starts and resulting vehicle emissions. Violent crime Crime and census statistics published by Oakland police and government circa 2017–2020 indicate a lowering of violent crime correlated to Oakland's sustained economic revival, hypergentrification in general, and the influx of affluent residents to the district in particular. Nonetheless, property crimes and acts of violence occur periodically, directly within the interior of the neighborhood. The neighborhood lies completely within Oakland's Police Beat 4x, one of 35 across the city. Eleven years ago, in 2009, violent crimes, as reported by the Oakland Police Department, included five burglaries, twelve robberies, and multiple assaults during the summer of 2009. Oscar Grant murder riots In the days following BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle's shooting of Oscar Grant on New Year's Morning 2009, and the ensuing reaction by the Alameda County District Attorney's office, justice activists and community members organized response actions and demonstrations. On January 7, about 200 people marched in protest into Oakland's Central Business District. Some became violent and began rioting. Police lines pushed the rioting east from Downtown along 14th Street and into the neighborhood, where rioters continued rioting on Jackson Street and Madison Street. After helicopter-mounted television cameras broadcast images of rioters smashing the windows at a McDonald's restaurant at 14th and Jackson, the rioting briefly wound down after Mayor Ron Dellums and other Oakland leaders came out to the scene to plead with the crowd for calm. Rioters caused over $200,000 in damage while breaking shop and car windows, burning several cars, to include one on Madison Street, setting trash bins on fire, and throwing bottles at police officers. Police arrested over 100. See also Community land trust Gentrification Inclusionary zoning Planned shrinkage Rent Control Principles of Intelligent Urbanism Transit Oriented Development Transit-proximate development Urban renewal References Further reading External links Lakeside Apartment Neighborhood Association The Downtown Lake Merritt Neighborhood Group Website The Downtown Lake Merritt Neighborhood Group Listerv Downtown Lake Merritt Neighborhood Group Blog Downtown (Oakland) Lake Merritt Neighborhood Group's Facebook page Neighborhoods in Oakland, California