Citing Crime, In-N-Out announces closure of Oakland location [View all]

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In-N-Out said Sunday it will close its only Oakland restaurant in March over crime and safety concerns for its customers and employees.

The location is at 8300 Oakport Street, near the Oakland International Airport. In-N-Out Burger follows a long line of businesses that has shut down in the last year citing crime as the driving factor.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported since 2019, police have recorded 1,335 incidents in and around the fast food restaurant, more than any other location in Oakland. Most of the reported incidents were car break-ins targeting visitors coming through Oakland International Airport.

A Starbucks store in the same lot shut down late last year. Raising Cane's is doing drive thru only to prevent car break-ins. In-N-Out said it's last day will be on March 24th.


https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/sanfrancisco/news/citing-crime-in-n-out-announces-closure-oakland-restaurant/


I lived and worked nearby on Alameda Island for several years. Many visitors would always wanted to go straight to In-N-Out so we would warn everyone we knew flying into Oakland to not go to that location when they left the airport, to drive a few more minutes on over to the Alameda location. One group that came in went to the Oakland location, their rental van had the windows busted and all luggage and electronics stolen within 10 minutes.