Oxnard Almanac

The City of Oxnard, Incorporated on June 30, 1903, was named for the Oxnard brothers, Henry, James, Robert, & Benjamin, the builders of a Beet Sugar factory in this area. The city motto is More than just a pretty name. The official flower is the Geranium. The official tree is the Coral. It has a General Law Government. The Friendship city is: Shizuoka, Japan and the Sister City is Ocotlan, Jalisco, Mexico.

Latitude: N=34.11 Longitude: W=119.10 -- Elevation: 52ft. (City Hall) --Land Area: square miles: 24.4

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Fire Chief - Joe Milligan - 385-7709

POLICE

Police Chief - Art Lopez - 385-7624
Sworn Officers: 197

The following is courtesy of Martin(Marty) Meyer and the City of Oxnard Police Department:

City of Oxnard Crime Statistics, 1999

The population of Oxnardhas risen to 158,300. This is the number used for determining the rime rate for 999. However , this figure will be adjusted in July 0f 2000.

Crime per 1,000 residente (calculated # of crimes/population x 1,000) has continued to drop from a high of 68.3 in 1992, to 40 in 1998, to 37.3 in 1999.

Part I Crimes

	Rape	Robbery	Homicide	Assault	Burglary	Larceny/Theft	Auto Theft	Total
1997	61	518	5	470	1,238	4,370	956	7,618
1998	47	393	8	488	1,096	3,571	777	6,380
% Change	down 23%	down 24%	up 60%*	up 4%	down 11%	down 18%	down 19%	down 16.25%
1999	37	357	4	452	1029	3461	567	5907
% Change	down 21.3%	down 9.2%	up 50%*	up 7.4%	down 5.2%	down 3.1%	down 27%	down 7.4%

Part I Crimes by Month

	Rape	Robbery	Homicide	Assault	Burglary	Larceny/Theft	Auto Theft	Total
January	6	37	0	35	103	319	57	557
February	4	43	0	38	99	296	36	516
March	5	39	0	57	115	280	59	555
April	2	31	0	28	77	316	43	497
May	1	36	0	40	88	331	36	532
June	0	24	1	31	73	332	51	512
July	5	30	1	37	84	269	50	476
August	3	30	0	36	66	355	51	508
September	2	21	1	47	75	275	53	474
October	2	11	1	41	88	237	33	413
November	2	32	0	35	66	230	46	411
December	5	23	0	27	95	254	52	456
Total	37	357	4	452	1029	3461	567	5907

Significantly, all Part I Crimes were down in 1999. Perhaps more importantly, violent crime (homicide, rape, robberty, and assualt) dropped by 8.2%. Property crime (burglary, larceny/theft and auto theft) fell 6.3%.

The Criminal Justice Statistics Center, Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis prepares a statistical report each year. Whereas the FBI crime Index total includes all Part I Crimes, the California Crime Index total does not include larceny/theft and burglary. The California Criminal Justice Statistics Center, Bureau of Criminal Information and Analysis released the following statistics on March 7, 2000, for Oxnard:

Violent Crime                                                Property Crime

	Homicide	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault	Total	Burglary	Auto Theft	Larceny Theft	Arson	Total
1998	7	47	393	487	934	1,096	777	3,571	14	1,873
1999	5	37	357	452	851	1,029	587	3,461	14	1,596
% Change	down 28.5%	down 21.3%	down9.2*	down 7.2%	down 8.9	down 6.1%	down 24.5%	down 3.1%	0%	down 14.8

From 1998 to 1999, Oxnard experienced a 7.4% reduction in the FBI Crime Index total. The California Crime Index total drop was 12.8%.

The continuing downward trend in reported crime underscores the success of Community Oriented Policing and problem-solving as the organization strategy employed by the oxnard Police Department to addrss not only crime, but also many of the other quality of life issues that face the city. the creation of Patrol Beat Teams and the efforts of the Beat Coordinators in directing the efforst of those teams are significant factors. Problems are quickly identifired, analyzed as to cause and appropriate response, and resolved on short time lines. Additionally, the utilization of Code Enforcement and many of the other available city services to address neighborhood problems in likewise key. Schools and a host of community service roups (both private and public) in Oxnard have also been successful in their prevention and intervention efforts. Finally, community support and participation, especially in neighborhood Watch and patrol, the Chief's Community councils, and Community/Police Advisory boards, in crafting effective responses to problems is perhaps most important in reducing reported crime.

The Police Deparmtne's effective gang enforcement efforts have certainly had a positive effect on reported violent crime. Gang investigators have effectively worked with patrol Beat Teams, the Special Enforcement Unit, and the Narcotics Unit in identifyin key offenders, responding effectively to potential long-term problems, and developing sound cases for prosecution. The Ventura county Violent Crimes Task Force has played a pivotal role in the identification, surveillance, and arrest (where crimes have occurrred) of key violent gang offenders.

One analyst noted that "new police initiatives, the expansion of community policing and the continued aging of the baby boom generation out of their crime-prone years helped create this year's decline." However, as FBI spokesman Paul Bresson noted, "If there's going to be a boom in the teenage age backet in the next several years, more than likely we can say that crime will go up."
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From 1990 US Census Population, California Department of Finance, Demographic Research Unit, Ventura County Planning and S. Cummings.

1970..........71,225 1980.........108,195 1990.........142,216 1996(est.)...153,273

Population density, 1990: 5,828.5Population density, 1996(est.):6281.7 Population density, 2000(est.): 6569.7

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Registered Voters in Oxnard as of July 6, 2000 - Total: 57,414.
Democrats 30,068. Republicans 15,886. Decline to state 8,324. American Independent 1,364. Green 211.
Libertarian 269. Natural Law 272. Reform Party 295. Misc. 725.
From the Ventura County Registrar of Voters July 6, 2000.

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