Crime & Safety
Patch Articles on Recent Berkeley Robberies
Here are Berkeley Patch articles on the surge in robberies in Berkeley.

Berkeley has seen a spike in robberies, especially nighttime street robberies. Here recent Patch articles about the crimes:
- Student Assaulted, Robbed of Cell Phone on Berkeley Campus (Jan. 7, 2014)
- Woman Robbed in People's Park Monday Morning (Dec. 24, 2013)
- Female, 19, Punched in Face, Robbed Near UC Campus (Dec. 20, 2013)
- Woman, Man Injured in Violent Armed Robbery South of Cal Campus (Dec. 19, 2013)
- Armed Robbery in Downtown Berkeley, Victim Hit (Dec. 19, 2013)
- Female Student Attacked in Robbery Attempt on Cal Campus (Dec. 18, 2013)
- Victim Hit with Gun in Robbery Next to UC Berkeley Campus (Dec. 13, 2013)
- Employee Punched in Ice Cream Shop Robbery 2 Blocks from Cal Campus (Dec. 13, 2013)
- Female UC Student Attacked, Robbed – Suffers Minor Injuries (Dec. 12, 2013)
- North Berkeley Carjacking, Police Chase, Another Car Damaged (Nov. 20, 2013)
- UC Student Uses Skateboard to Resist 2 Robbers on Campus (Nov. 18, 2013)
- Suspects in Berkeley Armed Robbery Nabbed in Albany after Pursuit (Nov. 12, 2013)
- Suspect Nabbed after Armed Street Robbery (Nov. 7, 2013)
- Cal Student Attacked by 4 Males in Robbery Attempt on Campus (Nov. 1, 2013)
- Woman Robbed of Cell Phone near Cal Campus (Nov. 1, 2013)
- Female Student Slapped, Robbed on Cal Campus (Oct. 23, 2013)
- UC Police Beefing Up Patrols After Rash of Robberies (Oct. 16, 2013)
- Another Armed Robbery of a Cal Student on Campus (Oct. 15, 2013)
- Student Knocked Down, Robbed at Gunpoint on Cal Campus (Oct. 14, 2013)
- Cal Student Assaulted by 3 Robbers on Campus (Oct. 14, 2013)
- Student Shoved, Robbed of Cell Phone next to Cal Dorm (Oct. 12, 2013)
- Woman Hit, Robbed Next to UC Campus (Oct. 10, 2013)
- 3 Arrested After Employee Kicked in Tip-Jar Robbery at Caffe Med (Oct. 3, 2013)
- FBI Crime Data Reflects Berkeley Crime Increase
- String of Weekend Assaults on UC Berkeley Fraternity Row
- Cell Phone Robbery on UC Campus – Minor Injuries to Female Victim
- Berkeley Pedestrian Robberies Jump 35% This Year
- Another Robbery Near UC Berkeley
- Another Robbery: Cal Student Pushed from Behind While Walking
- Another Armed Robbery in Berkeley
- UC Student Describes Being Robbed as Bystander Stood By
- Armed Robbery at North Gate of Cal Campus
- Purse-Grab Robbery of Woman on Telegraph Ave.
- 2 Females Pushed, Robbed at Gunpoint South of UC Campus
- 2 Students Robbed at Gunpoint at UC Housing Complex
- Man, Woman Robbed at Gunpoint Near UC Campus
- 5 Robbers Take Man's Cell Phone, Wallet at Gunpoint Near Cal Campus
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