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# Attempted armed carjacking in the Berkeley Hills
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2023/08/22/crime/berkeley-hills-carjacking-attempt/
- Published: 2023-08-22T00:12:36.000Z
- Updated: 2023-10-10T19:25:29.000Z
- Description: There have already been at least 19 carjackings in Berkeley in 2023, according to preliminary data. That's up significantly from historic averages.
- Author: Emilie Raguso
- Tags: Crime, Carjackings, BPD, Guns, Robberies, Breaking news, Berkeley Hills, #articles

Police are investigating an attempted carjacking in the Berkeley Hills on Monday shortly before 5 p.m.

Limited information was available as of publication time, but police said two teenagers with a gun tried to take a community member's car and then fled when they were unsuccessful. 

The incident happened in the 1100 block of Miller Avenue around 4:45 p.m., police said.

One of the suspects appeared to be 17-18 years old with a thin to medium build wearing a gray sweater and dark pants. He was carrying a black handgun, according to preliminary reports.

As of 5 p.m., police were in the area canvassing for witnesses and security camera footage.

Berkeley carjacking statistics are not readily available online but there have already been [19 carjackings](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/topic/carjackings/) in Berkeley in 2023, according to preliminary data.

Last year at this time, there had been eight carjacking reports.

In recent years, Berkeley has consistently averaged about 14 carjackings a year in total, BPD said previously, putting this year well ahead of prior tallies.

There have been about 210 robberies in Berkeley this year, up 5% compared to last year at this time, according to BPD's [Transparency Hub](https://bpd-transparency-initiative-berkeleypd.hub.arcgis.com/pages/crimes?ref=berkeleyscanner.com#cknad003o) data portal and CrimeMapping.com.

*Note: This story was updated slightly after publication with more precise data about Berkeley robbery and carjacking reports.*

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