; Motor vehicles only 35.8% against 21.8%.The gap holds in daylight, after dark and between carsHit-and-run share of city-street injury or fatal crashes, 2021–2025Districts 1–4Districts 5–70%20%40%60%In daylight, Districts 1–4: 20%In daylight, Districts 5–7: 35%In daylightAfter dark, Districts 1–4: 34%After dark, Districts 5–7: 45%After darkPedestrian involved, Districts 1–4: 35%Pedestrian involved, Districts 5–7: 48%Pedestrian involvedMotor vehicles only, Districts 1–4: 22%Motor vehicles only, Districts 5–7: 36%Motor vehicles onlySource: Oakland Accident Care count of CHP CCRS crash records, 2021–2025, downloaded October 26, 2026.Districts: City of Oakland, 2022.Chart: Oakland Accident Care · oaklandaccidentcare.com · CC BY 4.0
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Table 3. Hit-and-run share by light and road user, Districts 5–7 and 1–4, 2021–2025
GroupDistricts 5–7: crashesHit-and-runShareDistricts 1–4: crashesHit-and-runShare
In daylight2,06371234.5%2,37447820.1%
After dark1,13550644.6%1,07736133.5%
Involving a pedestrian46522247.7%59320935.2%
Involving a bicyclist1798949.7%3779525.2%
Involving a motorcycle2146831.8%2225926.6%
Motor vehicles only2,53990935.8%2,47853921.8%
With a death or serious injury27712946.6%2498333.3%
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<figure style="margin:0;max-width:760px"><a href="https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/oakland-crash-data/hit-and-run#hr-cuts"><img src="https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/data/oakland-crashes/charts/hr-cuts.png" alt="Grouped column chart of hit-and-run share, Districts 5–7 against Districts 1–4: In daylight 34.5% against 20.1%; After dark 44.6% against 33.5%; Involving a pedestrian 47.7% against 35.2%; Motor vehicles only 35.8% against 21.8%." width="1200" style="width:100%;height:auto"></a><figcaption style="font-size:13px">Source: Oakland Accident Care analysis of California Highway Patrol CCRS crash records (CC BY 4.0). <a href="https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/oakland-crash-data/hit-and-run">In Oakland’s Council Districts 5, 6 and 7, more than a third of injury crashes are hit-and-runs. In the rest of the city, about one in four are.</a></figcaption></figure>

What this data can’t tell you

  • Why. The records show where hit-and-runs were reported, not why drivers left. Nothing here is a judgment about the people who live in these districts. The records do not say where drivers live.
  • How many drivers were found. The state crash records have no field for whether a fleeing driver was later identified, cited or charged.
  • Whether reporting differs by area. Officers decide how to code each report. The state records cannot show whether that is done the same way across the city. Most injury hit-and-runs here are coded as misdemeanors; counting only the felony code, the shares are lower (9.7%–10.1% in Districts 5–7, 5.3%–5.4% in Districts 1 and 4), and East Oakland is still higher.
  • Exact places for every crash. Oakland Police reports carry no map coordinates, so crashes were placed from the two street names on the report. 489 of 7,534 injury crashes could not be placed in a district.
  • Rates. These are shares of each district’s own crashes, not crashes per resident or per mile driven.
  • Crashes nobody reported to police are not in these records.

Methods

  • Crashes. Police-reported crashes on Oakland city streets, 2021–2025, with at least one person injured or killed; freeway crashes left out.[1]
  • Hit-and-run. The CCRS hit-and-run flag, felony or misdemeanor, the same rule as our citywide table. The felony-only share is in Table 1.
  • Districts. The City’s 2022 council districts.[3] Oakland Police crashes were placed where the two streets on the report meet in the City’s street file.[2]
  • Intervals. 95% Wilson intervals on each share. They cover chance variation only.
  • Light. The CCRS lighting field: “daylight” is daylight and any “dark” code is after dark; dusk and dawn count as neither.

The full method for every table is in methods.txt.

Download the data (CSV)

One file per table. Counts from 1 to 4 are written “<5”. The script that builds every table is tools/crash-analysis.py; it downloads the same public files.

How to cite

Oakland Accident Care, “In Oakland’s Council Districts 5, 6 and 7, more than a third of injury crashes are hit-and-runs. In the rest of the city, about one in four are.” November 1, 2026, https://oaklandaccidentcare.com/oakland-crash-data/hit-and-run. Data: California Highway Patrol, California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), California Open Data Portal, downloaded October 26, 2026.

Our tables, CSV files and charts are under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0): reuse them, including commercially, with credit to Oakland Accident Care and a link to this page. The underlying CCRS records are public domain.

Sources

  1. California Highway Patrol, California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), California Open Data Portal. Crashes, Parties and InjuredWitnessPassengers files, 2021–2026, downloaded October 26, 2026. https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ccrs
  2. City of Oakland, "OaklandStreets" street centerlines, used to place each crash at the intersection named on the report. https://gismaps.oaklandca.gov/server/rest/services/OaklandStreets/FeatureServer/0
  3. City of Oakland (OaklandGIS), "Council District 2022 Revised," adopted February 23, 2022. https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=b7e06c587b544d8187fe7a0d508f2078