Berkeley shootings in 2023: The definitive gunfire map
Berkeley had 35 shootings in 2023 with eight people wounded. BPD also had two fatal police shootings.
Berkeley had 35 shootings in 2023 as well as two fatal police shootings involving BPD officers.
The Berkeley Scanner created a comprehensive interactive gunfire map to help you stay informed about shootings in the city and in your neighborhood.
By year's end, eight people had been wounded in shootings in Berkeley in 2023.
One person had been killed in Berkeley, the result of a police shooting at Grayson and Seventh streets in November.
Three of the Berkeley shootings were CHP investigations related to gunfire on the freeway.
In addition, a man killed a woman and was subsequently killed by Berkeley police, at the Toyota of Berkeley service center in Albany in September.
The Berkeley Scanner updated this map when new shootings and gunfire took place. Please let us know if something happens in your neighborhood.
There were 57 shootings in all of 2022. Three people were killed and 16 wounded.
Read more about shootings in Berkeley.
There are three types of markers on the map:
- Small orange markers show confirmed gunfire calls where no one was hurt
- Large black markers show shootings where someone was wounded
- Large red markers indicate fatal shootings
When police are unable to find a victim, they generally consider a gunfire report to have been confirmed when they find other evidence at the scene, such as bullet casings or property damage.
2023 Berkeley gunfire map: Key features
Click each marker to find basic information about the shooting or gunfire report, as well as a link to more reporting if a story was published about that incident.
The map also shows the Berkeley City Council district where each shooting happened. Click anywhere within the council boundaries to find City Council office details and contact information.
Click the rectangle in the upper left corner of the map to show or hide a list of all the shootings. Click the rectangle in the upper right corner to view the map on Google Maps.
Pro tip: The map is a bit easier to navigate on a laptop or desktop than on mobile devices.
While Berkeley itself has no gunfire detection system, other nearby law enforcement agencies, including the Oakland Police Department and the University of California Police Department, use these systems to determine whether there was actual gunfire — versus something like fireworks or another type of explosion — and where the shooting was located.
Those systems at times provide useful information about shootings in Berkeley.
In 2022, Berkeley had 57 shootings, which killed three people and wounded 16.
Emilie Raguso
For comparison: The 2022 gunfire map
Police ask anyone with information to share about gunfire and shootings in Berkeley to call BPD’s homicide unit at 510-981-5741. In an emergency, always call 911.
