Fast food burger chain In-N-Out has announced the closure of its Oakland location because of rising crime. The restaurant, located at 8300 Oakport St., will shut its doors on March 24.
The company says sales were doing great, but personal safety was not.
“Customers and associates are regularly victimized by car break-ins, property damage, theft, and armed robberies,” the company’s CEO said in a statement.
Surging crime rates have prompted two big recall efforts in the East Bay — one against Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price and another against Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. Both are accused of taking actions that contributed to a local crime wave.
Between 2022 and 2023 alone, robberies in Oakland jumped 38%. The city has been without a police chief for nearly a year.
Like the Target closures in San Francisco, In-N-Out’s Oakland exit has come to typify criticisms against California and progressive cities. Republicans seized on the news this week, with Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA) calling Oakland “Gavin Newsom’s ‘model for the nation.’”