The year 2020 was unlike all others in our lifetimes, presenting a series of challenges to not only our nation, but the entire world. In spite of these challenges, Oxnard continued to show its community resiliency as it moved into early 2021. Reported crime in Oxnard for the year 2020 held relatively flat in comparison to 2019, having an overall increase of 1.83%.

Contained within this news release on this webpage are the Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) statistics for 2020. The UCR program, managed by the US Department of Justice, collects crime statistics from 17,000 law enforcement agencies throughout the country. The Oxnard Police Department has been tracking its UCR statistics for the past five decades. The statistics are classified into eight (8) “Part One” crimes and are broken into two categories: violent crime, and property crime.

As noted in the chart to the right, the City of Oxnard reported an overall 1.83% increase in crime for 2020. Ninety-two (92) more crimes were reported in 2020 than in the previous year. Overall violent crime increased by 2.3%, and overall property crime increased by 1.7%.