In-N-Out Burger President Lynsi Snyder opened up about why she made the decision to close the company’s Oakland location, detailing how crime and violence made the restaurant staff unsafe.

California has seen a mass exodus from the state since 2020, over a host of reasons, including the spike in crime linked to failed soft-on-crime policies. The closure of the Oakland location was the first time the company had to shutter a store, Snyder said.

“It was just absolutely dangerous. In, out of 365 days, I think 300 days there was some type of event,” Snyder told PragerU host Marissa Streit. The president cited burglaries, violence, fights, theft, and a stabbing, and said there was even an incident of gunshots fired through the store.

The president of the popular fast food chain also noted the lengthy wait time for police to show up when called. The city is notorious for slow 911 response times. Oakland 911 wait times were worse than any other city in the state, with an average wait time lasting three to four times longer than the state mandate, a 2023 NBC report found.