The major goal is to reduce gang/group-related homicides and shootings. Ceasefire seeks to combine the best of community energies, social services, and strategic law enforcement to reduce gun violence associated with gangs/groups far more …

While there are Bay Area gangs, mainly Latino gangs of Nortenos, Oakland’s Border Brothers, and others, this map just highlights the urban communities and neighborhoods.

In 2010, due to escalating gang activity and high crime rates in Oakland, California, the Oakland city attorney's office under John Russo sought gang injunctions in Oakland against multiple gangs, with the first coming into effect in May of that year.

Oakland is using well-established law authorizing civil gang injuncfions to protect communities suffering from gang-related violence and crime. However, Oakland's anti-gang lawsuits are fundamentally different from those in many other Califomia cities.

Sep 24, 2024 · The Oakland Police Department’s Ceasefire/CGIC team utilizes the Ceasefire Strategy to reduce violent crime by specifically targeting gangs and/or groups based on a partnership based, intelligence led, and data-driven strategy.

Jan 16, 2023 · As the City walked away from Ceasefire, Oakland’s homicide rate increased from a low 16.2 in 2018 to 27.8 in 2022. In response to the audit findings, Mayor Thao has directed city departments to immediately begin efforts to resurrect Operation Ceasefire.

Sep 28, 2023 · Oakland city leaders announced Thursday the arrest of 10 people suspected to be gang members, along with the recovery of a dozen firearms.

Feb 21, 2010 · At a press conference Thursday at Oakland City Hall, City Attorney John Russo recounted the gruesome events connected to a recent murder attributed to North Oakland’s only street gang, the North Side Oakland gang.

In February 2010, City Attorney John Russo, with the support of the Police Department, publicly announced plans to institute gang injunctions in the city of Oakland, California.

Sep 29, 2023 · As Oakland gets more restless over the city's current crime spike, Mayor Sheng Thao and the Oakland police held a Thursday press conference making a big to-do over the arrest of ten alleged...