The heiress who runs the darling of California In-N-Out hamburger chain cited crime in Oakland as the reason he closed a profitable location in the city.

The company closed the location in January due to criminal issues that affected customers and employees, the company said at the time.

“I mean, there was a lot,” Lynsi Snyder said on the PragerU Video Network on Monday, SFGate reported. “In fact, there were shots fired around the store, there was a stabbing, there was a lot of it.”

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This In-N-Out location at 8300 Oakport St, Oakland, CA 94621 will close in March due to crime, according to the company. (Google Maps / Google Maps)

“For the safety of our associates, we felt this is not right,” he added.

At the time of the closing, In-N-Out Chief Operating Officer Denny Warnick told SFGate that the area around the location was a work in progress. crime issues.

“Despite taking repeated steps to create safer conditions, our customers and associates are regularly victims of car break-ins, property damage, robberies and armed robberies,” he said.

Snyder also said police response times were “alarming.”

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Burger chain In-N-Out cited crime concerns for closing an Oakland location earlier this year. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images/Getty Images)

Oakland has been struggling with an increase in crime. In July, Governor Gavin Newsom announced the deployment of 120 California Highway Patrol officers to the city to address the problem and assist local authorities.

“As crime rates decline in California, including the San Francisco Bay Area, Oakland is seeing the opposite trend,” Newsom said at the time. “What is happening in and around this beautiful city is alarming and unacceptable. I am sending the California Highway Patrol to assist local efforts to restore the sense of safety that the working people of Oakland and the East Bay demand and deserve.” .

at that time, crime in oakland had risen to disproportionate levels compared to other urban centers in California, officials said. They observed a 21%, 38%, and 45% increase in violent crime, robbery, and vehicle theft, respectively, by 2023.

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The Denny’s restaurant The chain also closed its only Oakland location in January due to high crime.

“The safety and well-being of Denny’s team members and valued guests is our highest priority,” the company said at the time. “In light of these factors, the decision has been made to close this location.”