I m confused There is a paragraph in the Crime section that until yesterday read Violent crime remains a serious problem in some neighborhoods especially those in East and West Oakland In 2008 33 percent of homicides occurred in patrol beats 27 29 and 35 which include just 11 of the city s population Homicides were disproportionately concentrated 72 occurred in three City Council districts District 3 in West Oakland and Districts 6 and 7 in East Oakland even though these districts represent only 44 of Oakland s residents Then an anonymous editor added Eight of Oakland s 35 policing beats are responsible for 92 of homicides in the city